NY State Senate · District 27
Jason Murillo
CandidateRC
- Race
- NY State Senate · District 27
- Result
- Grace Lee, projected winner
- Opponent
- Grace Lee (D, WFP)
- Research
- Basic
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Jason Murillo, a Republican and Conservative Party Lower East Side native known as "DJ Loud Mouth" in radio and media, lost the November 3, 2026 election for the open State Senate District 27 seat to Grace Lee. Ballotpedia lists him as a politician and attorney; he ran for New York City Council District 2 in 2025 and lost the general election, and was listed as a withdrawn or disqualified candidate in the February 2026 special election for Assembly District 74.[1][2][3][4]
Biography
Jason Murillo, a Republican and Conservative Party Lower East Side native known as "DJ Loud Mouth" in radio and media, lost the November 3, 2026 election for the open State Senate District 27 seat to Grace Lee. Ballotpedia lists him as a politician and attorney; he ran for New York City Council District 2 in 2025 and lost the general election, and was listed as a withdrawn or disqualified candidate in the February 2026 special election for Assembly District 74.[1][2][3][4]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Jason Murillo was born in New York City and graduated from Seward Park High School.[1] In his 2024 Ballotpedia survey he describes himself as a lifelong Lower East Side and East Village resident and, under the name "DJ Loudmouth," a media producer and radio host with about 20 years in television and radio, including programming on WPAT 930 AM; Ballotpedia lists his profession as politician and attorney.[1][2] In that survey he also describes himself as a Manhattan Republican Party member, chair of the Manhattan Young Conservatives Club, a community board member, and a 74th Assembly District leader and leader of the Manhattan Conservative Party, though the survey gives both current and former district leader titles.[2]
Murillo was the Republican and Conservative candidate for New York City Council District 2 in November 2025, losing to Harvey Epstein (D/WFP), 78.0% to 16.5%.[1] Ballotpedia lists him as a withdrawn or disqualified Republican/Conservative candidate in the February 3, 2026 special election for New York Assembly District 74, won by Keith Powers (D); he did not appear on that ballot.[1] He advanced to the general election for Senate District 27 after the June 23, 2026 Republican and Conservative primaries were canceled.[1] He received 16.7% of the vote to Grace Lee's 83.1%, according to unofficial results reported by Ballotpedia and Wikipedia.[3][4]
In their own words
Priorities
- Says he is for smaller, more fiscally responsible government and opposes tax increases he describes as excessive and burdensome on working families and small businesses.[5]
- Says he has long advocated for people with disabilities and for supportive services and funding for public housing, low-income families, veterans and the elderly.[5]
Statements, quoted without a stance
- Raise taxes on high earners or corporations
“I'm not a fan of big government and overspending, raising taxes and unnecessary and excessive taxes that hurts hard working New Yorkers & small businesses, families who are already struggling to survive in these hard times.”[5]
In his June 2024 Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (written for a 2025 NYC Council run)
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Jason Murillo · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Jason Murillo's Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey responses (2025 NYC Council campaign) · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2024-06-11 Candidate's own words
- 3.NY State Senate · District 27 results 2026 · Ballotpedia Reference
- 4.NY State Senate · District 27 results 2026 · Wikipedia · 2026-11-09 Reference
- 5.Jason Murillo's Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey responses (2025 NYC Council campaign) · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2024-06-11 Candidate's own words