Louis Puliafito
About
Based in Yorkville
Louis Puliafito's 2026 campaign biography says he was born and raised in Yorkville and worked for 25 years in information technology for Fortune 100 companies, including Merrill Lynch and New York Life Insurance. It also describes 20 years in SEIU 32BJ residential service, including eight years as a shop steward, and service as a 2010 U.S. Census field operations supervisor and host of the public-issues program Decent Life on Manhattan Neighborhood Network.
25-year information technology career with Fortune 100 companies
Information technology work at Merrill Lynch and New York Life Insurance
Residential service worker and SEIU 32BJ member for 20 years
SEIU 32BJ shop steward for eight years
Field Operations Supervisor for the 2010 U.S. Census
Producer and host of Decent Life on Manhattan Neighborhood Network
Where they stand
Election access and rules
Open primary elections to unaffiliated voters, impose term limits, make ballot access easier for unaffiliated candidates, and adopt statewide ranked-choice voting. The platform links these changes to broader participation, competition, and accountability.
Street safety and powered bicycles
Keep powered devices off city sidewalks except where accessibility requires it; require delivery riders and cyclists to obey traffic laws, stop at red lights, yield to pedestrians, use bike lanes when available, and walk bikes with power off on sidewalks, while expanding safe cycling infrastructure.
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