Tonight, the people of the Bronx chose to send Gustavo Rivera back to Albany to represent them in the State Senate. Sen. Rivera faced over a million dollars in outside spending from corporate interests, including the real estate industry and the charter school lobby—and despite being heavily outspent, he won the primary election with the support of labor, elected officials like Congressmembers Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Jamaal Bowman, Nydia Velazquez, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, and progressive groups like the New York Working Families Party.
Sen. Rivera’s full statement can be found below:
“Against a flood of special interest money — from real estate, from charter schools, and from right wing Trump donors — and against every effort by the Bronx Democratic Party machine, we prevailed. And we prevailed because Bronxites know that the Bronx is not for sale. I am proud to declare victory in tonight’s primary. Now, we need to unite as Bronx Democrats in the general election and keep up the fight for working families.
“We still need to make sure every child has an opportunity to thrive, and that means restoring the $469 million in cuts to our public schools. We still need to pass universal healthcare in New York, and beat back the real estate interests who continue pricing us out of our homes. And we still need to end the corruption in Albany that led to millions of dollars in corporate spending against progressive candidates this cycle. I’m honored that the people of District 33 put their trust in me to keep leading these fights in Albany.
“We were the labor campaign, with endorsements from 1199SEIU, NYSUT, NYSNA, UFT, Hotel Trades Council, Transport Workers Union, Doctors Council, CIR-SEIU, PEF, RWDSU, UFCW-1500, Local 338, AFL-CIO, Central Labor Council, CWA, CSA, PSC, Teamsters Local 16,Tile, Marble and Terrazzo, and Bricklayers. We were the campaign of AOC, of Elizabeth Warren, of Jamaal Bowman and Ana Maria Archila and the great Nydia Velazquez—of Senate Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins, Deputy Leader Gianaris, Sen. Thomas, Sen. Krueger, Sen. Liu, Sen. Ramos, Sen. Comrie, Sen. Biaggi, Sen. Jackson, Sen. Salazar, Sen. Harckham, Sen. Brisport, Asm. Gonzalez-Rojas, Asm. Chantel Jackson, Comptroller Brad Lander, and City Council Member Althea Stevens. The Working Families Party, The Jewish Vote, Tenants PAC, NYCC, Make the Road, BANDS, One Fair Wage Action, Planned Parenthood, Sierra Club, Citizen Action, Citizen Union, the Jim Owles Democratic Club, Stonewall Democrats, NYIC, NASW, NYPAN, People's Action, LIT, North Bronx Racial Justice, Bronx Climate Justice, North Black Leadership Action Coalition, NO IDC NY, Met Council NYC, and Kids PAC.
“This is the coalition that powered us to victory tonight.
“Tonight, we celebrate — and tomorrow, we get right back to work.”
“We were the labor campaign, with endorsements from 1199SEIU, NYSUT, NYSNA, UFT, Hotel Trades Council, Transport Workers Union, Doctors Council, CIR-SEIU, PEF, RWDSU, UFCW-1500, Local 338, AFL-CIO, Central Labor Council, CWA, CSA, PSC, Teamsters Local 16,Tile, Marble and Terrazzo, and Bricklayers. We were the campaign of AOC, of Elizabeth Warren, of Jamaal Bowman and Ana Maria Archila and the great Nydia Velazquez—of Senate Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins, Deputy Leader Gianaris, Sen. Thomas, Sen. Krueger, Sen. Liu, Sen. Ramos, Sen. Comrie, Sen. Biaggi, Sen. Jackson, Sen. Salazar, Sen. Harckham, Sen. Brisport, Asm. Gonzalez-Rojas, Asm. Chantel Jackson, Comptroller Brad Lander, and City Council Member Althea Stevens. The Working Families Party, The Jewish Vote, Tenants PAC, NYCC, Make the Road, BANDS, One Fair Wage Action, Planned Parenthood, Sierra Club, Citizen Action, Citizen Union, the Jim Owles Democratic Club, Stonewall Democrats, NYIC, NASW, NYPAN, People's Action, LIT, North Bronx Racial Justice, Bronx Climate Justice, North Black Leadership Action Coalition, NO IDC NY, Met Council NYC, and Kids PAC.
“This is the coalition that powered us to victory tonight.
“Tonight, we celebrate — and tomorrow, we get right back to work.”
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