“It’s the Working Class That Creates the Wealth in This Country”
Newly endorsed by AOC's Courage to Change PAC, democratic socialist Samelys López is running to represent the South Bronx, fight for affordable housing — and take on the Democratic establishment in the process.
Samelys López, a community organizer from the Bronx running to represent New York’s District 15, speaks at a rally.
The race to represent New York’s 15 District — encompassing the South Bronx — has become increasingly crowded, with multiple current and former city council members and state legislators vying for the Democratic nomination. Within this field, the campaign of Samelys López stands out. A community organizer from the Bronx and member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), López’s campaign received New York City DSA’s endorsement in December. A cofounder of the collective Bronx Progressives, which endorsed Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in 2018, López has since received the endorsement of AOC’s new Courage to Change PAC.
To learn more about the campaign and the issues at the heart of it, Jacobin spoke with Samelys López.
Ben Beckett
The district you are running to represent is one of the poorest in the nation. What are conditions like for people in New York’s 15 district?
Samelys López
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