Brad Lander looks to win NY 10 Congressional seat
News12 spoke with Brad Lander, looking to take the seat and bring his decades of experience in governing along with him.
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News12 is taking a closer look at the race for New York’s 10th congressional district ahead of the New York primary.
News12 spoke with Brad Lander, looking to take the seat and bring his decades of experience in governing along with him.
His work in New York politics began 30 years ago, and still, Lander says he’s not done with his fight.
“This is a five-alarm fire for our democracy,” said Lander. “[President] Donald Trump is abducting our immigrant neighbors, is shredding people's voting rights, and is stealing $2 billion from the American people to give to his insurrectionist cronies. We need fighters in Washington.”
Which is why he’s running for Congress, to represent more than 700,000 New Yorkers in Lower Manhattan and several Brooklyn neighborhoods.
He says his main agenda is clear.
“Fighting this fascist president,” said Lander. “Protecting our immigrant neighbors and winning a more affordable city where people could afford the rent, the healthcare, and the childcare. This is an amazing district. People love living here, but the cost of housing is insane, and so people are feeling pushed out of their own neighborhoods. People's kids, even my kids, can't afford to live here.”
As a former city councilor, former city comptroller, and mayoral candidate, he’s asking voters to look at his resume before heading to the polls.
“When I was New York City comptroller,” said Lander, “I issued the first social bonds in the history of the city – that's using municipal finance. I generated $4 billion to build 12,000 affordable homes for low-income and working-class people. I want to do the same in Washington. They've never been social bonds that use us treasuries, but we could generate hundreds of billions of dollars and then build affordable housing around here.”
News 12 asked him what makes him stand out from his opponent, who has held the seat since 2023.
“People want leaders who will fight shoulder to shoulder with their neighbors,” said Lander. “I know how to make government work better for you. I don't take money from the billionaires; I organize with my neighbors.”
