Vote For Pedro
For NY State Assembly
District 30
People Over Profit. From Surviving To Living.
People Over Profit. From Surviving To Living.
From Corona to the Capitol: Pedro for Assembly
First-generation. HEOP graduate. Son of immigrants. Running to represent the district that raised him.
Pedro Yupa
Pedro Yupa was born and raised in Corona, Queens, the son of Ecuadorian immigrant parents. His mother cleaned homes. His father worked construction. Neither finished elementary school. Pedro was the first in his family to go to college.
He got there through the Higher Education Opportunity Program — a state-funded program that gives low-income students access to higher education they otherwise couldn't afford. HEOP changed his life. It's why expanding opportunity programs for students across AD30 is one of his central commitments.
After college, Pedro went to work in public service — in a congressional office in Washington, D.C., in community organizing, and in state government in Queens. He is currently pursuing his master's degree in public policy.
Pedro has lived in Corona, East Elmhurst, Woodside and Jackson Heights. He has worshipped at Our Lady of Sorrows Parish since childhood. He rides the 7 train almost daily. He knows this district — not from a briefing book, but from a lifetime of living here.
He is running for the Assembly because working families in AD30 need representation that reflects their lives. Not in theory. From experience.
From Surviving to Living. People Over Profit.
I am not running because I have all the answers. I am running because I know how to listen, how to organize, and how to fight for the people who raised me.
Crisis shaped me. Endured Survival. Advancement is what I owe to every family in AD30 who is still waiting for someone to fix the cracks beneath their feet.
If elected, Pedro would be the first Ecuadorian-American to serve in the New York State Legislature in over a decade.
Pedro’s Priorities
Time For Family
The 4-Day Work Week
Pedro's signature issue — no other AD30 candidate is running on this.
Working families in AD30 deserve more than exhaustion. Parents working two and three jobs don't miss their children's school plays by choice — they miss them because the system demands it. A shorter work week isn't a luxury. It's dignity.
What Pedro will fight for in Albany:
Support and expand Assemblymember Raga's A4629 — reducing the legal work week to 32 hours for employers with 500+ employees, with no reduction in pay
Champion the FREE TIME Act (A5454) — a pilot program offering tax credits to businesses that adopt a 4-day schedule
Push for a state employee 4-day work week pilot as proof of concept (A5423)
Frame as an immigrant family issue: more time to learn English, attend community board meetings, participate in civic life, be present for your children
Talking point:"Every parent in this district knows the math: work more to survive, or be home to live. I reject that choice. Let's rewrite the equation."
Protect Our Neighbors
Immigration Without Fear
Our neighbors aren't hiding — they're working, paying taxes, raising families, and keeping this district running. Protection isn't enough. We need investment.
What Pedro will fight for in Albany:
Pass the New York for All Act (S2235/A3506) — prohibiting state and local agencies from cooperating with ICE on civil enforcement
Pass the ICE-Free Zones Act (S8539) — requiring signage at every school, hospital, library, and public building in AD30 declaring that ICE cannot operate without a judicial warrant
Fund the BUILD Act (S4538/A2689) — recruiting and training immigration lawyers and community navigators
Pass the Dignity for Immigrants Act (S1359) — prohibiting detention based solely on immigration status
Expand language access programs and multilingual community services across the district
Fight any attempt to bring 287(g) agreements to New York City
Talking point: "Immigrants in this district paid over $31 billion in state and local taxes in 2023. They are not a burden to protect — they are the economic engine of this city. I will fight for their dignity in Albany the same way Assemblywoman Cruz fights for it every day."
Homes We Can Keep
Housing Justice
AD30 is a renter-majority district where housing instability is not a policy debate — it's a daily crisis.
What Pedro will fight for in Albany:
Continue fighting for Mitchell-Lama housing funding — protecting developments like Big Six Towers in Woodside
Support a statewide rent freeze for rent-stabilized tenants
Invest in community land trusts to keep housing permanently affordable
Pass the REST Act to declare a housing emergency statewide
Oppose development plans that don't guarantee genuine affordability
Push for property tax relief for homeowners being squeezed by rising assessments
Strengthen tenant protections and enforce existing housing code laws
Talking point: "Affordability isn't just about numbers on a lease. It's about whether the grandmother who raised you on Roosevelt Avenue can still live on Roosevelt Avenue."
Work Less.
Live Better.
A Better Queens.
Work Less. Live Better. A Better Queens.
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