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Shaniyat Chowdhury

Democratic

Running as Candidate for

Congressional District 5

Party Enrolled in

Democratic

Top Three Issues

  1. Housing as a human right
  2. End mass incarceration
  3. Protect immigrant rights

Previous Occupation

Educational Health Director, United States Marines, Service Worker

Education

Bachelor of Science in Law and Society from CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Organizational Affiliation

South Jamaica Housing Resident Green Committee, Bangladeshi Americans for Political Progress, Muslims for Progress, Democratic Socialist of America

Prior Public Experience

Political Campaign Organizer, NYS Assembly Legislative Intern

Candidate Statement

I am a product of public education and public housing where I currently live in the 40 Projects also known as South Jamaica Houses. I can be the first person from public housing to be in Congress. As someone who experienced stop and frisk-- addressing police accountability is a personal issue. As well as fighting for the rights of incarcerated individuals, and reinvesting into working class communities without corporate interest. As the son of two Bangladeshi parents who also our home in the 2007 Financial Crisis, I understand first hand that NY-5 deserves working class representation.


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