State Assembly Member - District 65
Illapa Sairitupac
A housing organizer at the Cooper Square Committee and a social worker with a master's degree from New York University, he won the June 23, 2026 Democratic primary with 36.5% of the vote.
Bernie Sanders
U.S. senator.
Zohran Mamdani
Mayor of New York City.
Shahana Hanif
New York City Council member.
“Illapa has been a tireless fighter for tenants and against ICE. I’m thrilled to support a fellow socialist who knows immigrants make New York great, we all deserve affordable homes, and that a better New York is possible.”
— Shahana Hanif, New York City Council member
32BJ SEIU
Labor union.
NYC District Council of Carpenters
Carpenters' union.
“We’re endorsing Illapa Sairitupac because he understands that a city is only as prosperous as the people who build it.”
— Paul Capurso, Executive Secretary-Treasurer, NYC District Council of Carpenters
New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA)
Nurses' union.
New York City Democratic Socialists of America
New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America.
Tenants PAC
Political action committee.
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