Ballotpedia: Yudelka Tapia

Yudelka is originally from the Dominican Republic and immigrated to the West Bronx over 30 years ago. She earned her degree from O&M University. Yudelka lives with her 4 sons in the Bronx. She has been active in community organizing since her college years, when she served as president of the Unión Democrática de Mujeres (Democratic Union of Women).

Yudelka has been a member of the executive committee of the local DC37 Union and the president of the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) at Roosevelt High School.

Yudelka Tapia is an assembly member in District 86. She was elected in 2021 in a special election, then re-elected for a full term in 2022. She previously ran for City Council in 2021 and State Assembly in 2013, but did not win either race.

As of September 19, 2024, Yudelka Tapia’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Economy

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Plans to increase investment in sustainability efforts and key infrastructure upgrades, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and ensure access to open space and clean water.

- Plans to increase investment in sustainability efforts and key infrastructure upgrades, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and ensure access to open space and clean water.

Energy & the Environment

Believes healthcare is a human right and plans to ensure all New Yorkers have access to affordable, high-quality healthcare, especially low-income families, young adults, and communities of color.

Believes healthcare is a human right and plans to ensure all New Yorkers have access to affordable, high-quality healthcare.

- Believes healthcare is a human right and plans to ensure all New Yorkers have access to affordable, high-quality healthcare.

Healthcare

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Believes in reducing police budgets and investing in community programs, youth opportunities, good-paying jobs, mental health care, and social services to enhance community safety.

Believes in reducing crime and gun violence by focusing on re-entry programs, violence interruption programs, and alternatives to incarceration.

Supports reducing crime and gun violence through re-entry programs, violence interruption programs, and alternatives to incarceration.

Supports continuing to build on "transformative criminal justice reform legislation" by creating a prosecutorial misconduct review panel and raising the age of criminal responsibility.

Wants to build on "transformative criminal justice reform legislation" by creating a prosecutorial misconduct review panel and raising the age of criminal responsibility.

Supports reforming sentencing laws, eliminating racial disparities in policing, ensuring due process, and holding law enforcement accountable.

- Believes in reducing police budgets and investing in community programs, youth opportunities, good-paying jobs, mental health care, and social services to enhance community safety.
- Supports reducing crime and gun violence through re-entry programs, violence interruption programs, and alternatives to incarceration.
- Wants to build on "transformative criminal justice reform legislation" by creating a prosecutorial misconduct review panel and raising the age of criminal responsibility.
- Supports reforming sentencing laws, eliminating racial disparities in policing, ensuring due process, and holding law enforcement accountable.

Public Safety

Supports reducing resource disparities in minority communities and fully funding schools.

Supports fully funding schools, especially in minority communities where there are resource disparities.

- Supports fully funding schools, especially in minority communities where there are resource disparities.

Education

Plans to stop evictions, strengthen rent regulations, hold landlords accountable, and protect tenants from housing discrimination and harassment.

Plans to stop evictions, strengthen rent regulations, hold landlords accountable, and protect tenants from housing discrimination.

Supports building "100% sustainable, permanent affordable housing for extremely low and very low-income families," reforming the 421-a program, and changing the Area Median Income (AMI) formula to ensure fair housing for Bronx residents.

- Plans to stop evictions, strengthen rent regulations, hold landlords accountable, and protect tenants from housing discrimination.
- Supports building "100% sustainable, permanent affordable housing for extremely low and very low-income families," reforming the 421-a program, and changing the Area Median Income (AMI) formula to ensure fair housing for Bronx residents.

Housing & Urban Development

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Yudelka Tapia

Yudelka is originally from the Dominican Republic and immigrated to the West Bronx over 30 years ago. She earned her degree from O&M University. Yudelka lives with her four sons in the Bronx. She has been active in community organizing since her college years, when she served as president of the Unión Democrática de Mujeres.

Yudelka Tapia has served as a member of the Executive Committee of the local DC37 Union and PTA President at Roosevelt High School.

Yudelka Tapia was is a current Member of Assembly for State Assembly District 86. She was first elected in 2021 in a special election then re-elected in 2022. She previously ran for City Council in 2021 and State Assembly in 2013, but did not win.

Supports a "just recovery" for the economy that benefits working families, communities of color, and immigrants.

Supports "good-paying, union jobs" and small businesses.

Supports measures to protect and support seniors, including economic policies that ensure financial stability and security for older adults.

Plans to address poverty among seniors by improving access to affordable housing, healthcare, and healthy food.

Believes small businesses are crucial for job creation and local economic vitality, and plans to ensure they receive necessary support.

Believes climate change disproportionately affects low-income communities of color through pollution, limited open space, and extreme weather.

Believes in creating a "Just Recovery from COVID-19" to address healthcare disparities and ensure equitable access to medical care and resources.

Believes the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated challenges for low-income families, noting that before the pandemic, over 36% of families in the Bronx lived below the federal poverty line.

Believes in advocating for a fair post-pandemic recovery that supports the community, workers, and immigrants.

Believes strong leadership is needed to provide relief for families and address economic, racial, and social inequities exacerbated by the pandemic.

Supports criminal justice and police reform.

Is committed to fighting for justice and ending racist policing.

- Believes in reducing police budgets and investing in community programs, youth opportunities, good-paying jobs, mental health care, and social services to enhance community safety.
- Believes in reducing crime and gun violence by focusing on re-entry programs, violence interruption programs, and alternatives to incarceration.
- Supports continuing to build on "transformative criminal justice reform legislation" by creating a prosecutorial misconduct review panel and raising the age of criminal responsibility.
- Supports reforming sentencing laws, eliminating racial disparities in policing, ensuring due process, and holding law enforcement accountable.

Supports expanding after-school and summer learning opportunities.

Plans to develop programs with parents to close the achievement gap and reduce middle and high school dropout rates.

Supports preserving and expanding affordable housing.

Believes in improving neighborhoods for working families through community leadership and union involvement.

Supports fighting for New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) residents.

Believes NYCHA is underfunded and supports state commitment to infrastructural improvements without privatization.

Believes public housing is "in crisis" and "abandoned for too long."

As of September 23, 2024, Yudelka Tapia’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Yudelka Tapia has served as a member of the Executive Committee of the local DC37 Union.

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