Issue Position: Jobs and Economic Security

Issue Position

You only have to take a walk around the neighborhood on a Sunday morning to see the lines at food pantries getting longer and longer. Our community should never have to choose between paying their bills and feeding their families. With Alicia as District 29's next State Assembly Member, she will fight alongside our Democratic Governor and Assembly Democrats to win a $15/hr minimum wage (something that Senate Republicans have repeatedly worked to block), as well as expand existing programs that offer fresh produce and food access to those who need it.

In addition, Alicia knows that diverse communities need diverse choices. If elected to State Assembly, she will prioritize workforce development initiatives to place more of Southeast Queens' young people into jobs. She will marry career and technical schools already licensed with the State Education Department to our high schools, to create a pipeline to employment. Through partnering with community organizations, state agencies and local leadership, she will strive to create a social, cultural and economic landscape that brings our sons and daughters opportunities to have great careers whether they go away to college, stay home and learn a vocational trade, or start a business that helps employ others in our community.

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