AT A GLANCE
Local Progress New York (LPNY) organizes local elected officials across the state to share best practices and policy solutions across our counties, cities, towns, and villages. Since becoming an official state chapter in 2018, we have united local officials in advocacy to support the Fight for $15, progressive taxation, and automatic voter registration at the state level.
LPNY currently has 211 members across the state, representing 85 jurisdictions.
Our Work & Priorities
Each year, we outline a multi-issue agenda to advance state and local policies, coordinate trans-local campaigns, and inform advocacy at the state level.
Our key issue areas include housing, community safety, economic justice, and environmental and climate justice.
Organizing Committee
As a member-led network, our state work is led by an incredible state organizing committee – a group of LPNY members that meet regularly to weigh in on policy priorities, propose statewide campaigns, and drive the strategic vision for our work:
ROBIN WILT
Brighton Town Councilmember
LPNY Organizing Committee Co-Chair
TARA N. GASTON
Saratoga County Supervisor
LPNY Organizing Committee Co-Chair
DAN AYMAR-BLAIR
Beacon City Councilmember
CARMEN DE LA ROSA
New York City Councilmember
SAM FEIN
Albany County Legislator
BEAU HARBIN
Cortland County Legislator
MICHELE HIRSCH
Kingston Alderwoman
CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON
Westchester County Legislator
KORIN KIRK
Bingahmton School Board Member
SANDY NURSE
New York City Councilmember
MARY LUPIEN
Rochester City Councilmember
JEN MECOZZI
Buffalo School Board Member
VERONICA PILLAR
Tompkins County Legislator
Our Statewide Priorities
HOUSING
Local governments across NY have been working to meet the needs of their residents and stabilize communities by expanding renter protections like good cause eviction and right to counsel.
ECONOMIC JUSTICE
Economic justice policies are necessary to ensure that every New Yorker has the opportunity to live and thrive. That includes worker protections, universal childcare, public power and public banking.
ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE
From clean water to recycling and solar power, local governments must take action locally and at the state level in building climate justice for our communities.
IMMIGRANT PROTECTION
Every person deserves to be met with care and dignity. That means everything from welcoming new arrivals to making sure they have what they need to thrive in New York.
COMMUNITY SAFETY
In New York, we can build real safety by investing in community needs, violence prevention strategies, and alternative response programs.
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FEATURED NEWS & stories
- News Article ▹ March 9, 2023
As local laws fall, NY leaders call for statewide ‘good cause’ eviction legislation
- Immigrant Justice
- ▹ June 2, 2023
55 Local Elected Officials From Across New York State Call on Legislature to Pass New York For All
- ▹ May 12, 2023
LPNY State Download ⚡️ | State budget updates, our housing summit & more! | May 2023
- Housing
- ▹ May 10, 2023
