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State Senator
Jessica Ramos
Eight years delivering for Queens. Born here, raising her family here, fighting for the people who make this district what it is.
Born in Queens. Built for the Fight.
Jessica Ramos is the daughter of Colombian immigrants who came to this country with nothing and built a life through hard work. She grew up watching families like hers hold New York together while the system looked the other way.
She went to Albany to change that.
When COVID-19 hit, immigrant workers were shut out of every federal and state relief program while still reporting to work, still driving the buses, still stocking the shelves. Ramos refused to accept it. She led the fight for the $2.1 billion Excluded Workers Fund and won — delivering direct relief to families who had been invisible to policymakers for far too long. It became one of the first programs of its kind anywhere in the nation.
That's what Ramos does. She identifies who's being left behind and goes to work.
A Fighter for Us
As State Senator for District 13 and Chair of the Senate Labor Committee, Ramos has one mission: make New York work for the people who actually do the work.
She raised the minimum wage and tied it to inflation so families can keep up with the cost of living. She wrote and passed prevailing wage protections. She cracked down on wage theft in the construction industry. She expanded worker benefits and training pathways so more New Yorkers can access stable, well-paying careers.
Fifty-two laws passed. Billions delivered. A coalition of 20 unions behind her. Not rhetoric. Results.
Rooted in the Work. Rooted in Queens.
Before Albany, Ramos was already in the fight. Working with Build Up NYC, SSEU Local 371, and 32BJ SEIU, she helped construction workers, hotel staff, office cleaners, and public school cleaners win contracts that protected their rights, wages, and benefits. Real wins, on the ground, before she ever set foot in the Senate.
Her roots in Queens run just as deep. She served on Queens Community Board 3, led as Democratic District Leader in the 39th Assembly District, and gave her time to the Jackson Heights Beautification Group and Farmspot, the community's homegrown CSA program. She has been recognized for her advocacy on behalf of the LGBTQ community and Women and Minority-Owned Businesses.
She didn't arrive in Albany as a stranger to this district. She built her record here, block by block, contract by contract, neighbor by neighbor. That's who she is. That's who she fights for.
