State Assembly Member - District 65
Illapa Sairitupac
Democratic
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.
Rent, tenant protections and new housing
Wants the state to create a Social Housing Development Authority to expand affordable housing, expand rent stabilization statewide through the REST Act, and let tenants buy their apartments through the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act. Also backs ending single-family zoning and parking requirements to allow more housing construction.
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