Julien Segura
About
Based in Sugar Hill, Inwood, Washington Heights, North Harlem · Age 30
Julien Segura is a 30-year-old Armenian-Lebanese-American political organizer and first-generation American running for New York State Assembly in District 71 (Sugar Hill, Inwood, Washington Heights, and North Harlem). He previously volunteered for Zohran Mamdani's mayoral campaign and is challenging incumbent Al Taylor for the second time. Segura is a descendant of Armenian Genocide survivors and emphasizes progressive reform and housing affordability.
Political organizer
Former candidate for NYS Assembly in the 71st District
General consultant (self-employed) since 2023
Volunteer for Zohran Mamdani's mayoral campaign
First-generation American, descendant of Armenian Genocide survivors
Where they stand
Election reforms
Segura supports protecting against Trump's SAVE act, allowing independent voters to vote in a primary election of their choosing, and lowering the barrier to entry for independent party candidates.
Interfaith/Language Accessibility/Disability
Segura supports ensuring all NY State government documents have availability in over 30 languages, and creating anti-hate training mandate for all convicted of hate crimes.
Their priorities
Issues Julien is raising that aren't a shared debate across the field.
Arts & Culture
Segura supports allocating more funding to local artists and artist collectives in Upper Manhattan, mandating funding for arts programs in public school budgets, and reviving the Fort Tryon Park Renaissance fair.
Energy/Environment
Segura supports limiting annual rate increases on Con Ed bills, building publicly owned renewable energy generation to clean the electric grid, passing the NY HEAT act to reduce electric bills, cosponsoring A02054 (Beauty Justice Act) to reduce harmful chemicals in beauty products, creating new subsidies to help buildings meet environmental requirements without increasing rent/maintenance substantially, and creating new electric car charging infrastructure throughout NY State.
Education
Segura supports free CUNY/SUNY for all NY residents, universal childcare at no cost to parents, mandating funding allocation for arts programs in K-12 public schools, and restoring civics and government education in public schools.
Health
Segura supports the NY Health Act (single payer healthcare), insurance coverage mandate for preventative cancer testing MRIs, building mental health infrastructure including more in-patient psychiatric beds, restoring healthcare funding cut by Donald Trump, and creating a pipeline for the homeless to reintegrate into society with a new jobs program pilot.
Housing
Segura supports holding bad landlords accountable, investing in HDFCs and ensuring extension of tax exemption beyond 2029, protecting NYCHA public housing stock from privatization, and creating a social housing model for tenants in privatized NYCHAs.
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