Vote 2025: State Sen. Ramos focuses on working families in NYC mayoral race
Ramos, a Queens native and the daughter of Colombian immigrants, has represented her district in Albany for the last seven years. During that time, she helped raise the state’s minimum wage and tie it to inflation.
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59ds agoState Sen. Jessica Ramos says she’s running for mayor to make New York City more affordable for working families.
“Bring New York City back to a time when you only really needed one good job to be able to keep a roof over your head,” Ramos said in an interview with News 12.
Ramos, a Queens native and the daughter of Colombian immigrants, has represented her district in Albany for the last seven years. During that time, she helped raise the state’s minimum wage and tie it to inflation.
Her campaign platform focuses on affordable housing, public safety, immigration and mental health. She’s also made universal child care a top priority, drawing on her own experience as a mother of two.
“I want to build out a system much like we did with universal pre-K,” Ramos said. “Just start working backwards — making 3-K universal.”
With a background in labor and previous roles in City Hall, Ramos says she understands how city agencies work and how to implement policy.
Ramos is currently polling behind other Democratic candidates in the race but says her campaign is rooted in the struggles of everyday New Yorkers.
“I hope that voters and even nonvoters can see themselves in me and can trust that I will be determined and focused on delivering an economy and a city that works for everybody,” she said.
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