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Overview
Current roleProgram manager (television/media)
PartyIndependent
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationNew York
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BackgroundProgram manager (television/media)
EducationLaGuardia Community College (studied)
Notable personal detailsMeherunnisa "Mary" Jobaida is a Bangladeshi American community advocate and political candidate in Queens, New York. She previously ran for New York State Assembly District 37 in 2020 and later ran on the People First ballot line in the February 3, 2026 special election for New York State Assembly District 36. Her professional background has included media management, community health outreach, and public-service work connected to the New York State Senate.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports taxing the ultra-wealthy and policies to reduce economic inequality while expanding public services and social programs such as universal healthcare, free public college, and major investments in affordable housing and public infrastructure.
Healthcare
The candidate supports single-payer, high-quality universal healthcare and describes healthcare as a human right. The campaign platform lists universal healthcare and single-payer as explicit policy goals.
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Immigration & Border
The candidate supports protecting immigrant residents from federal immigration enforcement and opposes local cooperation with ICE. She advocates for legal assistance for immigrants, access to housing, food, medical care and work authorization pathways regardless of documentation, and for state actions to help immigrants integrate and become productive members of the community.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports broad reproductive rights including free access to abortion and contraception, universal single-payer healthcare that includes reproductive care providers, and universal comprehensive sex education; also supports extended postpartum leave and related maternal supports.
Climate & Energy
Supports climate justice and climate resiliency infrastructure, advocates for rapid expansion of renewable energy, and seeks to close a local fossil-fuel power plant (Ravenswood) that affects nearby public housing. Accepts transitional considerations (notes closure depends on sufficient renewable production) while prioritizing funding and policy to accelerate clean energy and resiliency projects.
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