15 Facts About Julia Salazar

Julia Salazar is the New York State Senator for the 18th district, which covers much of northern Brooklyn, centered on Bushwick.

Julia Salazar won the seat as a first-time candidate after unseating incumbent Senator Martin Malave Dilan in the Democratic Party primary in 2018.

Julia Salazar's mother is an American citizen by birth, and her father a naturalized American citizen from Colombia.

Julia Salazar attended Columbia University, but did not earn a degree.

Julia Salazar began as an activist by organizing a tenant group with which she launched a rent strike against poor conditions in her housing block.

Julia Salazar then worked at a social justice non-profit, Jews for Racial and Economic Justice as an organizer.

Julia Salazar's campaign gained significant attention after the primary victory of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in New York's 14th congressional district.

Julia Salazar was endorsed by Our Revolution, the Democratic Socialists of America, Cynthia Nixon, and Ocasio-Cortez herself.

On September 13,2018 Julia Salazar defeated Dilan for the Democratic Party nomination.

Julia Salazar is a self-described democratic socialist, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, and a staff organizer for Jews for Racial and Economic Justice.

Julia Salazar supported the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019.

Julia Salazar characterizes democratic socialists as those who recognize capitalism to be an inherently oppressive and exploitative system and who actively work to dismantle it in favor of a socialist economic system.

Julia Salazar endorsed Bernie Sanders for the 2020 Democratic presidential primary.

Julia Salazar describes herself as Jewish, has said that she has some Sephardic ancestry through her father, including a Sephardic surname, and that she started to explore Judaism while attending college.

Julia Salazar accused Rosen of engaging in "race science" and claimed he had threatened to publish her mother's personal information if she didn't cooperate.