Maritza was born in Catano, Puerto Rico, and moved to Bushwick, Brooklyn as a young girl, where she has lived ever since. She earned her associate's degree in political science from Long Island University. She has 3 children.

Maritza previously worked as a community organizer at the Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council.

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Maritza Davila is an assemblymember in State Assembly District 53. She was first elected in 2013 and is serving her 6th term. She previously served as president of the Community School District 32 Board of Education.

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Energy & the Environment

Supports single-payer universal healthcare.

- Supports single-payer universal healthcare.
- Supports access to abortion.

Healthcare

Voting & Elections

Opposes supervised drug consumption spaces.

Supports redirecting police resources to social services and mental health responses.

- Opposes solitary confinement.
- Opposes supervised drug consumption spaces.
- Supports redirecting police resources to social services and mental health responses.

Public Safety

Education

Supports legislation to prohibit evictions without good cause.

Supports an increase in funding for public housing.

- Supports legislation to prohibit evictions without good cause.
- Supports an increase in funding for public housing.

Housing & Urban Development

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Maritza Davila

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- Assembly members are responsible for representing your interests and assisting you with navigating state services while bringing resources back to your district.  
- Assembly members draft laws, approve budgets, oversee the state executive branch, and engage in debates and votes on proposed legislation.  
- In addition to drafting and voting on bills, your assembly member can serve on committees, where many bills may be delayed before reaching a vote.  
- Assembly members are elected for a two-year term with no term limits.  
- Their annual salary is $142,000.  

New York Member of Assembly, District 53

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