Lydia Bella Green
About
Based in Brooklyn · Age 29
Lydia Green is a Democratic District Leader, progressive organizer, proud union member, tenant, NYC public school graduate, and queer Jewish New Yorker running for State Assembly in District 52. She is challenging incumbent Jo Anne Simon in the 2026 Democratic primary, advocating for taxing the rich, building affordable homes, climate action, and divestment from genocide.
Democratic District Leader for Assembly District 52
Progressive organizer
Union member (OPEIU Local 153 at The Workers Circle)
Tenant
NYC public school graduate
Queer Jewish New Yorker
Where they stand
Environmental Advocacy - Public Power
Green supports the New York HEAT Act, replacing peaker plants, building renewable energy, protecting waterfronts from flooding, and fully implementing the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, the Community Risk and Resiliency Act, and a Cap-and-Invest program. She has supported related resolutions as District Leader.
Education/Dyslexia/Reading Proficiency
Green opposes underfunding public schools and charter school expansion, advocates for desegregation, reform of specialized high schools, smaller class sizes, and equitable funding. She authored a resolution supporting the New Deal for Higher Education to fully fund CUNY and SUNY and make public colleges free.
Community-Driven Land Use Planning
Green advocates for increasing the housing supply, establishing a Social Housing Development Authority, passing the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, increasing federal funding for NYCHA, and supporting the REST Act to stabilize and regulate housing units. She is a tenant herself and emphasizes tenant protections.
Their priorities
Issues Lydia is raising that aren't a shared debate across the field.
Election Reform and Democracy
Green supports professionalizing the NYS Board of Elections, reforming the Democratic Party, fixing the judicial selection process, introducing ranked choice voting, preserving public campaign financing, and advancing the Democracy Preservation Act and Democracy During Detention Act. She also supports emergency protective measures against federal overreach, such as A9347/S8533 and the New York Civil Rights Act.
Universal Healthcare
Green supports the New York Health Act for universal healthcare coverage and the Coverage for All Act to extend coverage regardless of immigration status. She also commits to protecting reproductive health care access. She cites her personal experience with Hodgkin's Lymphoma as motivation.
Immigrant Protection
Green supports the New York for All Act, Coverage for All Act, Dignity not Detention Act, Access to Representation Act, and Building Up Immigrant Legal Defense Act. She advocates for ICE watch, immigration court watch, Know Your Rights canvasses, and abolition of ICE nationally.
LGBTQIA+ Rights
Green supports the Lorena Borjas Transgender and Non-Binary Wellness and Equity Fund, an LGBTQIA+ inclusive curriculum in public schools, and defends gender-affirming care for trans youth. She participates in public demonstrations for LGBTQIA+ rights.
Taxing the Rich
Lydia Green supports taxing the wealthy and corporations to fund government programs, universal childcare, and higher education. She has organized for this since 2020 and made it a cornerstone of her campaign.
Support
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