About Julia Salazar
Chair, Committee on Crime and Correction
Democrat, Working Families Democrat, Working Families
District 18
Committees
- Crime Victims, Crime and Correction CHAIR
- Finance Member
- Health Member
- Housing, Construction and Community Development Member
- Legislative Women's Caucus Member
- Mental Health Member
- Select Majority Task Force on Diversity in the Judiciary Member
- State-Native American Relations Member
- Women's Issues Member
Biography: Senator Julia Salazar
Senator Julia Salazar represents New York’s 18th State Senate District, including the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Bushwick, Cypress Hills, and Williamsburg, as well as parts of East New York, and Ridgewood, Queens.
Until her election to the State Senate, Julia Salazar worked as a community organizer in the neighborhoods she represents and across New York City. She began her advocacy during her time as a college student at Columbia University, where she advocated for the rights of fellow tenants and service industry workers. She served as a community organizer for Jews for Racial & Economic Justice, working within coalitions to advance criminal justice reform and police accountability legislation.
Upon her election in 2018, she became the youngest woman elected in the history of the New York State Senate. Senator Salazar currently serves as the Chair of the State Senate’s Committee on Crime Victims, Crime & Correction. She previously served as the Chair of the Committee on Women’s Issues.
Biografía: Senadora Julia Salazar
La Senadora Julia Salazar representa al Distrito Senatorial 18 del Estado de Nueva York, incluidos los vecindarios de Bushwick, Cypress Hills, Greenpoint y Williamsburg en Brooklyn, así como partes de Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brownsville, East New York y Ridgewood, Queens.
Hasta su elección para el Senado estatal, Julia Salazar trabajó como organizadora comunitaria en los vecindarios que representa y en toda la ciudad de Nueva York. Comenzó su defensa durante su tiempo como estudiante universitaria en la Universidad de Columbia, donde abogó por los derechos de los compañeros inquilinos y los trabajadores de la industria de servicios. Se desempeñó como organizadora comunitaria de Judíos por la Justicia Racial y Económica, trabajando dentro de coaliciones para promover la reforma de la justicia penal y la legislación sobre responsabilidad policial.
Tras su elección en 2018, se convirtió en la mujer más joven elegida en la historia del Senado del Estado de Nueva York. El Senador Salazar actualmente se desempeña como Presidente del Comité de Víctimas de Delitos, Delitos y Corrección del Senado Estatal. Anteriormente se desempeñó como Presidenta del Comité de Asuntos de la Mujer.