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Eric Adams (D)

Mayor of New York City

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).
Proposed it
Under threat. As of Nov. 11, 2026.
NYC nonprofit human services workers got three 3% raises
Proposed by Eric Adams (D).
Proposed it
Working now.
NYC kept rent stabilization alive for nearly 1 million households
Carried by Pierina Ana Sanchez (D).
Signed it
Working now.
NYC is erasing medical debt for working New Yorkers, no application needed
Proposed by Eric Adams (D).
Proposed it
Working now.
Illustration from official portrait.See the photo (New York City Council), opens in a new tab© New York City Council, used as a drawing reference.
Every NYC home now has curbside compost pickup
Carried by Shahana Hanif (D).
Carried it out
Under threat. As of Nov. 11, 2026.
Free home internet and cable TV for NYCHA residents
Led by Eric Adams (D).
Led it
Working now.
NYC rent vouchers got easier to get, and some tenants pay $50 a month toward rent
Proposed by Eric Adams (D).
Proposed it
Working now.
NYC's tax credit for low-wage workers is up to 6 times bigger
Proposed by Eric Adams (D).
Proposed it
Working now.
Low-wage NYC workers get a city tax credit up to six times bigger
Proposed by Eric Adams (D).
Proposed 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.