Meet Jessica
Jessica Ramos represents New York's 13th District in the State Senate, which includes the Queens neighborhoods of Corona, East Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, and parts of Astoria, Elmhurst, and Woodside.
Jessica Ramos is a fighter for working people and a builder of results.
As the State Senator for Queens and Chair of the Senate Labor Committee, Ramos has focused on one mission. Make New York work for the people who do the work.
She helped raise the minimum wage and tie it to inflation so families can keep up with the cost of living. She wrote and passed prevailing wage protections, cracked down on wage theft in the construction industry, and expanded worker benefits and training pathways so more New Yorkers can access stable careers.
A strong union advocate, Ramos worked with Build Up NYC to fight for construction, building, and hotel maintenance workers in New York City. Ramos also worked with SSEU Local 371 and 32BJ SEIU, where she helped building maintenance workers, office cleaners and public schools cleaners win contracts that protected their rights, wages, and benefits.
Jessica was a member of Queens Community Board 3 and served as Democratic District Leader in the 39th Assembly District. Jessica sat on the boards of the Jackson Heights Beautification Group and Farmspot, Jackson Heights’ community-supported agriculture (CSA) program. She has received awards for her work with the LGBTQ community and her advocacy on behalf of Women and Minority-Owned Businesses.
When the pandemic left thousands of immigrant workers without help, Ramos led the fight to create the 2.1 billion dollar Excluded Workers Fund, delivering relief to families who were risking their lives to keep New York running. It became one of the first programs of its kind in the nation.
Ramos is now leading efforts to build workforce housing using union labor and labor pension partnerships, revive apprenticeship pipelines, support working mothers entering the trades, and strengthen the public workforce that keeps New York functioning every day.
The daughter of Colombian immigrants and a lifelong Queens resident, Ramos believes government should deliver real results, not rhetoric. Her approach brings together labor, community, and responsible industry to build an economy where hard work leads to stability and families can afford to stay and thrive in New York.
