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Marcela Mitaynes

Marcela Mitaynes

Democratic · New York · 2026 · Incumbent

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New York Assembly District 51New York · 2026Kings County sample ballot
Top priorities
  • Access to housing, health care and energy

Per official Assembly page.

Biography

Marcela Mitaynes migrated to New York City from Peru as a child and was raised in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, per her official Assembly biography. Before her election, she served as PTA president at P.S. 169 and a member of Community Board 7 for 10 years, and became a tenant-rights organizer with Neighbors Helping Neighbors after experiencing an eviction, helping secure passage of the 2019 Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act.

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