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Ballotpedia, George Alvarez

George earned his bachelor's degree in computer science from Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra and his master's degree in logistics from EADA Business School. He is a member of Community Board 1 and Vice President of the Bronx Democratic Party. He lives in the Bronx. 

George previously worked as an information technology (IT) professional, a project manager at Supresta, and a system analyst at Liz Clairbone. 

George Alvarez currently serves as a member of the New York State Assembly for District 78. He was first elected in 2022 and is in his 1st term. 

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Believes the State government can reduce poverty by raising the minimum wage, improving job access, and reforming the State tax code to benefit low-income residents.

Believes raising the minimum wage, improving job access, and reforming the state tax code to benefit low-income residents can reduce poverty.

Supports a comprehensive social safety net that includes affordable healthcare, housing, quality education, and job support.

- Believes raising the minimum wage, improving job access, and reforming the state tax code to benefit low-income residents can reduce poverty.
- Supports a comprehensive social safety net that includes affordable healthcare, housing, quality education, and job support.

Economy

As of September 19, 2024, George A. Alvarez’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Supports increased funding for safety-net hospitals serving Medicaid beneficiaries, undocumented individuals, and the uninsured.

Wants to increase funding for safety-net hospitals helping Medicaid recipients, undocumented individuals, and uninsured people.

- Wants to increase funding for safety-net hospitals helping Medicaid recipients, undocumented individuals, and uninsured people.
- Supports Medicare for All.

Healthcare

Voting & Elections

Supports allowing judges to detain repeat violent offenders before trial to ensure community safety, while also advocating for checks and balances to ensure transparency in judges' detention decisions.

Supports allowing judges to detain repeat violent offenders before trial to ensure community safety.

Supports amending the "Raise the Age" law to permit 16- and 17-year-olds to be tried in criminal court for certain gun offenses and to allow judges to review a juvenile's complete criminal record.

Supports amending the "Raise the Age" law, which allows 16- and 17-year-olds to be tried in criminal court for certain gun offenses and allows judges to review a minor's criminal record.

Wants to reform the discovery process to prevent cases from being dismissed due to technical issues.

- Supports allowing judges to detain repeat violent offenders before trial to ensure community safety.
- Supports amending the "Raise the Age" law, which allows 16- and 17-year-olds to be tried in criminal court for certain gun offenses and allows judges to review a minor's criminal record.
- Wants to reform the discovery process to prevent cases from being dismissed due to technical issues.

Public Safety

Believes the "intensely segregated school system" in New York City is "denying a generation of kids of color a fighting chance at a decent life."

Supports canceling up to $50,000 of student debt for federal borrowers and extending interest reduction on student loans as pandemic relief.

Supports canceling up to $50,000 of student debt and extending interest reductions on student loans as a form of pandemic relief.

- Believes the "intensely segregated school system" in New York City is "denying a generation of kids of color a fighting chance at a decent life."
- Supports canceling up to $50,000 of student debt and extending interest reductions on student loans as a form of pandemic relief.

Education

Believes the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) needs "more money and better management" and that it is our "responsibility to make it happen."

Believes the New York City Housing Authority needs more money and better management. 

- Believes the New York City Housing Authority needs more money and better management. 

Housing & Urban Development

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George A. Alvarez

George earned his bachelor's degree in computer science and his master's degree in logistics. He lives in the Bronx. 

George is a member of Community Board 1 and Vice President of the Bronx Democratic Party. He is also a local entrepreneur and job creator.

Believes in creating "Economic Opportunity for All."

Believes in fighting for "economic justice" and ensuring communities receive necessary resources to be "healthy and thrive."

Believes in creating economic opportunities to support small businesses and working-class families.

Believes economic opportunity should be universal.

Believes the state government can reduce poverty by raising the minimum wage, improving job access, and reforming the state tax code to benefit low-income residents.

Believes New York needs a comprehensive social safety net that includes affordable healthcare and housing in addition to quality education and job support.

- Believes the state government can reduce poverty by raising the minimum wage, improving job access, and reforming the state tax code to benefit low-income residents.
- Believes New York needs a comprehensive social safety net that includes affordable healthcare and housing in addition to quality education and job support.

Supports increasing access to medical records to determine eligibility for Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) and ensure continuity of care.

Believes health care is a right and aims to address the issue of medical debt.

Supports integrating treatment plans for continuity of care between AOT and inpatient services, addressing comorbidity of mental illness and substance use disorders, allowing non-psychiatrists to represent in court, and redefining "dangerousness" to include inability to meet survival needs or protect from harm to prioritize treatment.

Believes healthcare access is a "life-or-death matter," highlighting that in AD78, 43% of adults are on Medicaid and many neighbors are undocumented and uninsured.

Believes healthcare is a human right and should be accessible to all, regardless of immigration status, income, age, gender, ability, or sexual identity.

- Supports increased funding for safety-net hospitals serving Medicaid beneficiaries, undocumented individuals, and the uninsured.
- Supports Medicare for All.

Supports targeted reform to address the increase in juvenile gun offenses, noting a rise from 54 minors involved in shootings in 2016 to 239 in 2021.

Supports amending section 381.1 of the Family Act to permit superior court judges to access a juvenile's sealed family court history when reviewing cases involving past gun possession incidents.

Supports reducing the trafficking threshold for firearms and lowering the number of guns required to show presumptive evidence of intent to sell from five to three.

Believes in a criminal justice system that prevents racial discrimination while ensuring public safety.

Believes comprehensive mental health support is essential for public safety, saying, "A critical component of public safety is providing comprehensive mental health support to the nearly 300,000 New Yorkers with severe mental illness."

Supports amending the "Raise the Age" law to permit 16- and 17-year-olds to be tried in criminal court for certain gun offenses and to allow judges to review a minor's complete criminal record.

Supports reforming the discovery process to prevent cases from being dismissed due to technical issues.

- Supports allowing judges to detain repeat violent offenders before trial to ensure community safety, while also advocating for checks and balances to ensure transparency in judges' detention decisions.
- Supports amending the "Raise the Age" law to permit 16- and 17-year-olds to be tried in criminal court for certain gun offenses and to allow judges to review a minor's complete criminal record.
- Supports reforming the discovery process to prevent cases from being dismissed due to technical issues.

Believes the educational crisis extends beyond young students to include the "unconscionable extent" of higher education student debt.

Supports policies that address the school-to-prison pipeline, juvenile justice, and youth mentorship.

Supports policies that enhance educational opportunities and resources.

Supports canceling student debt, saying it would "relieve an unprecedented economic burden on working families... and fulfill the people's right to accessible, affordable education."

Believes "every child deserves access to a quality education."

Believes it is important to ensure that "every child in my district has a safe home, does not go hungry, and receives a good education."

Supports canceling up to $50,000 of student debt for federal borrowers and extending interest reduction on student loans as a form of pandemic relief.

- Believes the "intensely segregated school system" in New York City is "denying a generation of kids of color a fighting chance at a decent life."
- Supports canceling up to $50,000 of student debt for federal borrowers and extending interest reduction on student loans as a form of pandemic relief.

Believes in uplifting neighborhood lifestyles to improve housing and urban development.

Said, "My highest priority is affordable housing."

Supports affordable housing initiatives and urban development projects that benefit working families.

Believes tenants face severe housing issues such as rat infestations, mold, lead paint, broken elevators, and inadequate heat and hot water.

As of September 23, 2024, George A. Alvarez’s website did not contain information on this issue.

George A. Alvarez is a Member of Community Board 1 and Vice President of the Bronx Democratic Party. He is also a successful local entrepreneur and job creator.

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