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Council Member Pierina Ana Sanchez explains her vote for Julie Menin as Speaker
1:09:30
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Council Member Pierina Ana Sanchez supported Julie Menin for Speaker, citing Menin's track record of delivering for families and her commitment to centering marginalized communities.
- She identified her primary goals as protecting tenants in poor housing conditions and holding negligent landlords accountable
- She advocated for expanding economic security for workers, including bringing street vendors out of the shadows
- She stressed the importance of ensuring equity is a delivered result rather than just a stated value
Pierina Ana Sanchez
1:09:30
Sanchez too, but I was first.
1:09:36
Debatable.
1:09:37
Okay.
1:09:37
Anyway, 2026 marks a new chapter for our city, and I'm energized by the opportunity to lead it alongside a speaker with a track record of effective leadership delivering for New York City's children and families, advancing women in leadership, and a mayor who has made clear that tenants, working families, and communities long pushed to the margins will be at the center.
1:09:57
That shared commitment to equity and affordability is what excites me most about the work ahead.
1:10:02
Representing one of the lowest income districts in the city, my North Star is clear, protecting tenants living in the worst conditions, holding bad landlords accountable, and expanding pathways through to economic security, like by bringing street vendors out of the shadows.
1:10:16
I'm excited to work with Julie to advance a council agenda that meets this moment with seriousness, urgency, and results.
1:10:23
I'm thankful for your past support, and I look forward to the many great things this council will do together under your leadership.
1:10:29
I look forward to partner partnering with you to strengthen this institution to govern thoughtfully across all differences and to ensure that equity is not just a value that our body speaks of, but one that we continue to deliver on for working families in every borough.
1:10:43
I for Julie Lennon.