Antonio ReynosoCandidate

Antonio Reynoso

U.S. HouseDemocrat

NY-07 U.S. House

Age 42·Dominican·Brooklyn Borough President (January 2022-December 2025)

Why This Race Matters

Antonio Reynoso is running against Claire Valdez (D, Assembly Member); Julie Won (D, City Council Member); Edwin Osorio (D); Paperboy Prince (D).

Open seat after Nydia Velazquez's retirement from Congress after 33 years. Velazquez was the first Puerto Rican woman elected to Congress. NY-07 is D+25, making the Democratic primary the decisive race. Reynoso has Velazquez's endorsement plus Bernie Sanders, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, and 32BJ SEIU.

Crowded Democratic primary features Claire Valdez (backed by Mayor Mamdani and DSA) and Julie Won (raised $700K+ in commitments). Race splits NYC progressives between borough-based candidates. District spans Astoria, Sunnyside, and Ridgewood in Queens into Greenpoint, Williamsburg, and Bushwick in Brooklyn. Reynoso raised $317,000 ahead of the primary.

Key dates to watch: Primary on June 23, 2026 and General Election on November 3, 2026.

About

Born in Brooklyn and raised in the Los Sures section of Williamsburg to immigrant parents from the Dominican Republic, Antonio Reynoso grew up in Section 8 housing, relying on food stamps and scholarships. At 22, before his Council election, he co-founded New Kings Democrats, a progressive reform-oriented wing of the Brooklyn Democratic Party. Growing up in a community processing 40% of the city's trash, he saw environmental racism firsthand. As Council Chair of Sanitation, he took on the private sanitation industry, passing landmark Commercial Waste Zones and Waste Equity bills. In 2021, he made history as the youngest Borough President elected to a four-year term, the first Latino, and first Dominican to hold the office in Brooklyn.

Family & Heritage

Born in Brooklyn to immigrant parents from the Dominican Republic who arrived in the late 1970s. Raised in Los Sures section of Williamsburg in Section 8 housing. Family relied on food stamps and scholarships. First Dominican elected Brooklyn Borough President. Married to Iliana Gomez Reynoso, a psychologist at Kings County Medical Center who was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. They have two sons: Alejandro and Andres.

Political Career

Before Politics

Chief of Staff to NYC Council Member Diana Reyna, District 34 (2009-2013); Community organizer with NYC ACORN, organized childcare providers to join UFCW union

Education

B.A. in Political Science from Le Moyne College (on scholarship)

Awards & Recognition

Youngest Borough President elected to a four-year term in NYC; First Latino Brooklyn Borough President; First Dominican Borough President in NYC history; Won re-election November 2025

Key Issues & Priorities

*Lowering costs for families
*Opposing Trump immigration policies and ICE overreach
*Affordable housing and tenant protections
*Environmental justice
*Maternal health
*Alternatives to incarceration
*Public health disparities

Notable Legislation

Commercial Waste Zones

Reformed NYC private sanitation industry to cut pollution and improve labor conditions

Passed

Waste Equity Bill

Addressed environmental racism in waste processing distribution

Passed

Right to Know Act

Required NYPD to identify themselves and explain reasons for stops

Passed

Endorsements

Working Families PartyPolitical
Rep. Nydia VelázquezPolitical
Senator Bernie SandersPolitical
Public Advocate Jumaane WilliamsPolitical
32BJ SEIULabor
United Auto WorkersLabor
Hotel Trades CouncilLabor
Make the Road ActionAdvocacy
New York Communities for ChangeAdvocacy
VOCAL-NYAdvocacy
Churches United for Fair HousingAdvocacy
StreetsPACAdvocacy
State Senator Julia SalazarPolitical
State Senator Jessica RamosPolitical
Council Member Lincoln RestlerPolitical
Council Member Jennifer GutiérrezPolitical
Council Member Sandy NursePolitical

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