State Assembly Member - District 37
Samantha Kattan
Democratic and Working Families nominee for the 37th Assembly District seat now held by Claire Valdez.
Rents, tenant protections and social housing
Wants to defend and expand rent stabilization and Good Cause Eviction protections, give tenants the first chance to buy their building when a landlord sells, and create a state Social Housing Development Authority to build permanently affordable homes. Backs a rent freeze for stabilized units and rent stabilization for small businesses.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
After moving to Brooklyn in 2014, helped co-found tenant associations and neighborhood groups, including HOPE (Housing Organizers for People Empowerment), a coalition in Brownsville and East New York.
Helped co-found the groups as a tenant organizer · After moving to Brooklyn in 2014 · Community organizing; the groups' current activity was not stated
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