In New York, we do not have to agree on everything to stand up for each other.
I’m running for Congress because NY-12 deserves leadership that respects this district’s progressive legacy and rises to the needs of this moment: affordability, accountability, freedom, and a government that actually works for people. I grew up in a working-class immigrant small-business family, where I learned how hard people work to hold a household together and how quickly stability can slip away. That’s why I believe government should answer to the public, not donors, insiders, or political machines.
Across my career, I’ve worked on some of the hardest issues shaping people’s lives — labor, immigration, public safety, technology, and AI — bringing together workers, communities, policymakers, and business leaders to build real safeguards and deliver practical results. I’m running to protect people from economic insecurity, defend their rights and freedoms, and help build a politics that is less performative, more accountable, and worthy of the people it serves.
My promise is simple: I will stay rooted in our values, fight for real results, honor our progressive legacy, and never stop listening to the full range of people who call this district home.
Too many people are doing everything right and still feel like they can’t get ahead. Rent is high. Child care is crushing. Elder care is expensive. Health costs and hidden fees keep piling up.
I’ll fight to:
Expand federal support for affordable housing and housing preservation
Strengthen rental assistance for seniors, families, and middle-class residents who are being priced out
Lower the cost of child care and support family caregivers
Strengthen federal support for elder care and aging services
Crack down on junk fees and deceptive pricing
Push for tax policy that rewards work, caregiving, and ordinary families
Require a cost-of-living test for major economic bills so Congress measures how they affect rent, care costs, fees, and other daily expenses
People deserve to feel safe in their neighborhoods, on the train, and in public spaces. That doesn’t come from slogans. It comes from investing in what actually works.
I’ll fight to:
Expand federal funding for community violence prevention
Strengthen support for victims, survivors, and trauma recovery
Expand federal support for mobile crisis response and mental health stabilization
Support federal transit investments that improve station conditions, accessibility, visibility, and long-term safety
Use congressional oversight to make sure public safety dollars go to programs that actually reduce harm
Require clear public reporting on outcomes so taxpayer money supports what works, not what sounds good in a press release
With a rapidly changing economy, we need to treat public schools, vocational programs, and community colleges as the backbone of workforce infrastructure, not a side system.
I’ll fight to:
Protect and strengthen Title I funding for schools serving low-income students
Strengthen federal support for students with disabilities and fully back IDEA
advance a Children and AI Bill of Rights for schools that receive federal funds
Technology is reshaping work, education, health care, and government. Right now, too many of the rules are being written by corporations and insiders instead of the people who have to live with the consequences.
I’ll fight to:
Require transparency and accountability when AI is used in hiring, housing, health care, education, policing, and government services
Ban abusive workplace surveillance and harmful algorithmic management
Protect children and families from irresponsible AI and data practices
Require human review and appeal rights when automated systems affect someone’s job, benefits, housing, or education
Make sure federal dollars are not used to buy unsafe or rights-eroding technology
Introduce a Federal Algorithmic Accountability and Procurement Act so high-risk AI systems must be tested, audited, and publicly accountable before government buys them
People are right to feel frustrated by a political system shaped by insiders, lobbyists, and wealthy donors. This is one of the clearest areas where Congress can act.
I’ll fight to:
Create a House Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Accountability package includes targeted investigations into the clearest abuses of the Trump administration, protects inspectors general and whistleblowers, and uses subpoena power plus appropriations restrictions to impose real consequences for corruption, unlawful spending, and executive defiance of the law.
Ban stock trading by members of Congress
Strengthen transparency around money in federal elections
Crack down on corruption, self-dealing, and backroom influence
Tighten oversight of federal contracts, especially in high-risk technology
Make it easier for the public to see who is profiting from government decisions
Establish a public interest procurement standard so major federal contractors have to disclose lobbying ties, subcontractors, safety problems, and civil rights risk.
Working people create the value in this country. But too many workers are facing rising costs, unstable jobs, stagnant wages, and new forms of digital control on the job.
I’ll fight to:
Protect workers from exploitation, retaliation, and abusive surveillance
Support fair wages and labor standards that reflect how people actually work today
Make sure new technologies do not weaken worker voice or bargaining power
Expand workforce development and AI literacy so workers are not left behind
Modernize protections for freelancers, caregivers, and other workers often excluded from basic standards
Advance a Worker Technology Rights framework so workers have the right to know, question, and challenge software used to monitor, rank, schedule, discipline, or fire them
New York is a city of immigrants. We should be helping lead the country toward an immigration system that is lawful, humane, and functional.
I’ll fight to:
Expand legal pathways and reduce the backlogs that keep families and employers stuck in limbo
Increase immigration court capacity and legal support so cases move faster and more fairly
Reform immigration enforcement so it focuses on real public safety threats, protects due process, reduces reliance on detention, and does not force cities, schools, hospitals, or local services to act as arms of federal immigration enforcement
Protect due process and access to counsel
Make it easier for eligible people to work lawfully and support themselves sooner
Defend sanctuary city principles so schools, hospitals, and city services are not turned into arms of immigration enforcement
Launch a Work, Case, and Welcome initiative to shorten work delays, reduce court backlogs, and give cities real support for integration
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