U.S. House · New York's 14th District

• YesWar Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · H. Con. Res. 86 · Passed 215–208 · 2026-06-03 roll call ↗The resolution directs the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities with Iran that Congress has not authorized, invoking the War Powers Resolution. It passed the House with support from Democrats and a number of Republicans.
• YesResolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · H.J. Res. 72 · Passed 219–211 · 2026-02-11 roll call ↗The resolution terminates the national emergency the President declared in February 2025 to justify a 25 percent tariff on imports from Canada, ending that tariff if it becomes law. It passed with a bipartisan majority, including several Republicans who broke with the administration on trade policy.
• NoConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — full-year government funding · H.R. 7148 · Passed 217–214 · 2026-02-03 roll call ↗The bill provides full-year discretionary appropriations for federal agencies for the remainder of fiscal year 2026, replacing the stopgap funding enacted after the fall 2025 shutdown. It sets spending levels across defense and non-defense programs through September 2026.
• YesBreaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · H.R. 1834 · Passed 230–196 · 2026-01-08 roll call ↗The bill extends for additional years the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits that were expanded in 2021 and had lapsed at the end of 2025, lowering health-insurance premiums for people who buy coverage on ACA marketplaces. It passed with support from nearly all Democrats and a small group of Republicans.
• YesWar Powers Resolution on Venezuela · H. Con. Res. 64 · Failed 211–213 · 2025-12-17 roll call ↗The resolution would have directed the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities in or against Venezuela that Congress had not authorized. It failed after U.S. military strikes on suspected drug-trafficking vessels off Venezuela had raised questions in Congress about the administration's legal authority for military action in the region.
• NoNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — final passage · S. 1071 · Passed 312–112 · 2025-12-10 roll call ↗The fiscal year 2026 NDAA authorizes roughly $900 billion in defense spending, including a pay raise for service members and funding for shipbuilding, munitions, and missile-defense programs. It also sets policy on military personnel, procurement, and other Defense Department programs for the year.
• YesEpstein Files Transparency Act · H.R. 4405 · Passed 427–1 · 2025-11-18 roll call ↗The bill directs the Department of Justice to publicly release its investigative files related to Jeffrey Epstein within 30 days, while allowing redactions to protect victim identities, ongoing investigations, and law enforcement techniques. It passed with near-unanimous support.
• NoContinuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — shutdown-ending vote · H.R. 5371 · Passed 222–209 · 2025-11-12 roll call ↗The bill reopened the federal government after a 43-day shutdown by funding most agencies through January 30, 2026, and providing full-year funding for a smaller group of agencies through September 2026. It also reversed shutdown-related federal layoffs and funded SNAP benefits retroactively.
• NoCLARITY Act — digital asset market structure · H.R. 3633 · Passed 294–134 · 2025-07-17 roll call ↗The CLARITY Act creates a regulatory framework dividing oversight of digital assets between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. It sets registration and disclosure requirements for cryptocurrency exchanges and other digital-asset intermediaries.
• NoGENIUS Act — stablecoin regulation · S. 1582 · Passed 308–122 · 2025-07-17 roll call ↗The GENIUS Act creates a federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, requiring issuers to hold reserves backing their tokens on a one-to-one basis and to comply with new disclosure and licensing rules. It was the first major piece of cryptocurrency legislation enacted into federal law.
• NoOne Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · H.R. 1 · Passed 218–214 · 2025-07-03 roll call ↗H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, extends and expands the 2017 tax cuts, adds new deductions for tips, overtime pay, and seniors, and raises the cap on state and local tax deductions. It increases border security and defense spending while cutting projected Medicaid and SNAP spending and adding new work requirements; President Trump signed it into law on July 4, 2025.
• NoRescissions Act of 2025 · H.R. 4 · Passed 214–212 · 2025-06-12 roll call ↗The Rescissions Act canceled about $9 billion in previously approved federal spending, mostly for foreign aid programs and for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It was the first rescissions package Congress had approved in decades.
• NoOne Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · H.R. 1 · Passed 215–214 · 2025-05-22 roll call ↗H.R. 1 extends and modifies the 2017 individual and business tax cuts, creates new deductions for tips and overtime pay, and increases spending on border security and defense. It also reduces projected spending on Medicaid and food-assistance programs and adds new work requirements for some recipients.
• NoSAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · H.R. 22 · Passed 220–208 · 2025-04-10 roll call ↗The SAVE Act would require individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship in person when registering to vote in federal elections. It also directs states to establish procedures to remove noncitizens identified on voter rolls.
• NoFull-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 · H.R. 1968 · Passed 217–213 · 2025-03-11 roll call ↗The bill funded the federal government through the remainder of fiscal year 2025, largely at prior-year spending levels, averting a shutdown ahead of a March 14 deadline. It also extended several expiring health and other program authorizations.
• NoLaken Riley Act — final passage · S. 5 · Passed 263–156 · 2025-01-22 roll call ↗The Laken Riley Act requires the Department of Homeland Security to detain undocumented immigrants who are arrested, charged, or convicted for theft, burglary, or certain violent crimes. It also allows state attorneys general to sue the federal government over certain immigration enforcement decisions.
• NoSecure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · H.R. 2 · Passed 219–213 · 2023-05-11 roll call ↗Would have resumed border-wall construction, restricted asylum eligibility, expanded detention, and mandated E-Verify for employers.
• YesInflation Reduction Act — final House passage · H.R. 5376 · Passed 220–207 · 2022-08-12 roll call ↗Enacted clean-energy and climate tax credits, a 15% minimum tax on large corporations' book income, a 1% excise tax on stock buybacks, and Medicare drug-price negotiation.
• YesAssault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · H.R. 1808 · Passed 217–213 · 2022-07-29 roll call ↗Would have banned the sale, manufacture and import of many semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines.
• YesWomen's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · H.R. 8296 · Passed 219–210 · 2022-07-15 roll call ↗Passed after Dobbs; would have created a federal statutory right to abortion services and limited state restrictions.
• YesBipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · S. 2938 · Passed 234–193 · 2022-06-24 roll call ↗Expanded background checks for buyers under 21, funded state red-flag and crisis-intervention programs, and narrowed the "boyfriend loophole."
• YesBuild Back Better Act — House passage · H.R. 5376 · Passed 220–213 · 2021-11-19 roll call ↗Would have funded clean-energy tax credits, universal pre-kindergarten and child-care subsidies, and extended health-coverage subsidies; it did not pass the Senate.
• YesWomen's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · H.R. 3755 · Passed 218–211 · 2021-09-24 roll call ↗Would have created a federal statutory right for providers to offer, and patients to receive, abortion services, limiting state restrictions.
• YesAmerican Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · H.R. 6 · Passed 228–197 · 2021-03-18 roll call ↗Would have created a path to permanent legal status for many undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children and for certain TPS and DED holders.
• YesRaise the Wage Act — House passage · H.R. 582 · Passed 231–199 · 2019-07-18 roll call ↗Would have raised the federal minimum wage in steps from $7.25 to $15 an hour by 2025.
• YesAmerican Dream and Promise Act of 2019 — House passage · H.R. 6 · Passed 237–187 · 2019-06-04 roll call ↗Would have created a path to permanent legal status for many undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children and for certain TPS and DED holders.
• YesBipartisan Background Checks Act — House passage · H.R. 8 · Passed 240–190 · 2019-02-27 roll call ↗Would have required background checks for most firearm transfers between private parties.

• bill2026-08-06 · Co-led the reintroduction of the Green New Deal for Public Housing Act with Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Delia Ramirez (introduced August 6, 2026), which would repeal the Faircloth Amendment's cap on new public-housing construction and fund energy retrofits.[5]
• bill2026-09-16 · Co-led introduction of the Stop Corporate Takeovers of Physicians Act with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Rep. Val Hoyle, and others (introduced September 16, 2026), which would ban corporate and private-equity ownership of physician practices.[7]
• bill2026-06-24 · Introduced the House companion to the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act (H.R. 9442) with Sen. Bernie Sanders (introduced June 24, 2026), which would impose a federal moratorium on new AI data-center construction pending federal safeguards.[6]
• bill2025-05-21 · Co-led reintroduction of the DEFIANCE Act with Sen. Dick Durbin, Sen. Lindsey Graham, and Rep. Laurel Lee (reintroduced May 2025), which would let victims sue people who knowingly produce or distribute non-consensual, sexually explicit digital forgeries ("deepfakes").[8]
• actionServes on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and its Energy, Health, and Oversight and Investigations subcommittees.[2]

• ✓SupportsLoosen zoning rules to build more housing

  Co-led the reintroduction, with Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Delia Ramirez, of the Green New Deal for Public Housing Act, which would repeal the federal Faircloth Amendment's cap on new public housing construction and fund large-scale retrofits.[5]

• ✓SupportsFaster transition away from fossil fuelsFrom recorded votes

  Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits. Voted yes on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19; 2022-08-12), which would have funded clean-energy tax credits.[13][14][15][20][21]

  What they say: Introduced the House companion to the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act, which would pause new AI data-center construction and expansion until federal safeguards address its effects on electricity prices, communities, and the environment.[6]

  “Congress has a moral obligation to stand with the American people and stop the expansion of these data centers until we have a framework to adequately address the existential harm AI poses to our society. We must choose humanity over profit.”

• ✓SupportsExpand public health coverageFrom recorded votes

  Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted yes on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08).[13][14][15][19]

  What they say: Co-led the Stop Corporate Takeovers of Physicians Act with Sen. Elizabeth Warren and others, which would ban corporations and private equity firms from owning physician practices.[7]

  “I'm proud to co-lead the Stop Corporate Takeovers of Physicians Act to get Wall Street out of Americans' doctors' offices and ban predatory noncompete agreements for healthcare workers.”

• ✓SupportsRaise taxes on high earners or corporationsFrom recorded votes

  Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent. Voted yes on Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376, 2022-08-12), which added a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a stock-buyback excise tax.[13][14][15][21]

  What they say: Member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and has repeatedly co-sponsored legislation, including public-housing and childcare measures, that would be funded through higher taxes on corporations and high earners.[2][5]

• ✓SupportsProtect legal access to abortionFrom recorded votes

  Voted yes on Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755, 2021-09-24). Voted yes on Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 (H.R. 8296, 2022-07-15).[27][28]

  What they say: Member of the House Pro-Choice Caucus, which advocates for protecting legal access to abortion.[2]

• ✕OpposesExpand immigration enforcement and deportationsFrom recorded votes

  Voted no on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations. Voted no on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11). Voted yes on American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 6, 2019-06-04; 2021-03-18).[12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

• ✕OpposesBroad tariffs on imported goodsFrom recorded votes

  Voted yes on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11).[22]

• ✓SupportsUniversal, publicly funded child careFrom recorded votes

  Voted yes on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19), which would have funded universal pre-K and child-care subsidies.[20]

• ✓SupportsStricter gun lawsFrom recorded votes

  Voted yes on Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8, 2019-02-27). Voted yes on Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808, 2022-07-29). Voted yes on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938, 2022-06-24).[23][24][25]

• ✓SupportsRaise the minimum wageFrom recorded votes

  Voted yes on Raise the Wage Act (H.R. 582, 2019-07-18).[26]

• "Congress has a moral obligation to stand with the American people and stop the expansion of these data centers until we have a framework to adequately address the existential harm AI poses to our society. We must choose humanity over profit."[6]
• "I'm proud to co-lead the Stop Corporate Takeovers of Physicians Act to get Wall Street out of Americans' doctors' offices and ban predatory noncompete agreements for healthcare workers."[7]
• Co-led the Green New Deal for Public Housing Act to repeal the federal cap on public housing spending and fund large-scale energy retrofits and repairs, which she and co-sponsors say would create an estimated 280,000 union jobs.[5]
• Co-led the DEFIANCE Act to give victims of non-consensual, sexually explicit deepfake imagery the right to sue those who produce or distribute it.[8]

• Born in the Bronx in 1989; earned bachelor's degrees in economics and international relations from Boston University in 2011.[4]
• Before running for Congress, worked as an educational director with the National Hispanic Institute, founded a children's book publisher, and worked as a waitress and bartender; volunteered as an organizer for Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign.[4]
• In 2018, defeated incumbent Rep. Joseph Crowley in the Democratic primary and went on to win the general election, becoming the youngest woman ever elected to Congress at the time.[4]
• Serves on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce (joined January 2025) and its Energy, Health, and Oversight and Investigations subcommittees.[2]
• Belongs to the Congressional Progressive Caucus, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Medicare for All Caucus, Congressional Renters Caucus, and other House caucuses, and launched the End Corruption Caucus in May 2026.[2]

Raised $32.6M · spent $20.4M · $16.0M cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

• ~MixedExpand immigration enforcement and deportations

  Calls for a system that is "tough but fair," combining secure borders with faster legal citizenship pathways, rather than expanded enforcement alone.[10]

  “I'll demand a system that's tough but fair: secure borders, faster citizenship for the law-abiding, and real support for our neighborhoods.”

• ✓SupportsLoosen zoning rules to build more housing

  Campaigns on his experience as a construction-company owner to expand affordable housing supply and improve housing quality.[10]

  “Affordable Rent. Quality Homes. I'm a small business owner in construction, no one knows housing better than me.”

• ✓SupportsIncrease police funding and staffing

  Lists public safety and "safe streets" among his priorities for the district.[10]

  “Safe streets, so kids can play outside again.”

• ~MixedExpand public health coverage

  Says he would lower health-care costs by reducing waste and fraud in existing programs, without specifying support for expanding public coverage.[10]

  “Lower your healthcare costs. Get rid of waste and fraud, giving back to the people, not the insurance companies.”

• "Affordable Rent. Quality Homes. I'm a small business owner in construction, no one knows housing better than me. I have created jobs right here in the district and improved living conditions for everyday New Yorkers."[10]
• "Immigration that works. ... I'll demand a system that's tough but fair: secure borders, faster citizenship for the law-abiding, and real support for our neighborhoods."[10]
• "Lower your healthcare costs. Get rid of waste and fraud, giving back to the people, not the insurance companies."[10]
• "Safe streets, so kids can play outside again."[10]
• Says NY-14 needs "a congressperson that is present," criticizing Ocasio-Cortez's national profile and fundraising over what he describes as unaddressed local job losses.[11]

• Born in Kosovo in 1982; fled with his family to the Bronx in 1991 at age nine as conflict spread in the former Yugoslavia.[9]
• Began working by age 11 doing paper routes, snow shoveling, and construction alongside his father; earned an associate's degree.[9]
• Founded a construction company in 2005 that closed during the 2008 financial crisis; founded DCG New York Inc. in 2014, which he says has contributed to more than one million square feet of residential and commercial development in New York City.[9]
• Married since 2017; lives in New York raising two children with his wife, Tereza.[9]

Raised $343K · spent $312K · $31K cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗