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Adrienne Adams (D)

New York City Council Member, District 28

DemocratFormerNew York City

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What Adams did for people

New York City rewrote its zoning to make room for 80,000 more homes
Proposed by Eric Adams (D).
Negotiated it
Under threat. As of Nov. 11, 2026.
NYC nonprofit human services workers got three 3% raises
Proposed by Eric Adams (D).
Championed it
Working now.
NYC job ads must show the lowest and highest pay offered
Carried by Helen Rosenthal (D).
Co-sponsored it
Working now.
A pending case can't cost you an NYC job without a fair review
Carried by Jumaane Williams (D).
Co-sponsored it
Working now.
Illustration from photo.See the photo (Tessa Bury, via Wikimedia Commons), opens in a new tabCC BY 4.0.
Fast food chains in NYC can't fire you without a good reason
Carried by Brad Lander (D).
Co-sponsored it
Working now.

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Each of them ran for a city council or a state legislature, won, and did work you’ll find on this site. Running is one way in. Serving on a board or working the polls are others.

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From left: Chi Ossé (D), Bill Stanley (R), and Louise Lucas (D).

From left: Chi Ossé (D), Bill Stanley (R), Louise Lucas (D), Emmett Hanger (R), and Michelle Hinchey (D).

Illustrations from photos.See the photo of Ossé (New York City Council), opens in a new tab© New York City Council, used as a drawing reference.See the photo of Stanley (Office of the Governor of Virginia, via Wikimedia Commons), opens in a new tabCC BY 4.0.See the photo of Lucas (Senate of Virginia), opens in a new tab

Illustrations from photos.See the photo of Ossé (New York City Council), opens in a new tab© New York City Council, used as a drawing reference.See the photo of Stanley (Office of the Governor of Virginia, via Wikimedia Commons), opens in a new tabCC BY 4.0.See the photo of Lucas (Senate of Virginia), opens in a new tabSee the photo of Hanger (Senate of Virginia), opens in a new tab© Senate of Virginia, used as a drawing reference.See the photo of Hinchey (NY Senate, via Wikimedia Commons), opens in a new tabCC BY 2.5.