Mary Jobaida attended LaGuardia Community College. She has a bachelor's degree in media and communication from New York University and a master's degree in education from New York University. She lives with her three children in western Queens.

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Mary Jobaida has a bachelor's degree in media and communication and a master's degree in education from New York University. She lives with her three children in western Queens.

Mary is an External Affairs coordinator at Urban Health Plan, where she works with community boards, police precincts, schools, local businesses and political offices to organize events and provide services to underserved neighborhoods. She previously worked in constituent services for state Senator Jessica Ramos and as a long-term substitute kindergarten teacher at P.S. 111 Jacob Blackwell in Astoria.

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Mary Jobaida's campaign for Member of the Assembly, District 37 is her first entry into politics.

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Mary's campaign for Member of the Assembly, District 37, is her first entry into politics.

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Working Families

Supports partnering with government at all levels to secure low-cost funding and assistance for struggling businesses.

Supports universal rent control, including for businesses under a certain size.

Advocates for universal rent control, including for businesses under a certain size.

Supports transferring tax-break benefits from large developers to small homeowners.

Believes in transferring tax-break benefits from large developers to small homeowners.

Supports providing city assistance or communal funding for upgrades to help small homeowners maintain safe, affordable housing.

Supports allocating funds to build and maintain Community Land Trusts.

Wants to allocate funds to build and maintain Community Land Trusts.

Wants to establish land trusts and other social housing models to secure affordability through community ownership of real estate.

Seeks to establish land trusts and other social housing models to secure affordability through community ownership of real estate.

- Supports partnering with government at all levels to secure low-cost funding and assistance for struggling businesses.
- Advocates for universal rent control, including for businesses under a certain size.
- Believes in transferring tax-break benefits from large developers to small homeowners.
- Supports providing city assistance or communal funding for upgrades to help small homeowners maintain safe, affordable housing.
- Wants to allocate funds to build and maintain Community Land Trusts.
- Seeks to establish land trusts and other social housing models to secure affordability through community ownership of real estate.

Economy

Supports funding for climate-resiliency infrastructure, such as rain gardens and green roofs.

Supports converting the Ravenswood Generating Station from burning fossil fuels to using renewable energy sources.

Committed to converting the Ravenswood Generating Station from burning fossil fuels to using renewable energy sources.

- Supports funding for climate-resiliency infrastructure, such as rain gardens and green roofs.
- Committed to converting the Ravenswood Generating Station from burning fossil fuels to using renewable energy sources.

Energy & the Environment

Supports the New York Health Act, which would establish a single-payer healthcare system in New York, and wants to put it up for a vote.

Supports access to gender-affirming healthcare.

Believes in access to gender-affirming healthcare.

Supports fully funding community healthcare centers for preventative services.

Advocates for fully funding community healthcare centers for preventative services.

Supports increased funding for Planned Parenthood and expanding access to community health centers in New York.

Wants increased funding for Planned Parenthood.

- Supports the New York Health Act, which would establish a single-payer healthcare system in New York, and wants to put it up for a vote.
- Believes in access to gender-affirming healthcare.
- Advocates for fully funding community healthcare centers for preventative services.
- Wants increased funding for Planned Parenthood.

Healthcare

Supports term limits for all elected officials.

Wants term limits for all elected officials.

- Supports automatic voter registration.
- Wants term limits for all elected officials.

Voting & Elections

Supports restorative justice, community-centered solutions, and opposes punitive systems, advocating for prevention and healing while reserving incarceration for violent crimes.

Advocates for prevention and healing while reserving incarceration for violent crimes.

Supports ending mass incarceration and cash bail.

Supports protecting immigrants from ICE record-sharing if they are not committing violent offenses.

Advocates for protecting immigrants from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) record-sharing if they are not committing violent offenses.

Supports criminal justice reform and decriminalizing poverty.

- Advocates for prevention and healing while reserving incarceration for violent crimes.
- Supports ending mass incarceration and cash bail.
- Advocates for protecting immigrants from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) record-sharing if they are not committing violent offenses.
- Believes in "decriminalizing poverty."

Public Safety

Supports fully funding quality child care and education from 3K to college.

Supports extending paid parental leave to 2 years.

Believes in extending paid parental leave to 2 years.

Supports providing more skills-based training in trade and vocational schools.

- Supports fully funding quality child care and education from 3K to college.
- Believes in extending paid parental leave to 2 years.
- Supports providing more skills-based training in trade and vocational schools.

Education

As of June 18, 2026, Mary Jobaida’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Housing & Urban Development

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Mary Jobaida

Said, "I believe healthcare is a human right and we must not discriminate when providing care for patients based on their financial abilities. Only a single payer health care can guarantee that."

Supports term limits for elected officials, saying they "promote accountability, strengthen participatory democracy, and open the door for new voices and bold ideas in our political system."

Supports the inclusion of LGBT members in her campaign team.

Said, "I would absolutely welcome to offer a life changing opportunity to a fellow human. Yes, I will." when asked if she would support legislation that would allow for the expungement of criminal records.

Said, "I have not held any office yet, but I look forward to this opportunity."

Believes in exploring ways to help people who are not healthy enough to end drug addiction through traditional practices.

Supports the "Halt All Racist Training" bill, which would ban diversity, equity, and inclusion training for state employees.

Supports creating an inclusive society where all members are accepted and respected for their identity.

Wants to provide more skills-based training in trade and vocational schools.

Mary is originally from a rural village in Bangladesh. She attended LaGuardia Community College. She has a bachelor’s degree in media and communication from New York University and a master’s degree in education from New York University. She lives with her three children in western Queens.

Mary Jobaida's campaign for the New York State Assembly District 37 seat is her first entry into politics.

Supports partnerships with government entities to secure low-cost funding and assistance for struggling businesses.

For Candidate Mary Jobaida on Issue economy:  
Wants to establish local Small Business Advisory Boards to advocate for local needs outside of big-business-dominated Chambers of Commerce.

For Candidate Mary Jobaida on Issue economy:  
Supports universal rent control, including for businesses under a certain size.

Supports transferring tax-break benefits from big developers to small homeowners who live where they rent.

Supports providing city assistance and communal funding for small homeowners to upgrade apartments and ensure they remain in-code.

For Candidate Mary Jobaida on Issue economy:  
Supports building and maintaining Community Land Trusts.

Supports city assistance and communal funding for small homeowners to provide safe, comfortable apartments.

Advocates for safeguards against voter intimidation and public disinformation.

Supports funding for climate-resiliency infrastructure, including rain gardens and green roofs.

Supports pressing NYSERDA to permit Rise Light & Power’s alternative energy conversion and shut down the polluting stacks at the Ravenswood Generating Station.

Supports putting the NY Health Act up for a vote, where it "WILL pass."

Supports protecting access to gender-affirming healthcare services for Trans New Yorkers.

Supports single-payer healthcare, believing healthcare is a human right and that care should not be based on financial ability.

Supports increased funding for Planned Parenthood and community health centers to improve access to healthcare services in New York.

Supports term limits for all elected offices.

Supports restorative justice and community-centered solutions focused on prevention and healing, advocating against punitive systems and incarceration except for violent crimes.

Supports expanding programs and resources for youth and young adults in low-income communities, opposes the school-to-prison pipeline, and acknowledges racial disparities in incarceration rates.

Supports ending mass incarceration, eliminating cash bail, legalizing recreational marijuana, abolishing ICE, and providing reparations for communities affected by slavery and economic injustice.

Supports protecting immigrants from having their records shared with ICE if they are not committing violent offenses and believes ICE should stay away from courthouses, hospitals, and schools.

For Candidate Mary Jobaida on Issue public-safety:  
Welcomes opportunities to offer life-changing support to individuals in need.

Opposes the proposed measure related to public safety.

Believes in a model that protects all people while ensuring their liberty and right to work with dignity and safety.

For Candidate Mary Jobaida on Issue public-safety:  
Plans to carefully consider the context of crimes, including whether they fall under hate crime categories.

Supports ending cash bail, mass incarceration, and stopping the construction of new jails.

Advocates for the inclusion and empowerment of LGBT members in the community through mentorship and support.

Supports allocating funds to LGBT organizations that assist underprivileged members of the community, including homeless LGBT youth, and advocates for increased funding for programs that promote education on non-binary and gender fluid culture.

Supports criminal justice reform and advocates for decriminalizing poverty, emphasizing the importance of inclusivity in public office.

Supports creating a pluralistic society that fosters respect and love among diverse communities, including collaboration with the LGBT community.

For Candidate Mary Jobaida on Issue public-safety:  
Aims to initiate conversations and foster understanding among diverse community members.

For Candidate Mary Jobaida on Issue education:  
Supports fully funding quality child care and education from 3K to college.

For Candidate Mary Jobaida on Issue education: Supports extending paid parental leave to 2 years.

For Candidate Mary Jobaida on Issue education:  
Supports providing more skills-based training in trade and vocational schools.

Wants to fully fund community healthcare centers for preventative services.

For Candidate Mary Jobaida on Issue education: Supports fully funding quality child care and education from 3K to college.

Supports freezing rent increases for rent-stabilized apartments and investing in public housing projects to create deeply affordable housing for low-income working-class individuals.

Supports community land trusts to promote long-standing affordability and community ownership in housing.

Aims to eliminate the income floor for affordable housing units to enhance affordability for vulnerable New Yorkers.

Supports providing city assistance and communal funding for small homeowners to make necessary upgrades for safe and comfortable apartments.

Supports building and maintaining Community Land Trusts.

Mary is from a rural village in Bangladesh. She attended LaGuardia Community College. She has a bachelor’s degree in media and communication from New York University. She has a master’s degree in education from New York University. She lives with her three children in western Queens.

Mary is an External Affairs associate. She works at Urban Health Plan, a community health center that helps underserved communities, where she engages with community boards, police precincts, grassroots organizations, schools, places of worship, local businesses, and residents. She previously led constituent services for State Senator Jessica Ramos and served as a long-term substitute kindergarten teacher at PS 111 Jacob Blackwell in Astoria.

Wants to "transfer tax-break benefits from big developers to small homeowners who live where they rent."

Said, "I am not accepting or keeping contributions from real estate developers, the fossil fuel industry, corporate PACs or registered lobbyists."

Supports fully funded, tuition-free City University of New York (CUNY) and State University of New York (SUNY) systems.

Supports converting the Ravenswood Generating Station from burning fossil fuels to generating electricity from renewable sources.

Supports the New York Health Act, which would establish a single-payer healthcare system in New York, and wants to ensure it is voted on.

Supports access to gender-affirming healthcare for transgender individuals.

Supports a single-payer healthcare system, saying, "I believe healthcare is a human right and we must not discriminate when providing care for patients based on their financial abilities."

Supports publicly-run workshops on running for office and organizing for change.

Supports measures to protect voters from intimidation and misinformation.

Supports restorative justice and opposes punitive systems, advocating for community-centered solutions focused on prevention and healing, with incarceration only for violent crimes.

Supports expanding programs and resources for youth and young adults in low-income communities and strongly opposes the school-to-prison pipeline.

Said, "I would absolutely welcome to offer a life changing opportunity to a fellow human. Yes, I will." in response to whether they would support legislation that would allow for the expungement of criminal records.

Supports the inclusion and empowerment of LGBT members in the community.

Said, "I believe we need to explore ways to help people who are not healthy enough to end drug addiction through traditional practices."

Supports gun control and would cosponsor the "Ghost Gun" bill.

Supports the New York State Assembly Bill 416, which would ban the sale of assault weapons.

Supports the right to carry a concealed weapon.

Opposes the use of facial recognition technology by police.

Opposes cash bail and mass incarceration.

Said, "I have a Facebook profile with over 30K followers that I use to protest against any divisive policies, and to promote peace and inclusion."

Said, "I did it on camera," when asked if she supports the New York City Council's ban on the use of chokeholds by police officers.

Believes "people from all sides want to know each other. They want to make room for each other. It’s just that we are not open enough to push that button to initiate the conversation."

Said, "Education should not be commodified. It should lift us up, not weigh us down with debt. Education is a powerful equalizer, and Mary is fighting to make higher education truly accessible for every New Yorker."

Mary is from a rural village in Bangladesh. She attended LaGuardia Community College. She has a bachelor's degree in media and communication and a master's degree in education from New York University. She lives with her three children in western Queens.

Mary is an External Affairs staff member. She works at Urban Health Plan, where she coordinates with community boards, police precincts, grassroots organizations, schools, places of worship, local businesses, and residents to organize events and provide services in underserved neighborhoods. She previously led constituent services for the office of state Senator Jessica Ramos and worked as a long-term substitute kindergarten teacher at P.S. 111 Jacob Blackwell in Astoria.

Mary Jobaida's campaign for New York State Assembly District 37 is her first entry into politics.

Supports partnerships with government to secure low-cost funding and assistance for struggling businesses.

Supports fully funding the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and reforming its work order system for timely resolution of issues.

Supports safeguards against voter intimidation and public disinformation.

For Candidate Mary Jobaida on Issue energy-and-environment: Supports permitting Rise Light & Power’s alternative energy conversion to shut down polluting stacks at the Ravenswood Generating Station.

For Candidate Mary Jobaida on Issue energy-and-environment:  
Supports funding long-delayed upgrades to NYC’s sewer system.

For Candidate Mary Jobaida on Issue healthcare: Aims to fully fund community healthcare centers for preventative services.

For Candidate Mary Jobaida on Issue public-safety:  
Refuses to accept contributions from real estate developers, the fossil fuel industry, corporate PACs, or registered lobbyists.

Supports community-based alternatives to enhance public safety.

For Candidate Mary Jobaida on Issue public-safety:  
Welcomes opportunities to provide life-changing support to individuals in need.

Supports fully funding the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA).

Supports fully funding the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and reforming its work order system for timely resolutions.

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