Jose Vega is originally from the South Bronx, New York.

Jose is a political organizer. He works at the LaRouche Movement, where he has been for 11 years. He previously ran as an independent candidate against Representative Ritchie Torres in New York’s 15th Congressional District in 2024.

Jose Vega | NYC Votes

Jose previously ran for US Representative for New York District 15 in 2024, but did not win.

2026 New York General Election

Supports shutting down Wall Street with Glass-Steagall, ending funding for foreign wars, and rebuilding New York City's infrastructure using Hamiltonian credit for transportation, housing, and energy.

Believes the United States can improve living standards by repenting of imperialistic economic and military doctrines and becoming part of a global Community of Shared Principle.

Plans to convert unused land, abandoned military bases, vacant manufacturing facilities, and shopping centers into campuses to provide food and care.

- Supports shutting down Wall Street with Glass-Steagall, ending funding for foreign wars, and rebuilding New York City's infrastructure using Hamiltonian credit for transportation, housing, and energy.
- Believes the United States can improve living standards by repenting of imperialistic economic and military doctrines and becoming part of a global Community of Shared Principle.
- Plans to convert unused land, abandoned military bases, vacant manufacturing facilities, and shopping centers into campuses to provide food and care.

Economy

Believes that domestic acts of violence are linked to aggressive foreign policies and international military presence

- Believes that domestic acts of violence are linked to aggressive foreign policies and international military presence

Public Safety

Believes in the need for affordable healthcare and proposes a return to the standards of the Hill-Burton Act of 1946 to increase hospital bed availability, advocating for a universal single-payer national health insurance system.

Wants to prioritize people's health over corporate interests in healthcare, streamline costs, increase the number of medical personnel, and build more hospitals, including reopening closed ones.

- Believes in the need for affordable healthcare and proposes a return to the standards of the Hill-Burton Act of 1946 to increase hospital bed availability, advocating for a universal single-payer national health insurance system.
- Wants to prioritize people's health over corporate interests in healthcare, streamline costs, increase the number of medical personnel, and build more hospitals, including reopening closed ones.

Healthcare

Supports building hundreds of small and large-scale nuclear power plants, developing a 42,000-mile high-speed rail network, and constructing new infrastructure to address the collapsing U.S. waterways system.

- Supports building hundreds of small and large-scale nuclear power plants, developing a 42,000-mile high-speed rail network, and constructing new infrastructure to address the collapsing U.S. waterways system.

Energy & the Environment

Advocates for a foreign policy that emphasizes forming partnerships with sovereign nations, particularly in the Global South, and seeks peace through economic development rather than imperialism.

Believes the post-9/11 U.S. foreign policy, characterized by endless wars and military presence abroad, must end to address domestic issues and violence.

Supports viewing nations in economic blocs like BRICS+ and SCO as potential partners for peace through economic development rather than enemies.

- Advocates for a foreign policy that emphasizes forming partnerships with sovereign nations, particularly in the Global South, and seeks peace through economic development rather than imperialism.
- Believes the post-9/11 U.S. foreign policy, characterized by endless wars and military presence abroad, must end to address domestic issues and violence.
- Supports viewing nations in economic blocs like BRICS+ and SCO as potential partners for peace through economic development rather than enemies.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

Opposes the toleration of electoral misconduct.

Wants to end the two-party system in the United States.

- Opposes the toleration of electoral misconduct.
- Wants to end the two-party system in the United States.

Voting & Elections

For Candidate Jose Vega on Issue education: Advocates for a classical education policy.

Advocates for a classical education policy.

Wants to provide vocational training to young people in technical trades such as machining, carpentry, plumbing, and electrical work.

- Advocates for a classical education policy.
- Wants to provide vocational training to young people in technical trades such as machining, carpentry, plumbing, and electrical work.

Education

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