Jasmin Sanchez (New York)

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Jasmin Sanchez

Democratic Party

Education

Bachelor's

State University of New York, Stony Brook

Other

Southern New Hampshire University

Personal

Profession

Program director

Contact

Personal website

Jasmin Sanchez (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New York State Assembly to represent District 65. Sanchez was disqualified from the Democratic primary scheduled on June 28, 2022.

Biography

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Sanchez earned a B.A. in political science with minors in Africana studies and Latin American Caribbean studies from SUNY-Stony Brook. At the time of her 2017 run for city council, she was pursuing an M.P.A. at Southern New Hampshire University.

Sanchez's experience includes service with the community services and public education organization Good Old Lower East Side and work as the program director for Partnership with Children, the community liaison for state Sen. Daniel Squadron (D), and the founder of the community programming organization the Ana Luisa Garcia Community Center.

Elections

2022

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2022

General election

General election for New York State Assembly District 65

Grace Lee defeated Helen Qiu in the general election for New York State Assembly District 65 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Grace Lee (D)	76.0	20,495
		Helen Qiu (R)	23.7	6,381
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	83

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,959
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 65

Grace Lee defeated Illapa Sairitupac, Denny Salas, and Alana Sivin (Unofficially withdrew) in the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 65 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Grace Lee	48.6	4,653
		Illapa Sairitupac	34.5	3,305
	Submit photo	Denny Salas	13.7	1,312
	Submit photo	Alana Sivin (Unofficially withdrew)	3.0	285
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	18

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,573
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jasmin Sanchez (D)

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Helen Qiu advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 65.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Yubao Dai (R)

2017

See also: Mayoral election in New York, New York (2017) and Municipal elections in New York, New York (2017)

New York City held elections for mayor, public advocate, comptroller, and all 51 seats on the city council in 2017. New Yorkers also voted for offices in their boroughs: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island.

Primary elections were scheduled for September 12, 2017, and the general election was on November 7, 2017. Under New York law, candidates who run unopposed in a primary or general election win the nomination or election automatically, and their names do not appear on the ballot. Carlina Rivera (D) defeated Jimmy McMillan (R), Jasmin Sanchez (Liberal), Don Garrity (Libertarian), and Manny Cavaco (Green) in the general election for the District 2 seat on the New York City Council.

New York City Council, District 2 General Election, 2017
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Carlina Rivera	82.69%	20,050
	Republican	Jimmy McMillan	11.70%	2,837
	Liberal	Jasmin Sanchez	2.01%	487
	Libertarian	Don Garrity	1.79%	434
	Green	Manny Cavaco	1.55%	375
		Write-in votes	0.26%	63
Total Votes				24,246
Source: New York City Board of Elections, "General Election - November 7, 2017," accessed January 2, 2018

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for the District 2 seat on the New York City Council.

New York City Council, District 2 Democratic Primary Election, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Carlina Rivera	60.54%	8,354
Mary Silver	16.54%	2,282
Ronnie Cho	8.56%	1,181
Jorge Vasquez	7.54%	1,040
Jasmin Sanchez	4.62%	638
Erin Hussein	1.93%	267
Write-in votes	0.28%	38
Total Votes		13,800
Source: New York City Board of Elections, "2017 Primary: Certified Results," accessed September 28, 2017

Campaign themes

2022

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2017

Sanchez's campaign website highlighted the following issues. Click "show" on the boxes below for more information about her positions.

ARTS & CULTURE

"Jasmin's first exposure to the arts was in PS 142 when she joined the Latin Band. Through a specialized program at PS 142 she received an improv scholarship to the Abron's Arts Center at Henry Street Settlement. Jasmin was part of the annual Get High on Life March that Grand Street Settlement sponsored and was involved in cheerleading and theater at JHS 22. Jasmin's goal is to establish a physical presence and actively engage local residents and community organizations. By fostering an enhanced relationship between artists and the cultural and civic life of our community, the performing arts hub could create a new and vital cultural destination in District 2 and become a socioeconomic driver. ​ Jasmin will: Support efficient, streamlined access to city and community spaces for rehearsal or performance for arts groups Create programs for artists to exchange participatory workshops for rehearsal and performance space Fight to reduce zoning and tax barriers to preserve existing performance spaces and encourage creation of new ones Fight to have utility companies donate the cost of utilities to non-profit arts organizations as a tax deduction Identify several buildings within the district such as Baruch Bathhouse, CHARAS, and warehouses, and will renovate them for creative artist spaces such as art residencies, art education, community-based projects, exhibitions, and performances Partner with universities to help build a robust, collaborative, and meaningful relationship between them and District 2’s vibrant civic, cultural, and artistic communities. There will be university led initiatives, programs produced by cultural organizations, and private investments allocated from entrepreneurs and corporations"

COMMUNITY HEALTH

"The NYC Council District 2 has been federally designated a health professional shortage area in the fields of primary care, dental care, and mental health. Jasmin will: Commit to community and mental health centers Improve our ability to respond to public health emergencies — from natural disasters, to escalating rates of addiction and obesity, to infectious diseases Fight to improve healthcare for all by ensuring that communities have ample healthcare and urgent care facilities Support continued availability of convenient prevention as well as inpatient and outpatient mental health, alcohol and drug detoxification services that accept various insurances including Medicaid and have accessible and multilingual resources to service diverse populations, educational efforts and services, such as HIV testing services and access to needle exchange programs, education on asthma triggers, such as poor housing conditions and rodent and insect infestation, as well as funding to increase education and awareness of how to reduce these triggers and continued funding for organizations that provide LGBTQ - affirming health care services such as personalized primary care, initiation and maintenance of hormone replacement therapy, and care management Ensure that H+H and the DOHMH is properly staffed by doctors and other health care workers by incorporating innovative approaches such as team-based care and better use of technology to make care more effective and efficient Work alongside medical schools and teaching hospitals that have been leading the movement to work better in teams – with other health professionals – nurses, dentists, pharmacists and public health professionals Advocate for federal support to train at least 3,000 more doctors a year by lifting the cap on federally funded residency training positions"

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

"As City Councilwoman Jasmin will work closely with employers large and small in our district to help them thrive, to navigate bureaucracy, find sustainable programs for building repairs and business development, and to actively connect our businesses with schools, colleges and community organizations to find employee recruitment and learning opportunities. Jasmin will: Support the Small Business Job Survival Act Find creative ways for the city to buy goods and services locally Create a non-profit, city-owned bank for city-wide use Raise the minimum wage Ensure that any new business established in our district hire locally Enforce NYCHA’s Section 3 policy and hire residents of NYCHA Ensure the growth of entrepreneurship and grants opportunities Create apprenticeship trade programs Mandate that any development that goes up sets aside a certain amount of square footage for mom and pop shops Create and promote city-wide events to showcase District 2’s legendary businesses and brands"

EDUCATION & YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

"As a proud product of NYC's public schools, Jasmin knows the immense value that a good education provides. Jasmin has worked in school district 15 at the John Jay High School Campus for 6 years, in school district 13 at Satellite East Middle School for 2 years and currently works within school district 23 for close to 4 years. With over 20 years of youth development experience and the founder of her own nonprofit, Jasmin always put children first. Jasmin will: Support Community Education Councils Encourage more art, music, athletics and cultural curricula in our schools for students of all ages Fully fund our public schools Reduce the burden of standardized testing Ensure that all schools are converted into a Community School Model Reduce classroom size Restore school budgets Build new schools to reduce over-crowding Fight to ensure that the Title 1 amount per student is increased Work to desegregate the schools in our community"

HOUSING

"Jasmin is a life-long resident of Baruch Houses, the largest NYCHA development in Manhattan. Jasmin understands firsthand the needs of NYCHA residents. Public housing afforded Jasmin's family stability for 57 years. ​ Jasmin will: Commit funds to provide new or reclaimed low and moderate income housing and fight the zoning laws that jeopardize them Negotiate deals with organizations like the Fifth Avenue Committee or other collectives to locate buildings that they can buy and redevelop into affordable apartment buildings Explore the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) as it pertains to nonprofits. In Los Angeles, tax exemption is only available for 100% affordable housing development owned by not-for-profits. With local settlement houses and community based organizations already providing the vital services needed to our community, none have explored the development of affordable housing. Create a dialog between D.H.S., H.R.A. NYCHA In-Fill Directors, nonprofits, for profit agencies, other city and state agencies and collectives to explore ways to create low affordable housing to tackle our homeless and housing crisis Push to make sure that those developers receiving 421-A city tax subsidies for the affordable housing units, register each one with HPD to ensure that they are not rented at market rate Fight and work with our state elects to make sure HPD creates a new enforcement unit to properly monitor these affordable housing units registered, the way they do AirBnB Hold those that violate the law accountable through increased penalties and fines which in turn will help offset budgetary costs of this new enforcement unit and help to maintain adequate staffing, supplies and equipment needed to properly do their jobs"

IMMIGRATION

"Immigration New York is a city of immigrants. Under a Trump Administration however, our values are under attack by policies that threaten to divide our communities and tear apart families. As a city we have the power to stand up against division, discrimination and deportations by refusing to collaborate with federal immigration policy. Jasmin will: Support measures that prohibits the NYPD, DOC, and DOP from becoming deputized to carry out immigration enforcement under the 287(g) program Fight to remain a Sanctuary City Sponsor legislation put forward by the I-Vote coalition to expand voting rights to immigrant New Yorkers Implement educational workshops so that immigrant families know their rights, have access to the resources needed and know what is at stake Ensure that families have identification through the IDNYC program Advocate to expand public and private sector opportunities for English Language Learning"

PARKS AND GREEN SPACE

"As a softball coach Jasmin knows how important it is to have safe parks available in the community. Jasmin has played on numerous fields that have been forgotten. Some of the fields are in such bad shape that she refuses to allow her youth to play on them due to potential injury. Jasmin will: Explore innovative financing mechanisms to ensure adequate funding for the proper maintenance and operation of all city parks Make sure that there is an even distribution of parks staff and resources throughout the parks system Ensure Community Parks Initiative are implemented in under-served communities Fight for green spaces to be included in residential and commercial rezone plans"

PUBLIC HEALTH

"My years of efforts to clean up the Lower East Side streets of garbage will only become more effective when I am elected Councilwoman. Jasmin will: Ensure that there are ample garbage cans near every building so that trash is not left in front of the building blocking walk ways and inviting rodents to our neighborhood Personally encourage window washing, sidewalk cleaning and improved general building maintenance among all of our commercial and residential building owners Implement an education program for responsible pet ownership"

PUBLIC SAFETY

"Crime is what happens when opportunity dries up and education is undermined. As City Councilwoman, Jasmin will act on behalf of public safety by continuing to work closely with the NYPD, Community Boards, PSAs, landlords, our schools and non-profit organizations. Jasmin will fight the constant efforts to cut public programs that help to keep our youth engaged and focused on their future. Jasmin will: Make sure we protect the pensions of police and firefighters Introduce new crime fighting tools regarding domestic violence, drugs and gangs Form a youth mentorship committee to provide education and athletic scholarships Create programs to integrate convicted felons to society upon release from prison Work with the NYPD to increase foot/bike patrols"

SENIORS

"Jasmin will ensure that the elderly of District 2 are protected and live in dignity. As Council member, Jasmin's office will provide needed assistance with navigating Social Security and Medicare programs and will work with senior community leaders to ensure our streets are not a hazard for the seniors and the disabled. Jasmin will: Protect our seniors from physical abuse and financial crimes Advocate for aging in place Expand and implement new programs focused on technology, inter-generational programs and physical activities Actively promote the creation of a new senior center offering opportunities for recreation, education, exercise, entertainment and family get togethers"

TRANSPORTATION

"The MTA is the lifeblood to our community’s working people. As we know, commuting patterns are city wide but the transit systems that help people commute are not. Jasmin will: Support and expand select buses Partner with organizations focused on healthcare, employment, education, and transportation to bring awareness of how having access to public transportation affects the quality of life of an individual Promote ride sharing, bike sharing and a local shuttle for those who need a lift to do their shopping similar to programs offered by other communities Ensure that fare relief and fare assistance are advocated for and remain Work to restore several restricted-access crosstown streets in Manhattan – open only to buses and taxis Enforce bike lanes to prevent bicycle collisions and fatalities with pedestrians and enforcement should be covered by DOT with fines to cover the man power"

Endorsements

2017

Sanchez received endorsements from the following in 2017:

• Liberal Party
• New York University Student Labor Action Movement

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