VOTING LOCAL: Elisa Crespo for NYC City Council District 15
I’m a product of the very same public institutions we must reform, from public schools to public housing. I have experienced the social disparities that exist in New York City firsthand. I was raised by a hard-working, single Latina mother who relied on Section 8 to keep a roof over my head and food on our table despite her best efforts. We moved from borough-to-borough, even living in a shelter, just to make ends meet.
Through my family’s struggle, I developed a passion for community organizing and knew that I wanted to fight to elevate the needs of our most vulnerable and underserved communities. My love for public service motivated me to pursue a quality education. I attended John Jay College of Criminal Justice, where I also served as an elected student activist, sitting on various university-wide committees within the City University of New York (CUNY). I graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science with a focus in Human Rights.
I am an advocate and activist and have fought unapologetically to preserve the affordability and accessibility of our City’s public higher education system, to promote civic engagement and voter awareness, to represent union labor, and to elevate the LGBTQIA community. I’m a proud union member of DC37 - Local 371.
I have advocated on behalf of parents whose children have been victims of bullying, along with those who have been deprived of vital special education services. In my current role as the Education Liaison at the Bronx Borough President's office, I have had the opportunity to help countless families navigate our education system’s bureaucracy.
I am running to represent District 15 in the heart of the Bronx, which includes the neighborhoods of Belmont, Fordham, Tremont, Mount Hope, Allerton, Olinville, Van Nest, West Farms, and Bedford Park.
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