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Christian Celeste Tate

Democratic

K-12 Education

Tate supports fully funding public schools, filling shortages of teachers and counselors, supporting restorative justice programs, adopting sex and consent education, and rejecting unfunded mandates that strain educators.

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Healthcare

Tate believes healthcare is a human right and supports passing the New York Health Act for universal healthcare, fully funding hospitals that serve the community, and protecting access to abortions, gender-affirming care, and maternity supports.

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Housing

Tate supports creating a Social Housing Development Authority to build hundreds of thousands of permanently affordable homes statewide, expanding Good Cause eviction protections, defending rent stabilization, passing the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act to support tenant organizing, expanding the cease and desist zone, and adopting a tax on speculative home flipping to fight displacement.

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Immigration

Tate opposes collaboration with ICE and supports passing New York for All to prohibit state agencies from cooperating with ICE, guaranteeing access to representation for every New Yorker in deportation cases, and passing the MELT Act to prohibit law enforcement from concealing their identities while on duty.

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Public Safety

Tate advocates for community investment and prevention as the foundation of public safety, including funding summer and after-school programs, violence interruption, expanding mental healthcare and substance abuse counseling, and improving visibility on Broadway and Fulton.

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Fight Back Against Fascism

Tate argues the federal government is abusing its power and calls for the state to tax the rich to fund housing, healthcare, safety, and dignity, rather than cave to Trump's demands.

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Stand with Palestine

Tate supports passing the Not on Our Dime Act to prevent New York nonprofits from funding illegal Israeli settlements and human rights abuses, standing with New Yorkers exercising their right to protest, ending training collaborations between the NYPD and Israeli Occupation Force, and supporting workers taking a stand against using New York infrastructure to export genocidal weapons.

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Universal Childcare

Tate supports providing no-cost childcare, 3K, and pre-K statewide so that every parent can provide for their family, every childcare worker earns a living wage, and every child has access to high-quality programming.

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Environmental Justice

Tate opposes the fossil fuel lobby, supports building public power through the New York Power Authority, and demands green infrastructure and environmental remediation for the community.

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Higher Education

Tate supports passing the REPAIR Act to force private colleges to pay their fair share and the New Deal for CUNY to make the system tuition-free.

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Labor and Union Power

Tate supports empowering workers to join and form unions, adopting a state-level ABC test to reclassify independent contractors as employees, amending the Taylor Law to allow public employees to strike, implementing a $30 minimum wage, passing the EmPIRE Worker Protection Act, and taking the Delivery Protection Act statewide.

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Decarceration

Tate supports decarcerating individuals who do not pose a threat to society, protecting 'raise the age' laws, abolishing forced labor in New York prisons, and enforcing the HALT Act's limits on solitary confinement.

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Fast and Free Transit

Tate supports implementing Zohran's agenda for fast and free buses, reducing the cost of Citi Bikes and expanding service to East New York, pushing for universal daylighting, and addressing unsafe road conditions on streets like Broadway and Fulton.

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No public position yet on Opposition to Donald Trump

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