Lilah Mejia is from the Lower East Side of Manhattan. She is a mother of six.

Campaign Insiders: A Q&A with AD-65 Candidate Lilah Mejia

Lilah is an outreach manager at New York Disaster Interfaith Services. She is also a community organizer with over 20 years of experience advocating for housing, education, preparedness, and mental health.

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Lilah is an outreach manager at New York Disaster Interfaith Services. She is also a community organizer with over 20 years of experience advocating for housing, education, preparedness, and mental health. 

Lilah previously ran for New York State Assembly, 65th District, in 2026 but did not win.

Lilah's campaign for State Assembly Member is her first run for public office. 

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Working Families

Supports protecting and fully funding public housing, preserving rent-stabilized and Mitchell-Lama housing, fighting displacement, and expanding affordable housing.

Supports protecting the New York City Housing Authority and fully funding public housing.

Supports preserving rent-stabilized and Mitchell-Lama housing, fighting displacement, and expanding affordable housing.

Advocates for holding landlords accountable for unsafe and neglectful conditions. 

Wants to support tenants in organizing and knowing their rights 

- Supports protecting the New York City Housing Authority and fully funding public housing.
- Supports preserving rent-stabilized and Mitchell-Lama housing, fighting displacement, and expanding affordable housing.
- Advocates for holding landlords accountable for unsafe and neglectful conditions. 
- Wants to support tenants in organizing and knowing their rights 

Economy

Supports strengthening infrastructure to protect against flooding and extreme weather.

- Supports strengthening infrastructure to protect against flooding and extreme weather.

Energy & the Environment

Supports expanding access to affordable healthcare and home care.

- Supports expanding access to affordable healthcare and home care.

Healthcare

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

Voting & Elections

Supports strengthening community safety by expanding mental health support and investing in community-based solutions.

Supports investing in disaster preparedness, strengthening infrastructure, and ensuring equitable disaster recovery for working-class communities.

Believes mental health should be addressed as part of overall public safety.

Supports ensuring ADA compliance across transit, expanding services for people with disabilities, supporting families navigating disability services, investing in inclusive public spaces and programs, and advocating for dignity and independence for all.

Supports ensuring Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance across transit.

Supports expanding services for people with disabilities and supporting families navigating disability services.

Supports investing in inclusive public spaces and programs, and advocating for dignity and independence for all.

- Supports strengthening community safety by expanding mental health support and investing in community-based solutions.
- Supports investing in disaster preparedness, strengthening infrastructure, and ensuring equitable disaster recovery for working-class communities.
- Believes mental health should be addressed as part of overall public safety.
- Supports ensuring Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance across transit.
- Supports expanding services for people with disabilities and supporting families navigating disability services.
- Supports investing in inclusive public spaces and programs, and advocating for dignity and independence for all.

Public Safety

Supports investing in reading programs, expanding after-school and youth programs, and providing more resources for public schools.

- Supports investing in reading programs, expanding after-school and youth programs, and providing more resources for public schools.

Education

Housing & Urban Development

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Lilah Mejia

Supports protecting NYCHA, rent-stabilized, and Mitchell-Lama housing, holding landlords accountable, and strengthening eviction protections for families.

Aims to expand community-based mental health services.

Supports investing in programs like clubhouses and peer support models for mental health.

Aims to increase funding for youth and family mental health care.

Supports ensuring culturally competent healthcare services for communities.

Believes in rebuilding trust in elections by creating a Youth Council to engage young people and advocating for stronger civic engagement in schools.

For Candidate Lilah Mejia on Issue public-safety: Supports strengthening community safety through resources such as mental health support and community-based solutions, rather than solely relying on policing.

For Candidate Lilah Mejia on Issue public-safety:  
Believes in addressing mental health as part of overall public safety.

For Candidate Lilah Mejia on Issue public-safety:  
Advocates for investing in disaster preparedness and community resilience.

Supports local mutual aid networks and emergency response efforts.

Supports ensuring equitable disaster recovery for working-class communities.

For Candidate Lilah Mejia on Issue public-safety: Supports bringing resources directly to neighborhoods most at risk.

For Candidate Lilah Mejia on Issue education:  
Supports investing in reading programs to improve literacy in the district.

Supports parents in navigating Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and special education services.

Supports bringing more resources directly into public schools.

Supports expanding after-school and youth programs.

Supports ensuring every child has access to safe, supportive learning environments.

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