Larinda is from the East Elmhurst/Corona area. She volunteers as a board member of Community Board 3Q and the La Guardia Kiwanis Club. She has 5 children.

Larinda currently serves as the director of senior services and economic development at Elmcor Youth & Adult Activities, Inc. She has previously worked for the New York City School Construction Authority and the East Harlem Council for Community Improvement.

Larinda C. Hooks's campaign for assemblymember is her first run for public office.

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Supports raising the minimum wage and addressing wage theft, particularly affecting immigrant communities.

- Supports raising the minimum wage and addressing wage theft, particularly affecting immigrant communities.

Economy

As of September 19, 2024, Larinda C. Hooks’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Healthcare

Voting & Elections

Plans to work on getting illegal guns off the streets and ensuring public safety.

Prioritizes getting illegal guns off the streets.

- Prioritizes getting illegal guns off the streets.

Public Safety

Supports fully funding schools, expanding community schools, and providing resources from early childhood education to affordable after-school programs.

- Supports fully funding schools, expanding community schools, and providing resources from early childhood education to affordable after-school programs.

Education

Supports the development of affordable senior and supportive housing.

Supports expanding the Fair Fares program, increasing funding for trains and buses, and implementing tougher penalties for those who assault transit workers.

- Supports the development of affordable senior and supportive housing.
- Supports expanding the Fair Fares program, increasing funding for trains and buses, and implementing tougher penalties for those who assault transit workers.

Housing & Urban Development

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Larinda C. Hooks

Larinda C. Hooks currently serves as the Director of Senior Services and Economic Development at Elmcor Youth & Adult Activities, Inc. She has previously worked for the New York City School Construction Authority and the East Harlem Council for Community Improvement.

Larinda C. Hooks currently serves as the female Democratic district leader in Assembly District 35. Her campaign for State Assembly District 35 in New York is her first run for this office.

Endorsed by labor organizations and nearly every Democrat in Queens, including Assembly Member Jeff Aubry, Council Member Francisco Moya, and State Senator Jessica Ramos.

Plans to "bring in new businesses and development projects that will create good, union jobs with a path to the middle class for local residents."

Supports raising the minimum wage and combating wage theft.

Supports creating job development programs to boost the economy and benefit the community.

Supports fighting for cost of living adjustments to help families manage inflation.

Supports comprehensive healthcare programs for seniors, including physical health and in-language services.

Plans to prioritize safety and quality of life.

Opposes "MAGA Monserrate" on public safety issues.

Believes in uniting communities to enhance public safety.

Believes in addressing various forms of crime, including car and package theft, burglaries, gang violence, and shootings.

Believes Hiram Monserrate "was convicted of violently assaulting his partner, and he was convicted of stealing our taxpayer money that could have been used to clean our streets and keep us safe."

Supports quality education and programming for children.

Supports free or low-cost early childhood and after-school programs.

Believes in strong youth mentorship and community involvement through sports, Girl Scouts, Soap Box Derby, Summer Youth Employment Program, and the Civic Association Youth Council.

Supports providing programs for youth to "keep them off the streets and on the right path."

Believes in improving community housing through neighborhood clean-ups and tackling illegal dumping.

Supports building coalitions in neighborhoods like Corona, LeFrak City, and East Elmhurst to enhance community living for all residents, including long-term and new neighbors.

Plans to create "truly affordable housing" for working-class and low-income families, protect residents from eviction and displacement, and improve infrastructure to prevent flooding.

As of September 23, 2024, Larinda C. Hooks’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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