US Representative - District 15
Jose Vega
Political organizer born in 1998 and raised in the South Bronx, who has worked with the LaRouche movement since age 16.
Where they stand
Wages, jobs and the cost of living
Proposes large industrial parks in the Bronx paired with skilled-trades apprenticeships, an idea he likens to a New Deal–style jobs corps he has proposed, and a cross-Bronx train line running from Bay Plaza along Fordham Road to Spuyten Duyvil and into Manhattan.
Housing costs and public housing
Proposes returning to a national banking system so housing development can get the capital it needs.
Health coverage and hospitals
Supports a universal single-payer national health insurance system as part of a Medicare for All policy.
Background
Based in South Bronx
He ran for this seat in 2024 on the LaRouche Party line, receiving 2.4%, lost the June 23, 2026 Democratic primary with 22.2%, and is on the Speak The Truth line in November.
- Associate of the LaRouche movement since age 16; affiliated with the Schiller Institute and the LaRouche Organization
- Ran for this seat in the Nov. 5, 2024 general election on the LaRouche Party line, receiving 4,086 votes (2.4%)
- Received 9,413 votes (22.2%) in the June 23, 2026 Democratic primary for this seat
- Announced his 2026 campaign for this seat on Nov. 2, 2025
- Attended Bronx Community College; has worked as a barista
Support
Jimmy Dore
Comedian and host of The Jimmy Dore Show, a political commentary program
Ray McGovern
Former CIA analyst turned peace activist; co-founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity
- IC
Integrity Political Action Committee
PAC
Due Dissidence
Political commentary and interview outlet
Money
$291K
raised
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