Rent continues to rise, and home ownership has never been more expensive. Whether it’s rising utility costs, predatory slumlords taking advantage of desperate tenants, or the continual inflation of household goods, the root cause remains the same. Corporations and landlords, in their reckless pursuit of profit, have made housing a luxury, instead of a right.

As a housing rights lawyer, Adam sees this all firsthand, and is ready to change it. Among other critical legislation, he’ll fight for:

- The REST Act, which will reform rent stabilization and regulation laws throughout the entire state (not just New York City) to make it easier for municipalities to pass rent stabilization measures;

- New legislation that will prevent anyone on a low, fixed-income–especially the elderly–from losing their longtime homes because of property tax foreclosures;

- Proper implementation of the Build Public Renewables Act, ensuring that public, renewable energy is built, and not hampered, by our state government or private utility corporations;

- Re-evaluation of Good Cause Eviction, to bring crucial legislation protecting tenants from bad landlords and unjust evictions statewide;

- Environmental stewardship, with a critical eye against AI data centers trying to leech off of our waterways and Lake Erie, and impact our neighborhoods;

- And passing Permanently Affordable Social Housing for New Yorkers (PASHNY), which would support the development of publicly owned, affordable housing, to curb neighborhood displacement and price gouging by private developers.

New Yorkers know how cruel and expensive private health insurance can be. Many of us have gotten the runaround for needed coverage, feared losing healthcare during job changes or layoffs, or have even been forced into medical debt. Insurers have poured millions into blocking an innovative, single-payer healthcare system in New York, all while jacking care costs higher and higher. Medicare reform is essential, but we must go a step further to save lives.

In the Assembly, Adam will fight for:

- Protection and state funding for Medicaid and community health providers, so members of our communities are supported and protected in the immediate future from the privatization of healthcare;

- The New York Health Act, landmark legislation that would provide healthcare free at the point of service for all New Yorkers. Adam will fight to ensure the bill’s passage, despite establishment politicians co-sponsoring, but not championing, this legislation;

- And protections for gender-affirming care and reproductive rights, both under our current healthcare systems and in the future under the New York Health Act, to ensure New York upholds the medical rights and civil liberties of all New Yorkers.

Corporations and the ultra-rich have been consolidating power throughout the country unchecked for decades, and Western New York is no exception. Our communities run on working people and labor unions on the front lines fighting reckless deregulation, growing privatization, and employers embracing emerging anti-worker surveillance and AI technology.

Now more than ever, we must protect the right to organize and support workers at the state level. In addition to fighting for union and labor rights, Adam will support:

- The BOT Act, which restricts the use of monitoring tools that gather employee data (aka bossware), regulates AI and automated decision making tools that employers rely for hiring and promoting, and requires human oversight over all operations and output of AI systems;

- The New York Workforce Stabilization Act, which requires businesses with 100 or more employees that use AI to routinely undergo AI impact assessments and imposes a 2% corporate income tax on companies that use AI to displace 15 or more employees;

- Investment in public projects and infrastructure NOT tied to AI data center construction, so union workers are building projects that benefit everyday people, not data centers that could lead to long-term job cuts and displacement;

- And The Temp Act, which protects employees who work under extreme temperatures and requires employers to provide protective equipment, hydration, health monitoring, and any other appropriate steps to mitigate climate and temperature risks.

Adam believes in strong, well-funded public education that supports both our youth and those who teach them. By investing in our public schools, supporting teachers’ and staff members’ rights to collectively bargain, and ensuring strong postsecondary education options, we can create a robust public education system that doesn’t rely on privatization or charter schools to fill educational gaps.

In Albany, Adam will support:

- Educational reforms that ensure more of our tax dollars support public K-12 schools;

- Fixing Tier 6, so that public educators and others with 30 years of service can retire at 55, eliminating overtime pay caps when calculating pension benefits, and lowering and standardizing employee contributions across the board;

- SUNY for all, to ensure that anyone who wants a college education can get one without financial burden;

- New legislation supporting vocational and trades-based education, to ensure those who want to work in the trades can be trained for strong, union work that enriches our state;

- And state support for after-school and summer programs to ensure our youth thrive year-round, as the start to a community school model where every student has what they need to succeed, whether in class or not.

Our nation has been in crisis, even before Donald Trump and his extremist crew took power. Working people, especially marginalized communities, have sounded warning bells for years that day-to-day costs were skyrocketing and our rights were eroding, all at once. Establishment politicians in both the Republican and Democratic Parties didn’t right these cultural and economic wrongs; now, during “Trump 2.0,” our democracy is paying the price.

In Albany, Adam will ensure that New York will lead in the fight for democracy–where we invest in our communities, divest from needless wars and imprisonment, and can fully participate in civic life, from the grocery store to the ballot box. He supports:

- Immediate passage of the New York For All Act as the first step in the full abolition of ICE, followed by the prosecution of federal agents violating the civil and human rights of our neighbors;

- Measures at the state level to divest from war and genocide, including oversight of the State Comptroller’s investment into Israel Bonds and reintroduction of the Not On Our Dime Act (ending non-profit status for charities that fund Israeli settler violence against Palestinians);

- The Treatment Court Expansion Act, which provides fair access to drug and mental health courts statewide, supporting judicial solutions beyond incarceration to reduce recidivism and support true rehabilitation;

- Reintroducing the Youth Justice Innovation Fund Act, which ensures funds are available to community-based organizations for services and programs with the purpose of youth development and preventing youth arrest and incarceration;

- New legislation defining “corporations” that would restrict the flow of corporate and dark money into our elections;

- And state election reforms that increase democracy and voter participation, including statewide ranked-choice voting, open primaries, and same-day voter registration.

Everything is expensive, but it doesn’t have to be. The cost of everyday necessities continue to skyrocket, but the average worker’s wages are stuck in place. Working-class Western New Yorkers are struggling every day, while corporations see record profits. The inequality gap shows no signs of shrinking.

This corporate greed is unacceptable. For too long, workers–the ones who create the profit in the first place–have not seen the fruits of their labor. Adam will fight for higher wages, higher corporate taxes, and to put the power back in the hands of everyday people, where it belongs. He supports:

- New legislation ending real estate tax breaks, which force the working class to foot the tax bills of rich developers;

- Passage of universal childcare statewide, so no parent or guardian has to worry about childcare while they work to pay the bills;

- A new initiative that investigates and properly punishes employers who steal from workers through wage theft, punch-clock violations, and other anti-worker acts;

- Legislation to create public ownership of utilities, to avoid predatory utility rate hikes that squeeze our household budgets;

- And Raising the Corporate Tax Rate from 7.25% to 9%, which could generate over $1 billion dollars in revenue, helping offset the historic federal 2017 corporate tax cuts, which dropped corporate tax rates by 14%.