Adriano Espaillat

State Senator - 31st District @New York State Senate

Ranking Democrat on the Senate Housing CommitteeWorked tirelessly to champion causes that directly helped communities across New York, including:• Successful advocacy on behalf of over 2.5 million NYC tenants during the campaign to extend and strengthen rent regulations.• Passage of law cracking down on the sale of dangerous alcoholic beverages to minors.• Extension of the J-51 Housing Program, which protected tenant from unfair rent hikes.• Passage of legislation supporting over livery drivers by extending protections from violent crimes and inclusion of the drivers in the Workers’ Compensation benefits program.• Legislation allowing daycare providers to organize and collectively bargain, helping empower some of New York’s hardest working men and women and strengthening our middle-class.