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About

Based in Northwest Bronx · Age 41

Morgan Evers is a teacher, disability activist, and community organizer challenging incumbent Jeffrey Dinowitz for New York's 81st Assembly District in the 2026 Democratic primary. She is a wife and mother of two boys, and has been active in the Northwest Bronx for nine years, co-founding the Unity Democratic Club.

  • School teacher

  • Community organizer

  • Disability rights advocate

  • Co-founder of Unity Democratic Club

  • Former State Committee member for AD81 (2022-2024)

Where they stand

  • AI Regulation

    Morgan Evers supports AI regulation to prevent privacy dangers, workforce replacement, bias, and discriminatory outcomes. She opposes unregulated and untaxed data center expansions that cause environmental hazards and rising utility costs.

  • Childcare & Early Education

    Morgan Evers will work to ensure Bronx families have equitable access to NYC's expanded free universal childcare including 2K and 3K programs, and expand childcare during school holidays.

  • Environmental Justice

    Morgan Evers advocates for polluters to pay heavy fines for illegal dumping, and for safer green spaces and tree planting to mitigate highway air pollution contributing to asthma in Bronx children.

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Their priorities

Issues Morgan is raising that aren't a shared debate across the field.

  • Disability Rights

    Morgan Evers calls for state legislative action to protect disability rights in response to federal rollbacks of ADA compliance guidance and Section 504 protections. She will lead New York's fight for disability community protections.

  • Justice for Immigrants

    Morgan Evers supports dismantling ICE, passing NY for All in its entirety, holding federal agents criminally liable for unconstitutional violations, and has organized rapid response trainings and Know Your Rights canvasses.

  • LGBTQ+ Rights

    Morgan Evers will defend queer and trans families' rights to gender-affirming care, partner with advocates against federal rollbacks, and promote inclusive programming in the district.

  • Local Economy

    Morgan Evers supports advancing legislation to help local business corridors, fast-tracking a vacancy tax on commercial landlords, and creating a district-wide program to help small businesses access state contracting and MWBE certification.

Support

  • NP

    New York Working Families Party

    Organization

  • UC

    Unity Democratic Club

    Democratic club

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