NY-10 Democratic nominee?
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JUN 27, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleCouncil Member
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyDemocratic Socialist
GenderFemale
LocationNew York
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BackgroundPolitician
EducationColumbia University (BA, Sociology and Latin American History)
Notable personal detailsAlexa Avilés is a Democratic politician serving on the New York City Council representing District 38 in Brooklyn. Before her election to the Council, she worked for nearly three decades in the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors, including as a program director at the Scherman Foundation. She has been active in local civic life, including service on Brooklyn Community Board 7 and as chair of the NYC Youth Board. She earned a BA from Columbia University and an MPA from Baruch College’s Austin W. Marxe School of Public and International Affairs.
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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 after reports said she deleted past social media posts that called to seize private property and abolish police, borders, and prisons. The reporting does not say she has won the race or give official election results. A separate court ruling on New York redistricting could affect the broader political landscape around her district, but it is not a direct action involving her.
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