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Overview
Current roleCommunity advocate
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationNew York
BackgroundCommunity advocate
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EducationLaGuardia Community College (non-traditional student)
Notable personal detailsMeherunnisa "Mary" Jobaida is a Bangladeshi-American community advocate and former candidate for the New York State Assembly. She immigrated to the United States in 2001 and has lived in western Queens. Her professional background includes work in media, community outreach/health access, public education, and constituent services in 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.
News
Meherunnisa Jobaida is mentioned in coverage of Democrats flipping 28 state legislative seats during President Trump’s second term, a trend seen as building momentum ahead of the 2026 midterms. The reporting highlights that these state-level wins matter for major policy fights such as abortion and for redistricting.
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