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Ana Maria Archila
Ana Maria Archila (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) ran for election for Lieutenant Governor of New York. She did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 8, 2022. She lost in the Democratic primary on June 28, 2022.
Archila completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Ana Maria Archila was born in Bogota. She has served as co-founder and co-executive director of Make the Road New York, founding and executive director of Make the Road Action, co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy, and co-chair of the Working Families Party national committee.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: New York gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of New York
Incumbent Antonio Delgado defeated Alison Esposito in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of New York on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Antonio Delgado (D / Working Families Party) | 53.2 | 3,140,415 |
 | Alison Esposito (R / Conservative Party) | 46.8 | 2,762,581 | |
| Total votes: 5,902,996 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Andrew Hollister (L)
- Robin Dalton (Unite Party)
- Ana Maria Archila (Working Families Party)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of New York
Incumbent Antonio Delgado defeated Ana Maria Archila and Diana Reyna in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of New York on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Antonio Delgado | 60.7 | 522,069 |
 | Ana Maria Archila | 24.8 | 213,210 | |
 | Diana Reyna | 14.1 | 121,589 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 3,471 | ||
| Total votes: 860,339 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brian Benjamin (D)
- David Englert (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Alison Esposito advanced from the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of New York.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Michael Grace (R)
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Alison Esposito advanced from the Conservative Party primary for Lieutenant Governor of New York.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Ana Maria Archila advanced from the Working Families Party primary for Lieutenant Governor of New York.
Endorsements
To view Archila's endorsements in the 2022 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ana Maria Archila completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Archila's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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In New York, I fought for years so that every young person would be able to access high-quality education--helping lead campaigns to fully fund public schools, create school-based college access programs, and pass the New York Dream Act. I was also deeply involved in the fights for paid sick days, raising the minimum wage, and a range of other economic, racial, and justice campaigns. In New York and nationally, she has been a leader in the fight for humane immigration reform.
If elected, I will be the first Latina and the first LGBTQ New Yorker elected to statewide office.- I am running to transform the role of New York Lieutenant Governor by serving as an independent voice in the executive branch. I will use this role to demand that New York State government responds to the needs of working families across the state, not the wants of the wealthy and powerful.
- Housing is the centerpiece of helping families and communities stabilize after the pandemic. I am committed to investing in affordable and dignified housing, strengthening tenant protections, and providing relief to homeowners, so that no one in New York must worry about where they or their families might sleep at night.
- True public safety comes when communities have what they need to thrive. Public safety is safe housing, good health care, childcare, reliable transportation, and living-wage jobs—not overpolicing, arrests, incarceration, and surveillance. As Lieutenant Governor, I will be a champion for common-sense solutions and greater investments in families and communities to prevent gun violence before it needlessly takes lives and causes even greater harm.
To name a few, I am particularly focused on affordable housing, investing in public safety, creating a Working People's Economy (including an immediate minimum wage increase), and safeguarding the rights of immigrants, women, and LGBTQ+ communities.
For decades we’ve had lieutenant governors who do just what the governor asks of them without giving it a second thought, who cut ribbons and call it a day–career politicians serving corporate interests and just waiting for their chance to be governor.
This approach to the lieutenant governor position is a huge missed opportunity.
Lieutenant governors are directly elected by the people to the second-highest elected position in the state. Their presence should not be decorative or ceremonial. They should respond to people’s needs and take action that makes a difference in people’s lives.
In New York, I fought for years so that every young person would be able to access high-quality education--helping lead campaigns to fully fund public schools, create school-based college access programs, and pass the New York Dream Act. I was also deeply involved in the fights for paid sick days, raising the minimum wage, and a range of other economic, racial, and justice campaigns. In New York and nationally, I have been a leader in the fight for humane immigration reform.
I am running to transform the role of lieutenant governor to be the people’s partner in power — and to be a check on the Governor when necessary. For over 20 years, I’ve built and led organizations of people whose demands are rarely met with action. Black, Latino, working-class, immigrant, and LGBTQ New Yorkers who deserve fair pay, affordable housing, access to care, and solutions to the climate crisis. I’ve worked with them to lift up their voices and demand government deliver–and we’ve won major victories like paid sick days, tenant protections, and increased funding for public schools.
I will bring this approach with me as lieutenant governor — making sure that there is someone in the executive branch who knows what everyday New Yorkers across the state are going through and who can advocate on their behalf.
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See also
2022 Elections
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Footnotes
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