The Jewish Vote Announces 2023 City Council Endorsements

The electoral arm of Jews For Racial & Economic Justice (JFREJ) endorses twelve City Council Members for reelection in 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 16, 2023
Media Contact: Sophie Ellman-Golan | sophie@jfrej.org

The Jewish Vote Announces 2023 City Council Endorsements

The electoral arm of Jews For Racial & Economic Justice (JFREJ) endorses twelve City Council Members for reelection in 2023

New York, NY — The Jewish Vote, the electoral arm of Jews For Racial & Economic Justice Action (JFREJ) proudly endorses the following twelve City Council Members for reelection:

  • Council Member Carmen De La Rosa, District 10

  • Council Member Pierina Sanchez, District 14

  • Council Member Amanda Farías, District 18

  • Council Member Tiffany Cabán, District 22

  • Council Member Lincoln Restler, District 33

  • Council Member Jennifer Gutiérrez, District 34

  • Council Member Crystal Hudson, District 35

  • Council Member Chi Ossé, District 36

  • Council Member Sandy Nurse, District 37

  • Council Member Alexa Avilés, District 38

  • Council Member Shahana Hanif, District 39

  • Council Member Rita Joseph, District 40


Each of these twelve City Council Members have demonstrated their alignment with The Jewish Vote’s endorsement principles, and have committed to partnering with JFREJ and the entire People’s Plan coalition to pass a People’s Budget that prioritizes care, not cuts. The core demands of the People’s Budget campaign are as follows:

  • No cuts to school budgets. Restore funding and staff lost due to Mayor Adams’ prior budget cuts. Invest in student mental health, community schools, and restorative justice programs.

  • No cuts to CUNY. Restore funding, faculty, and staff lost due to Mayor Adams’ prior budget cuts. Increase funding for advisors, ASAP, and MetroCard access for student support and retention.

  • No cuts to libraries. Restore funding cut by Mayor Adams’ prior budget cuts.

  • No cuts to adult literacy programs. Restore and baseline funding to keep programs whole and invest in greater resources, services, and supports for adult literacy students.

  • No cuts to 3K. Recommit to universal 3K. Fulfill salary parity for the early childhood workforce.

  • No cuts to the provision of social services, such as housing services and health or mental health services. Invest in social safety net and housing solutions for low-income New Yorkers.

  • Reduce the NYPD's bloated budget. Cut vacant school police positions. Remove police from mental health, drug use, and homelessness response. Invest in community safety solutions.

  • Reduce DOC’s bloated budget. Invest in supportive housing and alternatives to incarceration.


In 2021, The Jewish Vote helped elect an unprecedented number of progressives, socialists, and reformers to the New York City Council. In 2023, in partnership with our endorsed Council Members, and the entire new and improved City Council Progressive Caucus, we will pass a People’s Budget with care, not cuts.

Councilmember Carmen de la Rosa smiling straight ahead at the camera framed from shoulders upward. The background is a blurred, brick building. The graphic also reads “The Jewish Vote” in the upper left corner. The bottom center text reads “Endorses - Councilmember - Carmen de la Rosa - City Council D10.
Councilmember Pierina Sanchez looking toward the left frame of the image framed from shoulders upward. The background is a blurred, cloudless sky with a tree in the upper right. The graphic also reads “The Jewish Vote” in the upper left corner. The bottom center text reads “Endorses - Councilmember - Pierina Sanchez - City Council D14.
Councilmember Amanda Farías smiling straight ahead at the camera while framed from shoulders upward. The background is of blurred lights, windows and walls inside a room. The graphic also reads “The Jewish Vote” in the upper left corner. The bottom center text reads “Endorses - Councilmember - Amanda Farías - City Council D18.
Councilmember Tiffany Cabán smiling at the camera framed from shoulders upward. The background is a blurred image of buildings, lights and people. The graphic also reads “The Jewish Vote” in the upper left corner. The bottom center text reads “Endorses - Councilmember - Tiffany Cabán - City Council D22.
Councilmember Lincoln Restler smiling straight ahead at the camera framed from shoulders upward. The background is an image of a blurred sky in between multiple blurred, green trees. The graphic also reads “The Jewish Vote” in the upper left corner. The bottom center text reads “Endorses - Councilmember - Lincoln Restler - City Council D33.
Councilmember Jennifer Guttiérrez smiling straight ahead at the camera framed from shoulders upward. The background is a blurred image of outside. The graphic also reads “The Jewish Vote” in the upper left corner. The bottom center text reads “Endorses - Councilmember - Jennifer Guttiérrez - City Council D34.
Councilmember Crystal Hudson smiling straight ahead at the camera framed from shoulders upward. The background is a blurred image of outside. The graphic also reads “The Jewish Vote” in the upper left corner. The bottom center text reads “Endorses - Councilmember - Jennifer Guttiérrez - City Council D35.
Councilmember Chi Ossé looking straight ahead at the camera framed from shoulders upward. The background is a blurred image of the sky peeking through tree limbs. The graphic also reads “The Jewish Vote” in the upper left corner. The bottom center text reads “Endorses - Councilmember - Chi Ossé - City Council D36.
Councilmember Sandy Nurse smiling straight ahead at the camera framed from shoulders upward. The background is a blurred image of green tree leaves. The graphic also reads “The Jewish Vote” in the upper left corner. The bottom center text reads “Endorses - Councilmember - Sandy Nurse - City Council D37.
Councilmember Alexa Avilés smiling straight ahead at the camera framed from shoulders upward. The background is a blurred image of a red, black and white brick building. The graphic also reads “The Jewish Vote” in the upper left corner. The bottom center text reads “Endorses - Councilmember - Alexa Avilés - City Council D38.
Councilmember Shahana Hanif smiling straight ahead at the camera framed from shoulders upward. The background is a blurred image of multiple red brick buildings and a yellow trash bin to the right. The graphic also reads “The Jewish Vote” in the upper left corner. The bottom center text reads “Endorses - Councilmember - Shahana Hanif - City Council D39.
Councilmember Rita Joseph smiling straight ahead at the camera framed from shoulders upward. The background is a blurred image of multiple green leaves on trees. The graphic also reads “The Jewish Vote” in the upper left corner. The bottom center text reads “Endorses - Councilmember - Rita Joseph - City Council D40.

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Jews For Racial & Economic Justice (JFREJ) is the largest grassroots Jewish organization in New York City. JFREJ’s 6,000 members organize with our neighbors and allies to transform New York from a playground for the wealthy few into a real democracy for all of us, free from all forms of racist violence. The Jewish Vote is JFREJ’s electoral arm.

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