US Representative - District 12
Wilneida Negron
Wilneida Negrón is a public servant, author, labor and technology advocate, and systems builder who is running for Congress in New York's 12th District.
Where they stand
Cost of living, taxes and wages
Would target IRS enforcement at complex corporate and high-income returns, expand refundable tax credits for working families, require cost-of-living reviews for major economic bills, and crack down on junk fees and deceptive pricing.
Housing supply and affordability
Would expand federal support for preserving affordable housing, convert underused commercial space into mixed-income workforce and senior housing, and tie broader rental assistance to current cost-of-living data.
Healthcare access and costs
Would pursue all-payer rate setting and payment reform, expand Medicare drug-price negotiation and generic competition, extend Affordable Care Act subsidies with out-of-pocket caps, and build toward automatic enrollment in a public baseline plan.
Background
She says she has worked for 20 years across government, labor, technology, and financial markets, built a Worker Technology Rights Framework, and served as an external adviser to two Democratic presidential administrations.
- Public-service work in juvenile detention centers, jails, senior centers, legal-aid programs, and community organizations
- Twenty years working across government, labor, technology, and financial markets
- Built the Worker Technology Rights Framework
- External adviser to two Democratic presidential administrations
- Author on technology and workers
- Raising two children in District 12 public schools
Money
$38K
raised
$-17.74 cash
cash on hand
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