Alexa Aviles

Alexa Aviles

Democratic Party

Candidate, New York City Council District 38

New York City Council District 38

Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

3

Predecessor

Carlos Menchaca

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 7, 2023

Next election

November 4, 2025

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Alexa Aviles (Democratic Party) is a member of the New York City Council, representing District 38. She assumed office on January 1, 2022. Her current term ends on January 1, 2026.

Aviles (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) is running for re-election to the New York City Council to represent District 38. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025. She advanced from the Democratic primary on June 24, 2025. The Working Families Party primary for this office on June 24, 2025, was canceled.

Elections

2025

See also: City elections in New York, New York (2025)

General election

General election for New York City Council District 38

Incumbent Alexa Aviles and Luis Quero are running in the general election for New York City Council District 38 on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate
		Alexa Aviles (D / Working Families Party)
		Luis Quero (R / Conservative Party)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 38

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Alexa Aviles in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Alexa Aviles	71.5	10,236	0	Advanced (1)
	Submit photo	Ling Ye	28.0	4,006	0	1
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.6	80	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,322
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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for New York City Council District 38

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Luis Quero in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔		Luis Quero

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Conservative Party primary election

Conservative Primary for New York City Council District 38

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Luis Quero in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔		Luis Quero

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Working Families Party primary election

Working Families Primary for New York City Council District 38

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Alexa Aviles in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔		Alexa Aviles

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Endorsements

Aviles received the following endorsements. To send us additional endorsements, click here.

• New York City Democratic Socialists of America

2023

See also: City elections in New York, New York (2023)

General election

General election for New York City Council District 38

Incumbent Alexa Aviles defeated Paul Rodriguez in the general election for New York City Council District 38 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alexa Aviles (D / Working Families Party)	66.3	5,911
		Paul Rodriguez (R / Conservative Party)	33.0	2,939
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	69

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,919
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 38

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Alexa Aviles in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔		Alexa Aviles

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined.
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Republican primary election

Republican Primary for New York City Council District 38

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Paul Rodriguez in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔		Paul Rodriguez

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Conservative Party primary election

Conservative Primary for New York City Council District 38

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Paul Rodriguez in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔		Paul Rodriguez

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Working Families Party primary election

Working Families Primary for New York City Council District 38

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Alexa Aviles in round 1 .

		Candidate
✔		Alexa Aviles

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Endorsements

Aviles received the following endorsements.

• Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club
• Sunrise NYC

2021

See also: City elections in New York, New York (2021)

General election

General election for New York City Council District 38

Alexa Aviles defeated Erik Frankel in the general election for New York City Council District 38 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alexa Aviles (D)	80.4	9,228
	Submit photo	Erik Frankel (Conservative Party / L)	19.2	2,209
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	46

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,483
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 38

Select round: Round 5 Round 4 Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Alexa Aviles in round 5 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Alexa Aviles	65.1	6,857	1,650	Advanced (5)
	Submit photo	Yu Lin	34.9	3,683	393	5
	Submit photo	Rodrigo Camarena	0.0	0	-1,619	4
	Submit photo	Jacqui Painter	0.0	0	-1,462	4
		Cesar Zuniga	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Victor Swinton	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Alexa Aviles	45.0	5,207	338	Advanced (5)
	Submit photo	Yu Lin	28.4	3,290	114	5
	Submit photo	Rodrigo Camarena	14.0	1,619	195	4
	Submit photo	Jacqui Painter	12.6	1,462	179	4
		Cesar Zuniga	0.0	0	-1,154	3
	Submit photo	Victor Swinton	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Alexa Aviles	40.9	4,869	61	Advanced (5)
	Submit photo	Yu Lin	26.7	3,176	57	5
	Submit photo	Rodrigo Camarena	12.0	1,424	23	4
	Submit photo	Jacqui Painter	10.8	1,283	93	4
		Cesar Zuniga	9.7	1,154	66	3
	Submit photo	Victor Swinton	0.0	0	-491	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Alexa Aviles	39.7	4,808	2	Advanced (5)
	Submit photo	Yu Lin	25.8	3,119	6	5
	Submit photo	Rodrigo Camarena	11.6	1,401	3	4
	Submit photo	Jacqui Painter	9.8	1,190	1	4
		Cesar Zuniga	9.0	1,088	2	3
	Submit photo	Victor Swinton	4.1	491	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Alexa Aviles	39.7	4,806	0	Advanced (5)
	Submit photo	Yu Lin	25.7	3,113	0	5
	Submit photo	Rodrigo Camarena	11.5	1,398	0	4
	Submit photo	Jacqui Painter	9.8	1,189	0	4
		Cesar Zuniga	9.0	1,086	0	3
	Submit photo	Victor Swinton	4.1	491	0	2
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.3	33	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,116
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Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Erik Frankel advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York City Council District 38.

Campaign themes

2025

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2023

Alexa Aviles completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Aviles' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Alexa was born in Puerto Rico, grew up in East New York, Brooklyn and lived over two decades in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. She is a lifelong organizer, mother of two. Alexa has had a long and distinguished career in social justice, managing grants to keep youth out of the juvenile justice system, support environment and racial justice campaigns, demand governmental transparency and accountability and revitalize native cultures and languages. In addition to serving on many local and national nonprofit boards, for nearly a decade, Alexa also served as PTA President, partnering with parents, staff and students to improve academic and recreational programs.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• People over Profit: Our government should be working with the singular focus on ensuring its people, not the ultra wealthy and corporations, have everything they need to lead healthy and full lives. With the ever increasing costs of goods and services, it's harder for people to get by. We must, as a government, fully invest in healthcare, quality education, housing and creating opportunities for our communities to thrive.
• Quality Education for all: The quality of education should not be dependent on family wealth, language spoken at home or where you live. The best investment is ensuring our community’s educational institutions receive the full support to ensure all students succeed.
• Safe, Affordable Housing for all: NYC, like many other cities across the country, is in the midst of a housing crisis. We must change the policies that undermine social housing and invest in it to ensure people are safely housed.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Alexa fights for a government that works for all and includes well-resourced schools; dignified, affordable housing; equity and justice for our most vulnerable and immigrant neighbors; and addressing the climate crisis through a justice framework.

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2021

Alexa Aviles did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.

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Preceded by Carlos Menchaca (D)	New York City Council District 38 2022-Present	Succeeded by -