Gustavo Rivera
Gustavo Rivera
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Issues

Budget
New York’s Budget At more than four months late, this year’s budget process once again has proven that, when it comes to spending taxpayer’s money, Albany is a joke. On top of that, the state faces budget gaps of $30 billion o...

Environmental Protection and a Clean Energy Economy
Despite these difficult economic and financial times, the last thing we need in Albany is a politician who sees our parks, our water supply, our air and our beautiful green spaces as a luxury to be sold down the river to the lowest bidder who comes with a...

Improving Our Schools
I am an educator. I have taught at the university level for 11 years, mentoring hundreds of students in that time – including a whole generation of Latino students through the Somos El Futuro program...

Jobs
Protecting and creating jobs for my neighbors is one of my top priorities. My community is home to the largest employer in the Bronx (Montefiore hospital), numerous nursing homes and senior centers and several vibrant commercial districts, but it has been...

Marriage Equality And LGBT Rights
The days of second-class citizenship in this country have to come to an end once and for all.

Preserving And Expanding Tenants Rights And Affordable Housing
The 33rd District consists of predominantly low and moderate income tenants. Like many of my neighbors, I have lived in a rent-stabilized apartment in the Kingsbridge neighborhood for 10 years. So I understand their concerns and share their values.

Reforming Our Health Care System
One of the reasons why I worked so hard to elect President Barack Obama in 2008 was because President Obama made a firm commitment to reform the nations’ health care system. Now that national health care reform has passed, we must ensure that we build o...

Reproductive Rights
The issue of reproductive rights for the women in my community is not merely a matter of choice – in many ways it is a matter of life and death. I believe that government officials have no place in the decisions made between a woman and her doctor. Yet,...

Responsible Community Development
The 33rd district includes great green spaces like the Jerome Park Reservoir and great commercial shopping along Fordham Road. We need to make sure all of our community resources are developed responsibly for the benefit of our residents.

Restoring Trust In Government
Albany is broken. With the last two State Senators indicted on corruption charges, it is time we clean up politics and restore trust in our elected officials. I fully support Project Sunlight which monitors government decision-making through an...
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