Born in Washington, D.C., to immigrant parents from Iran and Bolivia, Priscilla grew up in a household grounded in education, hard work, and respect for the systems that make progress possible.

Priscilla Ghaznavi for Congress

Her academic background includes a bachelor’s degree in Marketing with a focus on International Trade, as well as additional degrees in design, merchandising, and advanced studies in Milan.

In May 2026, she earned her fourth degree, in Entrepreneurship, and chose to spend graduation day in the community meeting neighbors and collecting the signatures needed to secure her place on the general election ballot.

New York has been her home for over three decades. From Chelsea to Greenpoint to Williamsburg, Priscilla has built her life in the very communities she now seeks to represent.

Priscilla Ghaznavi was born in Washington, D.C. She has a bachelor's degree in marketing with a focus on international trade and earned a fourth degree in entrepreneurship in May 2026. She has lived in New York for over three decades.

Priscilla is a designer by trade, with a career that spans seven publicly traded companies across business and creative leadership. She builds systems, aligns teams, and delivers results that scale.

Priscilla Ghaznavi is a designer and has held business and creative leadership roles across seven publicly traded companies.

2026 New York General Election

PROGRESS

I support innovation in Web 3.0 to keep our district and country globally competitive, while establishing clear guardrails that prioritize transparency, accountability, and long-term impact. I will support policies that keep our district at the forefront of technology while establishing clear standards for transparency, security, and long-term responsibility. Builders, users, and communities will operate within a trusted and well-defined framework.

Community Concerns | Priscilla Ghaznavi for Congress

STABILITY

Housing is the foundation of stability, and homeownership is the pathway to generational wealth. I will advance policies that expand access to affordable housing and homeownership for working families while ensuring property taxes reflect income realities rather than just rising market values. My focus is on protecting families through life's uncertainties so they can stay rooted in their communities. Strong housing policy builds ownership, stability, and long-term opportunity.

ECONOMIC MOBILITY

Small businesses and entrepreneurs turn ideas into jobs, opportunity, and generational wealth. I will champion federal policies that expand access to capital, strengthen SBA resources, open doors to federal contracting, and give entrepreneurs the tools to start, grow and scale their businesses. By removing barriers to opportunity and investing in the people wiling to build, we can keep more businesses and more of the wealth they create rooted in our communities.

POSSIBILITY

Affordable, dependable childcare strengthens families and keeps our economy moving. I will champion federal investments that expand access to quality childcare, strengthen the childcare workforce, and give working parents greater flexibility to guild careers, businesses, and financial security. Childcare should create opportunity for children and parents alike, giving families the foundation they need to work, grow and thrive.

DIGNITY

Our seniors built our communities and should not be priced out of them. I will fight for tax relief that reflects fixed incomes, not inflated market values, and ensure access to community-based support systems that meet a wide range of needs, ®aging with dignity, stability, and connection, not isolation or financial stress. Protecting our elderly is protecting our foundation and their evolving needs. The strength of our district will reflect how we care for those who came before us.

EQUITY

Women's rights are economic, healthcare, and human rights, period. Advocating and advancing equal pay, workplace equity, and comprehensive reproductive care and support. Systems are designed to ensure fairness, dignity, and opportunity at every stage of life. Exploring how equity can be measurable.

Supports Web 3.0 innovation alongside standards for transparency, accountability, security, and long-term impact.

Plans to expand access to affordable housing and homeownership for working families and align property taxes with income rather than market values.

Plans to expand small-business access to capital, Small Business Administration resources, and federal contracting opportunities.

Plans to invest federally in quality child care, the child care workforce, and flexibility for working parents.

Plans to seek tax relief for seniors based on fixed incomes rather than on increased property values.

Advocates for equal pay and workplace equity.

- Supports Web 3.0 innovation alongside standards for transparency, accountability, security, and long-term impact.
- Plans to expand access to affordable housing and homeownership for working families and align property taxes with income rather than market values.
- Plans to expand small-business access to capital, Small Business Administration resources, and federal contracting opportunities.
- Plans to invest federally in quality child care, the child care workforce, and flexibility for working parents.
- Plans to seek tax relief for seniors based on fixed incomes rather than on increased property values.
- Advocates for equal pay and workplace equity.

Economy

SECURITY

Public Safety is rooted in stability, opportunity, and connection. I will work to deliver criminal justice policies that integrate social services, life skills, workforce development, and long-term support systems to guide individuals toward completing their full path to stability, rather than abandoning them after their first step. Safer communities come from solving root causes. Safety will be built through sustained investment in people.

CONNECTION

Our shared spaces should be safe, clean, and truly usable for everyone in the community. Prioritizing federal support the helps local governments maintain public spaces while addressing  the root causes of disorder connecting individuals facing addiction and mental health challenges to real services, not just pushing them from one block to another. This is about restoring dignity and safety at the same time, with solutions that are both compassionate and effective. Public space should belong to the public fully, safely and without compromise.

Plans to pursue criminal justice policies that combine social services, life skills, workforce development, and long-term support.

Prioritizes federal support for local public spaces and services for people facing addiction and mental health challenges.

- Plans to pursue criminal justice policies that combine social services, life skills, workforce development, and long-term support.
- Prioritizes federal support for local public spaces and services for people facing addiction and mental health challenges.

Public Safety

WELL-BEING

Healthcare should be a fundamental human right, and access should be made available for every person. Expanding mental health services into schools, neighborhoods, and community spaces so care is present where people live their lives. Prevention, early support, and continuity of care will define the system. Healthcare will be accessible, community-based, and centered on the full well-being of every individual.

INDEPENDENCE

Every individual deserves the opportunity to reach their full potential. I will champion federal investments that expand community based services, strengthen support for individuals with autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, traumatic brain injuries, and mental health challenges, while increasing resources for the families and caregivers who stand beside them. Every person deserves support that leads to independence, the opportunity to live with dignity, purpose and connection.

Said healthcare is a fundamental human right and should be available to every person.

Plans to expand mental health services in schools, neighborhoods, and community spaces.

Plans to invest federally in community-based services and support for people with disabilities, mental health challenges, families, and caregivers.

Advocates for comprehensive reproductive care and support.

- Said healthcare is a fundamental human right and should be available to every person.
- Plans to expand mental health services in schools, neighborhoods, and community spaces.
- Plans to invest federally in community-based services and support for people with disabilities, mental health challenges, families, and caregivers.
- Advocates for comprehensive reproductive care and support.

Healthcare

As of September 9, 2026, Priscilla Ghaznavi’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

##### IMMIGRATION
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
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I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
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Voter Guide Profile for NY U.S. House, District 7 candidate - Priscilla Ghaznavi

Supports sanctuary cities to protect undocumented people.

- Supports sanctuary cities to protect undocumented people.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

My commitment is unwavering: answer to the people of NY CD -7, vote according to the needs and interests of our communities, and put our collective future ahead of party allegiance. Every issue deserves independent judgement, every decision deserves accountability, and every vote I cast will serve the people of NY CD - 7.

The Principles are clear: keep government accessible, our tax dollars accountable, our decisions informed by the people they affect and our focus firmly on building what comes next.

Pledges to vote based on District 7 community needs and interests rather than party allegiance.

- Pledges to vote based on District 7 community needs and interests rather than party allegiance.

Voting & Elections

OPPORTUNITY

Education in New York's 7th District will lead in computer science and career readiness. I will work to establish a direct pipeline from our schools to the jobs growing in our district through early exposure, skills training, and real industry partnerships. Students will graduate with both knowledge and opportunity in hand. Education will serve as a launchpad into the future economy.

##### EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
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Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
Did not answer

Plans to create pathways from school to jobs through early exposure, skills training, and industry partnerships.

Supports eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and shifting control to states and communities.

- Plans to create pathways from school to jobs through early exposure, skills training, and industry partnerships.
- Supports eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and shifting control to states and communities.

Education

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- Plans to expand access to affordable housing and homeownership for working families and align property taxes with income rather than market values.
- Plans to expand small-business access to capital, Small Business Administration resources, and federal contracting opportunities.
- Plans to invest federally in quality child care, the child care workforce, and flexibility for working parents.
- Plans to seek tax relief for seniors based on fixed incomes rather than on increased property values.
- Advocates for equal pay and workplace equity.

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Born in Washington, D.C., to immigrant parents from Iran and Bolivia, Priscilla grew up in a household grounded in education, hard work, and respect for the systems that make progress possible. Her childhood unfolded on the National Mall, learning to ride a bike, flying kites beneath the Washington Monument, and walking the steps of history at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial and President Kennedy’s final place of rest. Public service and civic responsibility were part of everyday life, shaping her understanding that government works best when people engage, participate, and lead.

Priscilla is a designer by trade, with a career that spans seven publicly traded companies across business and creative leadership. She builds systems, aligns teams, and delivers results that scale. She understands how decisions move from concept to execution and how to ensure they serve people in tangible ways. Her academic background includes a bachelor’s degree in Marketing with a focus on International Trade, as well as additional degrees in design, merchandising, and advanced studies in Milan.

While in college, she was elected President of New York State Delta Epsilon Chi (DECA), representing colleges and universities statewide, an early demonstration of her ability to lead, organize, and advocate. In May 2026, she earned her fourth degree, in Entrepreneurship, and chose to spend graduation day in the community meeting neighbors and collecting the signatures needed to secure her place on the general election ballot.

Priscilla Ghaznavi was born in Washington, D.C. She earned a bachelor's degree in marketing with a focus on international trade, as well as additional degrees in design, merchandising, and entrepreneurship, and completed advanced studies in Milan. She has called New York home for over three decades.

Priscilla is a designer by trade, with a career that spans seven publicly traded companies across business and creative leadership. She builds systems, aligns teams, and delivers results that scale. She understands how decisions move from concept to execution and how to ensure they serve people in tangible ways.

Priscilla Ghaznavi is a designer by trade and has worked in business and creative leadership roles at seven publicly traded companies.

Community Concerns

CREATIVITY

The arts are the shared infrastructure of culture and identity, and a vital force in our community and economy. I will work to expand federal programs that provide direct funding to support artists in our district, while creating more opportunities for artists to share their work in public and community spaces. I'm focused on making various areas of the arts reachable, visai​​ble and locally impactful. Investing in the arts means investing in the voices and futures of our communities and diverse cultures. Creative expression will be visible, accessible, and sustained. The arts will continue to shape our identity and drive local and global vitality.

Supports Web 3.0 innovation alongside standards for transparency, security, accountability, and long-term responsibility.

Plans to pursue tax relief for seniors that reflects fixed incomes rather than inflated market values.

Plans to expand access to affordable housing and homeownership opportunities for working families and align property taxes with income realities.

Advocates for equal pay and workplace equity for women.

Plans to expand federal programs that directly fund district artists and create opportunities to display art in public and community spaces.

Plans to champion federal policies expanding entrepreneurs’ access to capital, Small Business Administration resources, and federal contracting opportunities.

- Plans to expand access to affordable housing and homeownership opportunities for working families and align property taxes with income realities.
- Advocates for equal pay and workplace equity for women.
- Plans to expand federal programs that directly fund district artists and create opportunities to display art in public and community spaces.
- Plans to champion federal policies expanding entrepreneurs’ access to capital, Small Business Administration resources, and federal contracting opportunities.

CONNECTION

Our shared spaces should be safe, clean, and truly usable for everyone in the community. Prioritizing federal support the helps local governments maintain public spaces while addressing the root causes of disorder connecting individuals facing addiction and mental health challenges to real services, not just pushing them from one block to another. This is about restoring dignity and safety at the same time, with solutions that are both compassionate and effective. Public space should belong to the public fully, safely and without compromise.

Plans to pursue criminal-justice policies that combine social services, life skills, workforce development, and long-term support.

Prioritizes federal support for maintaining public spaces while connecting people facing addiction and mental-health challenges to services.

- Plans to pursue criminal-justice policies that combine social services, life skills, workforce development, and long-term support.
- Prioritizes federal support for maintaining public spaces while connecting people facing addiction and mental-health challenges to services.

WELL-BEING

 Healthcare should be a fundamental human right, and access should be made available for every person. Expanding mental health services into schools, neighborhoods, and community spaces so care is present where people live their lives. Prevention, early support, and continuity of care will define the system. Healthcare will be accessible, community-based, and centered on the full well-being of every individual.

Supports healthcare access for every person.

Advocates for expanded mental-health services in schools, neighborhoods, and community spaces, emphasizing prevention and continuity of care.

Plans to champion federal investment in community-based services and support for people with disabilities, mental-health challenges, families, and caregivers.

- Supports healthcare access for every person.
- Advocates for expanded mental-health services in schools, neighborhoods, and community spaces, emphasizing prevention and continuity of care.
- Plans to champion federal investment in community-based services and support for people with disabilities, mental-health challenges, families, and caregivers.
- Advocates for comprehensive reproductive care and support.

My commitment is unwavering: answer to the people of NY CD -7, vote according to the needs and interests of our communities, and put our collective future ahead of party allegiance. Every issue deserves independent judgement, every decision deserves accountability, and every vote I cast will serve the people of NY CD - 7.

Plans to build school-to-job pipelines through computer-science exposure, skills training, and industry partnerships.

Plans to champion federal investment in quality childcare, the childcare workforce, and flexibility for working parents.

- Plans to build school-to-job pipelines through computer-science exposure, skills training, and industry partnerships.
- Plans to champion federal investment in quality childcare, the childcare workforce, and flexibility for working parents.

Born in Washington, D.C., to immigrant parents from Iran and Bolivia, Priscilla grew up in a household grounded in education, hard work, and respect for the systems that make progress possible. Her childhood unfolded on the National Mall, learning to ride a bike, flying kites beneath the Washington Monument, and walking the steps of history at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial and President Kennedy’s final place of rest.

Priscilla Ghaznavi is originally from Washington, D.C. She has a bachelor's degree in marketing with a focus on international trade, as well as degrees in design and merchandising and advanced studies in Milan. In May 2026, she earned her fourth degree in entrepreneurship.

Priscilla Ghaznavi is a designer with a career spanning business and creative leadership roles at seven publicly traded companies.

DIGNITY

Our seniors built our communities and should not be priced out of them. I will fight for tax relief that reflects fixed incomes, not inflated market values, and ensure access to community-based support systems that meet a wide range of needs, ®aging with dignity, stability, and connection, not isolation or financial stress. Protecting our elderly is protecting our foundation and their evolving needs.

CREATIVITY

The arts are the shared infrastructure of culture and identity, and a vital force in our community and economy. I will work to expand federal programs that provide direct funding to support artists in our district, while creating more opportunities for artists to share their work in public and community spaces. I'm focused on making various areas of the arts reachable, visaible and locally impactful.

Supports Web 3.0 innovation alongside transparency, accountability, security, and long-term-impact standards.

Plans to expand affordable housing and homeownership access for working families and align property taxes with income rather than rising market values.

Plans to expand federal investment in quality childcare, strengthen the childcare workforce, and give working parents greater flexibility.

Plans to pursue tax relief for seniors that reflects fixed incomes rather than inflated property values.

Plans to expand federal programs that directly fund local artists and create public and community spaces to share their work.

Plans to expand access to capital, Small Business Administration resources, and federal contracting for entrepreneurs.

- Plans to expand affordable housing and homeownership access for working families and align property taxes with income rather than rising market values.
- Plans to expand federal investment in quality childcare, strengthen the childcare workforce, and give working parents greater flexibility.
- Plans to pursue tax relief for seniors that reflects fixed incomes rather than inflated property values.
- Advocates for equal pay and workplace equity.
- Plans to expand federal programs that directly fund local artists and create public and community spaces to share their work.
- Plans to expand access to capital, Small Business Administration resources, and federal contracting for entrepreneurs.

Prioritizes federal support for local governments to maintain public spaces and connect people facing addiction or mental health challenges with services.

Plans to integrate social services, life-skills training, workforce development, and long-term support into criminal justice policies.

- Plans to integrate social services, life-skills training, workforce development, and long-term support into criminal justice policies.

Said healthcare access should be a fundamental human right available to every person.

Advocates for expanding mental health services in schools, neighborhoods, and community spaces, with prevention, early support, and continuity of care.

Plans to expand federally funded community-based services and caregiver support for people with disabilities, traumatic brain injuries, and mental health challenges.

- Said healthcare access should be a fundamental human right available to every person.
- Advocates for expanding mental health services in schools, neighborhoods, and community spaces, with prevention, early support, and continuity of care.
- Plans to expand federally funded community-based services and caregiver support for people with disabilities, traumatic brain injuries, and mental health challenges.
- Advocates for comprehensive reproductive care and support.

Plans to connect schools to growing local job opportunities through early exposure, skills training, and industry partnerships.

- Plans to connect schools to growing local job opportunities through early exposure, skills training, and industry partnerships.

Born in Washington, D.C., to immigrant parents from Iran and Bolivia, Priscilla grew up in a household grounded in education, hard work, and respect for the systems that make progress possible.  Her childhood unfolded on the National Mall, learning to ride a bike, flying kites beneath the Washington Monument, and walking the steps of history at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial and President Kennedy’s final place of rest.  Public service and civic responsibility were part of everyday life, shaping her understanding that government works best when people engage, participate, and lead.

Priscilla is a designer by trade, with a career that spans seven publicly traded companies across business and creative leadership.  She builds systems, aligns teams, and delivers results that scale.  She understands how decisions move from concept to execution and how to ensure they serve people in tangible ways.  Her academic background includes a bachelor’s degree in Marketing with a focus on International Trade, as well as additional degrees in design, merchandising, and advanced studies in Milan.  While in college, she was elected President of New York State Delta Epsilon Chi (DECA), representing colleges and universities statewide, an early demonstration of her ability to lead, organize, and advocate.

While in college, she was elected President of New York State Delta Epsilon Chi (DECA), representing colleges and universities statewide, an early demonstration of her ability to lead, organize, and advocate.  In May 2026, she earned her fourth degree, in Entrepreneurship, and chose to spend graduation day in the community meeting neighbors and collecting the signatures needed to secure her place on the general election ballot.

Priscilla Ghaznavi was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up there. She earned a bachelor's degree in marketing with a focus on international trade, degrees in design and merchandising, and completed advanced studies in Milan; in May 2026, she earned a fourth degree in entrepreneurship.

Priscilla is a designer by trade, with a career that spans seven publicly traded companies across business and creative leadership.  She builds systems, aligns teams, and delivers results that scale.  She understands how decisions move from concept to execution and how to ensure they serve people in tangible ways.

Priscilla is a designer and has worked in business and creative leadership across seven publicly traded companies.

POSSIBILITY

Affordable, dependable childcare strengthens families and keeps our economy moving.  I will champion federal investments that expand access to quality childcare, strengthen the childcare workforce, and give working parents greater flexibility to guild careers, businesses, and financial security.  Childcare should create opportunity for children and parents alike, giving families the foundation they need to work, grow and thrive.

CREATIVITY

The arts are the shared infrastructure of culture and identity, and a vital force in our community and economy.  I will work to expand federal programs that provide direct funding to support artists in our district, while creating more opportunities for artists to share their work in public and community spaces.  I'm focused on making various areas of the arts reachable,  visaible and locally impactful.  Investing in the arts means investing in the voices and futures of our communities and diverse cultures.  Creative expression will be visible, accessible, and sustained.  The arts will continue to shape our identity and drive local and global vitality.

ECONOMIC MOBILITY

Small businesses and entrepreneurs turn ideas into jobs, opportunity, and generational wealth.  I will champion federal policies that expand access to capital, strengthen SBA resources, open doors to federal contracting, and give entrepreneurs the tools to start, grow and scale their businesses.  By removing barriers to opportunity and investing in the people wiling to build, we can keep more businesses and more of the wealth they create rooted in our communities.

FINANCIAL FREEDOM

Lower costs will be achieved through targeted, practical policy that reduces the financial burden on working families.  ߛI will address the drivers of high costs across housing, healthcare, and everyday essentials with a focus on efficiency, transparency, and fairness.  Relief will be tangible and consistent. Economic stability will be built into daily life.

Plans to expand affordable housing and access to homeownership and align property taxes with income rather than rising market values.

Plans to expand federal investment in quality child care, strengthen the child care workforce, and give working parents greater flexibility.

Calls for tax relief for seniors that reflects fixed incomes rather than inflated property values, alongside community-based support services.

Plans to expand federal programs that directly fund local artists and create opportunities to display their work in public and community spaces.

Plans to expand access to capital, Small Business Administration resources, and federal contracting opportunities for entrepreneurs.

Plans to address factors driving high housing, health care, and everyday costs through policies focused on efficiency, transparency, and fairness.

- Plans to expand affordable housing and access to homeownership and align property taxes with income rather than rising market values.
- Plans to expand federal investment in quality child care, strengthen the child care workforce, and give working parents greater flexibility.
- Calls for tax relief for seniors that reflects fixed incomes rather than inflated property values, alongside community-based support services.
- Advocates for equal pay and workplace equity for women.
- Plans to expand federal programs that directly fund local artists and create opportunities to display their work in public and community spaces.
- Plans to expand access to capital, Small Business Administration resources, and federal contracting opportunities for entrepreneurs.
- Plans to address factors driving high housing, health care, and everyday costs through policies focused on efficiency, transparency, and fairness.

CONNECTION

Our shared spaces should be safe, clean, and truly usable for everyone in the community.  Prioritizing federal support the helps local governments maintain public spaces while addressing  the root causes of disorder connecting individuals facing addiction and mental health challenges to real services, not just pushing them from one block to another.  This is about restoring dignity and safety at the same time, with solutions that are both compassionate and effective.  Public space should belong to the public fully, safely and without compromise.

Plans to integrate social services, life-skills training, workforce development, and long-term support into criminal justice policy.

Prioritizes federal support for maintaining public spaces and connecting people facing addiction and mental health challenges with services.

- Plans to integrate social services, life-skills training, workforce development, and long-term support into criminal justice policy.
- Prioritizes federal support for maintaining public spaces and connecting people facing addiction and mental health challenges with services.

INDEPENDENCE

Every individual deserves the opportunity to reach their full potential.  I will champion federal investments that expand community based services, strengthen support for individuals with autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, traumatic brain injuries, and mental health challenges, while increasing resources for the families and caregivers who stand beside them.  Every person deserves support that leads to independence, the opportunity to live with dignity, purpose and connection.

Supports health care access for every person and expanding mental health services in schools, neighborhoods, and community spaces.

Plans to expand community-based services and federal support for people with disabilities, brain injuries, and mental health challenges, along with their families and caregivers.

- Supports health care access for every person and expanding mental health services in schools, neighborhoods, and community spaces.
- Plans to expand community-based services and federal support for people with disabilities, brain injuries, and mental health challenges, along with their families and caregivers.
- Advocates for comprehensive reproductive care and support.

Plans to build school-to-job pathways through computer science exposure, skills training, and industry partnerships.

- Plans to build school-to-job pathways through computer science exposure, skills training, and industry partnerships.

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