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Friday, February 19
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm

DL21C welcomes Jose Peralta, NYS Assemblyman, State Senate Candidate
One night after Game Change party...meet the man challenging Hiram Monserrate in the March 13 special election
Mr. Dennehy's Pub (lower level)
63 Carmine Street (at Houston); 1 to Houston; B/D/F/V/A/C/E to W 4th St.
New York

See you tonight (Thursday) at the big Game Change book party..

Then on Friday...join DL21C'ers for a special event with José Peralta, the Queens Assemblyman challenging Hiram Monserrate for State Senate (D-Corona, Jackson Heights).

About José:

Assemblyman José Peralta’s has spent his career in public service. As a community liaison in the New York State Assembly, José worked to make government more accessible to the families of Queens, solving problems and helping people in need. He then served as the Director of the Commission on the Dignity for Immigrants at the New York City Central Labor Council, representing over 1.5 million union members. Under Peralta’s direction, the Commission championed the mission of empowering all immigrants in a variety of ways, including registering over 20,000 new citizens.

In 2002, at the age of 30, José Peralta was elected to the New York State Assembly. José has distinguished himself as a fighter for immigrants and working families, and as the Chairman of the Banking Sub-Committee, worked to expand the number of branches serving low-income communities. In addition, José secured millions to improve local schools, spearheaded Operation Impact to put more police on the streets, and brought in the Doe Fund to help keep the streets of his Assembly District clean.

José's commitment to public service stems from his own life’s story. A first-generation Dominican-American, José’s parents came to the United States in search of the American dream and a better life for their children. His parents worked hard to sustain their family on the wages of entry-level positions: his father a bank teller and his mother a seamstress at a sweatshop. They struggled to ensure that their children received a quality education that would provide them with opportunities and would instill in them the value of public service.

José is a product of his parents’ sacrifice and has spent a lifetime working to ensure everyone in our community has the opportunity to succeed. A proud graduate of Queens Public schools, including PS 14, IS 61 and Flushing High School, José was the first Latino Student Body President of Queens College.