Eight Years for the Bronx. Let's Keep Going.
Karinés Reyes has been a Bronxite for nearly 30 years; if you want to understand why she ran for office, you have to start there: with the Bronx, and with everything that shaped her before Albany.
After Hurricane Maria, she was among the first nurses sent by New York State to Puerto Rico. Before she ever ran for office, she was already in Albany, lobbying for single-payer healthcare and safer nurse-to-patient ratios.
She won her Assembly seat in 2018 and has spent four terms doing what she came to do. She's introduced legislation to protect reproductive rights, defend immigrant communities, expand healthcare coverage, get free books to kids statewide, and make sure seniors have real access to the relief programs they're owed. None of it is accidental; it's all connected to the same community she's been part of for nearly 20 years.
In her fifth term, she's focused on what matters most to Bronx families right now: affordable healthcare, affordable housing, and protecting immigrants from federal overreach. She knows these fights because she's been in them--long before she had a seat in Albany.
Karinés is focused on three things: affordable healthcare, affordable housing, and protecting immigrant families from federal overreach.
COMMUNITY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
COMMUNITY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Free Mammogram Screenings
Free Mammogram Screenings
Karinés also partnered with the American-Italian Cancer Foundation to bring a free Mammogram Bus to 1973 Westchester Avenue, making cancer screenings accessible to women right in the district.
Nurse-to-Patient Ratio Advocacy
Nurse-to-Patient Ratio Advocacy
She stood on the picket line with fellow nurses at Montefiore Einstein, fighting for safe staffing ratios that protect both patients and healthcare workers across the Bronx.
The LUCHA Equity Fund
The LUCHA Equity Fund
Working with Assemblymember Amanda Septimo, Karinés secured the first-ever state fund dedicated to supporting Latino-serving organizations working on workforce development, healthcare access, education, and housing.
Environmental Justice
Environmental Justice
Karinés successfully fought for the federal RAISE grant to begin the process of capping the Cross Bronx Expressway, a historic step toward cleaner air and healthier lives for all of our Bronx families.