Adriano Espaillat

ON THE ISSUES 

• Voted for the Inflation Reduction Act, the most significant action Congress has ever taken to address climate change
• Advocate for protecting public lands 
• Earned a 99% lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard

WHY THIS RACE MATTERS

• Deputy Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus
• Holding this seat in New York will help win a pro-environmental majority in the House, making it easier to pass climate legislation at the federal level

CANDIDATE BACKGROUND

Representative Adriano Espaillat is running for a fifth term to represent New York’s 13th Congressional District. In Congress, he has fought to protect public lands,  opposed any attempts to roll back provisions in the Clean Air and Water Acts, as well as through other legislative vehicles. Representative Espaillat has earned a 99% lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard.

Prior to serving in Congress, he served as a New York State Senator during which he represented the neighborhoods of Marble Hill, Inwood, Washington Heights, Hamilton Heights, West Harlem, the Upper West Side, Hell's Kitchen, Clinton, and Chelsea. While in the New York State Senate, Congressman Espaillat served as the Ranking Member of the Senate Housing, Construction, and Community Development Committee; Chairman of the Senate Puerto Rican/Latino Caucus; and as a member of the Environmental Conservation, Economic Development, Codes, Insurance, and Judiciary committees.