Jessica Ramos

Jessica Ramos

Jessica Ramos is running for state senator in District 13 in New York City in the 2018 election.

Background

From her campaign website:

"A strong union advocate, Ramos worked with Build Up NYC to fight for construction, building and hotel, and maintenance workers in New York City from 2014 to 2015. Ramos also worked with a local chapter of the Social Service Employees Union from 2008 to 2011 and a regional branch of the Service Employees International Union from 2011 to 2014, where she helped building maintenance workers, office cleaners and public schools cleaners win contracts that protected their rights, wages, and benefits.

"As a community organizer and activist, Jessica joined Community Board 3 and served as Democratic District Leader in the 39th Assembly District from 2010 to 2014. Jessica sits on the boards of the Jackson Heights Beautification Group and Farmspot, Jackson Heights’ community-supported agriculture (CSA) program. She has received awards for her work on behalf of the community from the New Visions Democratic Club, Powhatan Democratic Club, and the Lesbian and Gay Democratic Club of Queens—and she has been recognized by the Queens Women’s Chamber of Commerce for her advocacy on behalf of Women and Minority Owned Businesses.

"As the first American-born in her family, Jessica felt a deep sense of responsibility in bridging the gap between immigrant and non-immigrant communities. Jessica’s mother crossed the Mexican border by herself at 24, and her father was arrested in a workplace immigration raid in the early 1980’s and spent days held in a detention center. Jessica’s first job was at a Jackson Heights immigration law firm where she first met construction workers hurt on the job—inspiring her commitment to workers’ rights, and racial and economic justice.

"Even as a teenager, Jessica was outspoken against poverty and the internal displacement of Colombians. She was elected President of the NYC Colombian Liberal Youth Council in 2002 and subsequently elected President of the NYC Colombian Liberal Party in 2005.

"Most recently, Jessica served as Director of Latino Media for the City of New York. As the city’s chief Latina spokesperson, Jessica helped keep our city’s 1.87 million Spanish-speaking residents, and the community and ethnic media at large, informed about government services and initiatives.

"Jessica credits her love for activism and public service to her parents, Colombian immigrants who fought for and won the right to dual citizenship for Colombian-Americans and founded Siempre Colombia, a not-for-profit organization in Jackson Heights that sent aid to Colombians affected by the devastating earthquake in 1999."

Our Revolution

With Jessica Ramos, Brandon Scott, Chesa Boudin, Zulfat Suara, Monique Worrell, Omar Fateh.

New York Election Rally

With Jumaane D. Williams, Brad Lander, Dana Balter, Mondaire Jones, Jessica Ramos.

Queens United Independent Progressives

Queens United Independent Progressives December 10 2020 ·

QUIP had the world’s most fun Zoom event tonight: a Holidarity (holiday + solidarity) party that brought together 106 members and friends.

The party began and ended with an awesome slideshow, conceived and executed by Co-Chair Rapi Castillo, of two and a half years of QUIP organizing.

Thomas Muccioli, Shawna Morlock and Vigie Ramos Rios took a page from A Christmas Carol, to explain QUIP past, present and future.

We offered salutes to and heard brief speeches from great organizers in Queens: Syonae Byeon of the MinKwon Center for Community Action talked about the Flushing Rezoning fight; Martha Ayon and Nick Haby talked about New Reformers electing 14 of 26 candidates for Democratic Party offices in its maiden election year. Marva Schomburg Kerwin and Kate Walls talked about Rockaway Revolution organizing a Black Lives Matter march in Belle Harbor. Rima Begum talked about organizing Bengali tenants in Jamaica.

Assembly member-elect Zohran Mamdani, Assembly member Ron Kim, State Senator Jessica Ramos, and Council members Brad Lander and Jimmy Van Bramer saluted us all, and talked about how profoundly Queens politics has changed—and how much work there was to do.

Participants included Rofadden Lazare, Melanie D'Arrigo and Doug D'Arrigo, Tyler Herald, John Choe, Farudh Majid, David Ian Robin, Shaeleigh Severino. Nalisa Budhu, Carolyn Tran, Divya Sundaram, Czarrinna Andres, Nancy Silverman, Shekar Krishnan, Nancy de Silva, Felicia Singh, Kassandra Damblu, Julie Won, Andres Aguirre, Christopher Espinoza, Sophie Cohen, Albert Suh, Nick Berkowitz, Emily Sharpe.

Endorsements

Working Families Endorsements

• Scott M. Stringer, New York City Comptroller
• Costa Constantinides, New York City Council Member, District 22
• Jimmy Van Bramer, New York City Council Member, District 26
• Working Families Party
• John Leguizamo
• Himalayan Democratic Club
• The People For Bernie
• True Blue NY
• Empire State Indivisible
• NoIDCNY
• The Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club
• Tenants PAC
• UFCW Local 1500
• UAW Region 9A
• VoteProChoice

'Working Families' Endorsement

Working Families endorsed Zellnor Myrie, Jessica Ramos, Alessandra Biaggi, Rachel May, Robert Jackson, John Duane, and Jasmine Robinson.

Corey Johnson Endorsement

Monica Klein/Courtesy Jessica Ramos for state Senate

New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson endorsed Alessandra Biaggi, Jessica Ramos, Robert Jackson and Zellnor Myrie, who are challenging four former IDC members in the upcoming primary.,

'Rise and Resist' Rally for Jessica Ramos

Rise and Resist hosted a rally for Jessica Ramos in April 2018 (Facebook invitation screenshot)

In April 2018, Rise and Resist hosted a rally for Jessica Ramos.

From their Facebook invitation:

"Join us as we rally for Jessica Ramos, our next state senator in District 13. Ramos, members of grassroots groups, and Democrat voters will meet at 31st St. and Ditmars Blvd. for a short rally and voter education.

Jose Peralta may have rejoined the Democrats for now, but he has been willing to ally himself with the GOP since 2016. Queens deserves a REAL Democrat who stands for progressive values, not a Trump Democrat."

Letter to Independent Democratic Conference

In April 2018, IDC challengers Jessica Ramos, Robert Jackson, Alessandra Biaggi, Rachel May, Jasmine Robinson, Zellnor Myrie and John Duane released a letter to the Independent Democratic Conference, which is perceived by progressives as a conservative wing of New York lawmakers, which consist of Marisol Alcantara, Tony Avella, David Carlucci, Jesse Hamilton, Jeffrey D. Klein, Jose Peralta, Diane Savino and David J. Valesky. The letter derided the members for blocking a budget that would have allotted funds for issues like climate change, transgender rights, funding for illegal immigrants to go to college, and gun control.

True Blue NY

March 1st, 2018, New York, Today, more than 60 New York grassroots groups endorsed the following challengers to five members of the New York Senate’s Independent Democratic Conference (IDC): Alessandra Biaggi (District 34, Bronx and Westchester), Robert Jackson (District 31, Northern Manhattan), Rachel May (District 53, Syracuse area), Zellnor Myrie (District 20, Brooklyn), and Jessica Ramos (District 13, Queens).

The newly formed True Blue NY Grassroots Coalition is a diverse network of groups that have mobilized statewide with a unified goal to defeat the IDC. Coalition leaders spoke out today at a press conference at City Hall in Manhattan. The Coalition will eventually endorse challengers for all of the districts represented by IDC members.

“We stand here today not just because of stalled legislation in Albany, but because the IDC has been costly in other ways. Senator Jeffrey D. Klein and Independent Democratic Conference divide the Democratic Party when unity is paramount. We also stand here today because we’ve decided it’s time to take back our government and our Party,” says Carmela Gaines of Queens Huddle.

Muslim Democratic Club endorsement

The Muslim Democratic Club of New York endorsed Jessica Ramos in 2018.

Caban fans

Caban for Queens June 23 ·

Today is a BIG DAY.

We have door-knocking shifts happening all across Queens. Sign up for one (or more!) here: bit.ly/cabangotv

Then, join us at 4pm for a GOTV rally with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , Jessica Ramos , Scott M. Stringer, Cynthia Nixon and more! 🎉🎉🎉

Caban supporters and endorsers

The La Boom Nightclub in Woodside, Queens, was packed wall to wall with hundreds of supporters. People were chanting “Sí se Puede” and “Black and brown lives matter.” That was the scene at approximately 11:15 pm June 25 2019 when Tiffany Caban declared herself the winner in the Democratic primary for district attorney.

Tiffany Caban was a virtually unknown public defender until February 2019. Cabán built a grassroots campaign that brought in community organizations, such as Make The Road, and political groups, including the Working Families Party, Citizen Action, and the Democratic Socialists of America.

Cabán was endorsed by Larry Krasner, the District Attorney from Philadelphia who led the way in the movement for transformative justice. Her national endorsers included Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as well as Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.

Local endorsers included: NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer; NYS Senators Jessica Ramos, James Sanders, Julia Salazar, and Michael Gianaris; NYS Assemblymember Ron Kim; and NYC council members Jimmy Van Bramer and Antonio Reynoso.

Actress Susan Sarandon tweeted this morning; “@CabánForQueens victory over the ‘machine’ in Queens makes me proud to be from Jackson Heights and shows once again that a people’s movement can bring real change, real justice.”