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Lilah Mejia — Candidate for New York State Assembly, 65th District

Lilah Mejia is a lifelong Lower East Side resident, a proud Nuyorican, and a mother of six who has spent over 20 years fighting for her community.

From organizing food access during COVID to supporting families after Hurricane Maria, Lilah has always shown up for working people. She has led efforts to bring resources into schools, protect tenants, and build community-led solutions through mutual aid.

Now, she’s running for State Assembly because our communities deserve leadership that understands what we’re going through and knows how to deliver.

Key Issues

Housing

Everyone deserves to stay in the community they call home.

I will:

  • Protect NYCHA and fully fund public housing
  • Preserve rent-stabilized and Mitchell-Lama housing
  • Fight displacement and keep longtime residents in their homes
  • Expand truly affordable housing, not luxury development
  • Hold landlords accountable for unsafe and neglectful conditions
  • Support tenants in organizing and knowing their rights

SENIORS

Our seniors deserve to age with dignity.

I will:

  • Protect seniors from being pushed out of their homes
  • Expand access to affordable healthcare and home care
  • Strengthen senior centers and food access programs
  • Ensure services are accessible in the languages our seniors speak
  • Invest in programs that keep seniors connected, not isolated

EDUCATION

Our schools should work for our children and our parents.

I will:

  • Invest in reading programs to improve literacy inour district
  • Support parents navigating IEPs and specialeducation services
  • Bring more resources directly into public schools
  • Expand after-school and youth programs
  • Ensure everychild has access to safe, supportive learning environments

MENTALHEALTH

Mental health care should be accessible, not a luxury.

I will:

  • Expand community-based mental health services
  • Invest in programs like clubhouses and peersupport models
  • Increase funding for youth and family mentalhealth care
  • Ensure culturally competent services for ourcommunities
  • Addressmental health as part of overall public safety

RESILIENCE

Our community deserves to be protected before the next crisis hits.

I will :

  • Invest in disaster preparedness and communityresilience
  • Strengthen infrastructure to protect againstflooding and extreme weather
  • Support local mutual aid networks and emergencyresponse efforts
  • Ensure equitable disaster recovery forworking-class communities
  • Bringresources directly to the neighborhoods most at risk

DISABILITY ACCESS

Accessibility is a right.

I will:

  • Ensure ADA compliance across transit, including Delancey Street stations
  • Expand services for people with disabilities
  • Support families navigating disability services
  • Invest in inclusive public spaces and programs
  • Advocate for dignity and independence for all
"People deserve to live, learn, heal, and age in the communities they call home."

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