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Julie Menin (D)

Speaker of the New York City Council

DemocratServing nowNew York City Official website

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What Menin did for people

NYC school paraprofessionals are owed up to $10,000 this school year
Carried by Carmen De La Rosa (D).
Championed it
Under threat. As of Nov. 12, 2026.
A new city voucher helps cover rent for people facing eviction or homelessness
Carried by Pierina Ana Sanchez (D).
Negotiated it
Law now. Benefits start Jan. 26, 2027.
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Half-price subway and bus fares for 340,000 more New Yorkers
Funding won by Julie Menin (D).
Secured the funding
Funded. Benefits start Nov. 30, 2026.
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Every public school kindergartner gets $1,000 toward college
Proposed by Julie Menin (D).
Proposed it
Rolling out. Not everyone has it yet.

You?

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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).

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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.