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

Julia worked as a community organizer with Jews for Racial & Economic Justice (JFREJ) prior to her election.

Julia Salazar is a state senator in State Senate District 18. She was first elected in 2018 and is serving her 3rd term.

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Supports fully funding the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) for capital repairs and operating costs to enhance public housing quality and maintain public control.

Supports fully funding the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) for capital repairs and operating costs.

Supports the Good Cause bill, which would allow tenants to contest "outrageous rent hikes and unjust evictions."

Supports the Good Cause bill, which would allow tenants to contest rent hikes and evictions.

Supports organized labor, improving workplace conditions, increasing wages, and ensuring workers' rights to organize and strike.

Supports organized labor and ensuring workers' rights to organize and strike.

Supports reforming the NYC Rent Guidelines Board to protect rent-stabilized tenants.

Supports The Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act (HSTPA).

- Supports fully funding the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) for capital repairs and operating costs.
- Supports the Good Cause bill, which would allow tenants to contest rent hikes and evictions.
- Supports organized labor and ensuring workers' rights to organize and strike.
- Supports reforming the NYC Rent Guidelines Board to protect rent-stabilized tenants.
- Supports The Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act (HSTPA).

Economy

Supports transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy.

Supports the New York HEAT Act, which would establish a home energy assistance program for low-income households.

- Supports transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy.
- Supports the New York HEAT Act, which would establish a home energy assistance program for low-income households.

Energy & the Environment

Supports universal healthcare access for all New Yorkers, including long-term care for seniors and disabled individuals.

Supports access to comprehensive contraception coverage.

Supports S310, which aims to professionalize community midwifery to enhance the sustainability and accessibility of midwifery care.

Supports the Reproductive Freedom and Equity Program.

Supports S1213, which would allow abortion medication at all on-campus student health centers at City University of New York (CUNY) and State University of New York (SUNY) campuses.

- Supports universal healthcare access for all New Yorkers, including long-term care for seniors and disabled individuals.
- Supports access to comprehensive contraception coverage.
- Supports S310, which aims to professionalize community midwifery to enhance the sustainability and accessibility of midwifery care.
- Supports the Reproductive Freedom and Equity Program.
- Supports S1213, which would allow abortion medication at all on-campus student health centers at City University of New York (CUNY) and State University of New York (SUNY) campuses.

Healthcare

Supports voting rights for incarcerated people.

- Supports voting rights for incarcerated people.

Voting & Elections

Supports the Dignity Not Detention Act, which would prevent New York from entering into immigration detention contracts with ICE.

- Supports the Dignity Not Detention Act, which would prevent New York from entering into immigration detention contracts with ICE.

Public Safety

Supports S302, which provides educational leave for eligible incarcerated individuals to participate in college coursework, proven to reduce recidivism and improve public safety.

Supports S302, which provides educational leave for eligible incarcerated individuals to participate in college coursework.

- Supports S302, which provides educational leave for eligible incarcerated individuals to participate in college coursework.

Education

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New York State Senator, District 18

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