Alexa Avilés
Alexa Avilés
NY-10 Democratic nominee?
$471.6K
JUN 27, 2026Primary Election
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Overview
Current roleCouncil Member
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyDemocratic Socialist
Age53 years old (Jan 15, 1973)
GenderFemale
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LocationNew York
BackgroundPolitician
EducationColumbia University (1995)
Notable personal detailsAlexa Avilés is an American politician, community activist, and nonprofit/philanthropy professional who serves on the New York City Council representing District 38 in Brooklyn. Born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico and raised in East New York, she graduated from Columbia University (1995) and earned a master’s degree from Baruch College’s School of Public and International Affairs. Before elected office, she worked in nonprofit and philanthropic roles and served as a public-school PTA president. She lives in Sunset Park with her husband Frankie and their two daughters.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports tax policies that provide direct relief to working families, including sponsoring and speaking in favor of a New York State Working Families Tax Credit to deliver tax credits for families with children. Has backed measures to redirect public resources toward affordable housing, schools, and services and accepted endorsements from groups that oppose tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy.
Healthcare
Supports expanding access to healthcare through public programs and city investments (including opposing privatization of retirees’ healthcare and expanding mental health services), and pushes for improved outreach and services for immigrant communities. Prioritizes strengthening public-sector health and social supports rather than market-based rollbacks.
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Immigration & Border
Supports strong protections for immigrant communities, expanded access to legal and informational resources, and opposes local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement and policies that enable detention or rollbacks of immigrant rights.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports unrestricted access to abortion and reproductive care and advocates protecting and expanding reproductive rights and bodily autonomy. Has spoken publicly in favor of defending abortion access and co-sponsored local measures to expand reproductive and fertility care access.
Climate & Energy
Supports environmental justice and local emissions-reduction measures including regulating last-mile distribution facilities, requiring cruise ships to use shore power, expanding green space and protections for coastal communities, and pursuing reductions in building and truck-related pollution. Prioritizes clean air and climate resiliency for vulnerable Brooklyn neighborhoods while advancing regulatory and accountability measures on polluters.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports community-based investments and policing reforms to improve public safety while protecting civil rights; advocates for transparency and oversight of NYPD stops and for funding social services, mental health care, and street-safety measures rather than relying solely on expanded policing. Does not present a platform advocating for wholesale removal of police funding or for unfettered gun rights.
News
Alexa Avilés is in the news because a New York state appeals court ordered the NY-11 congressional district to be redrawn in a redistricting case that favored Democrats. The decision could reshape the NY-11 political landscape and affect nearby Democratic primary dynamics, depending on how the new map is drawn.
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