Mariama James is from Manhattan, New York City. She has lived in Southbridge Towers since she was three months old. She is a mother of three.

Mariama James is from Manhattan, New York City. She is a mother of three and lives in Harlem.

Mariama is a member of the New Jersey General Assembly. She previously worked as a teacher. She has also spent more than 22 years in accounting and finance, serving as a controller in a Local 3 IBEW union shop and as treasurer of Community Board 1. Mariama is also the co-founder of the Coalition for 100% Affordable 5 World Trade Center.

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Mariama previously worked as a teacher. She worked in accounting and finance, serving as a controller in a Local 3 IBEW union shop and as treasurer of Community Board 1. Mariama is also the co-founder of the Coalition for 100% Affordable 5 World Trade Center.

Mariama is currently a member of the New Jersey General Assembly representing the 28th Legislative District. She was first elected in 2021.

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Working Families

Opposes unfair tax increases, including the mayor’s proposed 9%.

Opposes "unfair tax increases," including the mayor’s proposed 9.5% property tax.

Advocated for increased income limits for SCRIE and DRIE.

Advocated for increased income limits for the Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) and Disability Rent Increase Exemption (DRIE).

- Opposes "unfair tax increases," including the mayor’s proposed 9.5% property tax.
- Advocated for increased income limits for the Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) and Disability Rent Increase Exemption (DRIE).

Economy

Supports funding and expanding composting programs.

For Candidate Mariama N. James on Issue energy-and-environment:  
Supports advancing building electrification.

Supports advancing building electrification.

Supports designating community gardens as parks and transforming gray space into green space.

Supports expanding access to play space for families and children.

Supports avoiding new developments in flood zones.

Supports strengthening NYCHA flood protection plans to safeguard vulnerable residents.

Supports strengthening the New York City Housing Authority flood protection plans to safeguard vulnerable residents.

- Supports funding and expanding composting programs.
- Supports advancing building electrification.
- Supports designating community gardens as parks and transforming gray space into green space.
- Supports expanding access to play space for families and children.
- Supports avoiding new developments in flood zones.
- Supports strengthening the New York City Housing Authority flood protection plans to safeguard vulnerable residents.

Energy & the Environment

Supports eliminating healthcare disparities across racial and cultural lines.

Supports protecting LGBTQIA+ healthcare, including access to transitional care.

- Supports eliminating healthcare disparities across racial and cultural lines.
- Supports protecting LGBTQIA+ healthcare, including access to transitional care.

Healthcare

Aims to protect immigrant communities by prohibiting ICE enforcement in schools, courts, and houses of worship, and preventing local law enforcement from acting as federal immigration agents.

Aims to protect immigrant communities by prohibiting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in schools, courts, and houses of worship, and preventing local law enforcement from acting as federal immigration agents.

- Aims to protect immigrant communities by prohibiting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in schools, courts, and houses of worship, and preventing local law enforcement from acting as federal immigration agents.

Voting & Elections

Supports ending qualified immunity, increasing transparency in police custody, and strengthening accountability measures for police misconduct.

Supports marijuana legalization with reinvestment into communities affected by the War on Drugs and expansion of harm-reduction and substance use treatment programs.

Supports reforming parole and sentencing laws by eliminating mandatory minimums, supporting elder parole, and expanding post-conviction relief and Clean Slate protections.

Advocates for ending prolonged solitary confinement, banning forced prison labor, and ensuring incarcerated individuals are treated with dignity, including respecting gender identity in housing placements.

Supports expanding access to education, workforce training, affordable communication, and family visitation for incarcerated individuals to aid successful reentry and strengthen families.

Supports expanding access to education, workforce training, affordable communication, and family visitation for incarcerated individuals to aid successful reentry.

Supports raising the minimum age for juvenile delinquency and prioritizing rehabilitation, restorative justice, and second-chance opportunities for young people over punitive approaches.

Supports investing in housing, healthcare, education, mental health services, and economic opportunities instead of continuing mass incarceration policies.

For Candidate Mariama N. James on Issue public-safety:  
Supports reducing over-policing and investing in violence prevention, restorative justice, youth programs, mental health services, and other community-based public safety initiatives.

Supports reducing over-policing and investing in violence prevention, restorative justice, youth programs, mental health services, and other community-based public safety initiatives.

- Supports ending qualified immunity, increasing transparency in police custody, and strengthening accountability measures for police misconduct.
- Supports marijuana legalization with reinvestment into communities affected by the War on Drugs and expansion of harm-reduction and substance use treatment programs.
- Supports reforming parole and sentencing laws by eliminating mandatory minimums, supporting elder parole, and expanding post-conviction relief and Clean Slate protections.
- Advocates for ending prolonged solitary confinement, banning forced prison labor, and ensuring incarcerated individuals are treated with dignity, including respecting gender identity in housing placements.
- Supports expanding access to education, workforce training, affordable communication, and family visitation for incarcerated individuals to aid successful reentry.
- Supports raising the minimum age for juvenile delinquency and prioritizing rehabilitation, restorative justice, and second-chance opportunities for young people over punitive approaches.
- Supports investing in housing, healthcare, education, mental health services, and economic opportunities instead of continuing mass incarceration policies.
- Supports reducing over-policing and investing in violence prevention, restorative justice, youth programs, mental health services, and other community-based public safety initiatives.

Public Safety

Aims to expand access to civics education, including the Seal of Civic Readiness.

Supports strengthening digital and media literacy so students can navigate technology and distinguish fact from fiction.

Supports strengthening digital and media literacy so students can navigate technology and "distinguish fact from fiction."

For Candidate Mariama N. James on Issue education:  
Supports reforming teacher evaluation systems to return greater control to the local level.

Supports reforming teacher evaluation systems to return greater control to the local level.

Advocates for greater transparency and accountability for charter schools receiving public funds.

- Aims to expand access to civics education, including the Seal of Civic Readiness.
- Supports strengthening digital and media literacy so students can navigate technology and "distinguish fact from fiction."
- Supports reforming teacher evaluation systems to return greater control to the local level.
- Advocates for greater transparency and accountability for charter schools receiving public funds.

Education

As of June 18, 2026, Mariama N. James’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Mariama N. James

Plans to improve responsiveness to community issues by regularly meeting with local precincts.

Supports community-driven solutions to public safety by collaborating with local coalitions to address neighborhood concerns.

Supports efforts to protect immigrant families and strengthen trust between communities and local institutions.

Supports alignment of local stakeholders with broader criminal justice reform priorities through initiatives like the Justice Roadmap.

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