Diana Moreno for Queens State Assembly District 36 - Fight Fascism, Defend Queens

"“No importa tu raza, no importa tu etnicidad, pueden beneficiarse de este beneficio, de poder cuidar de sus niños sin tener que pagar una segunda renta para cuidarlos.”"

"Before launching her campaign, Moreno led an immigrant advocacy group & worked for the union representing NY nurses. Among her legislative priorities: universal childcare & protecting immigrants from Trump's deportation crackdown."

"Moreno described receiving the Queens Democratic Party’s nomination as the “honor of a lifetime,” stating at Saturday’s forum that she was running to “deliver affordability” to working families and fight back against what she described as authoritarianism from the Trump Administration. "

"A democratic socialist originally from Ecuador, Moreno has more than a decade of experience as an organizer, according to her website. She has worked alongside Mamdani for years, and she received his formal endorsement last month."

"El Partido Demócrata de Queens nominó formalmente a Diana Moreno como representante estatal para ocupar el lugar que dejó libre Zohran Mamdani, luego de asumir como alcalde de la ciudad de Nueva York. Nacida en Ecuador y con una historia familiar migrante, lanzó su campaña en octubre y competirá en las elecciones especiales del 3 de febrero."

"The Queens Democratic Party has formally nominated democratic socialist Diana Moreno as the party’s nominee in a special election sprint to succeed Mayor Zohran Mamdani in the 36th Assembly District next month."

"[Diana] is a close ally of Mamdani’s, and has reiterated on several occasions that stewarding his plans, mainly universal childcare, through the legislature would be her main priority. "

"A proud member of the New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America and immigrant from Ecuador, Moreno launched her campaign in October and has since been endorsed by both Mamdani and the NYC-DSA."

"Mamdani has already endorsed Diana Moreno, a democratic socialist who immigrated from Ecuador at age 11, in the race for his former seat. Moreno has worked alongside Mamdani on progressive causes and supports his push for universal child care. She has framed her candidacy as a continuation of his policy agenda."

"“I am honored to receive the endorsement of… a friend, fellow democratic socialist, and fierce advocate for Queens, to succeed him in the State Assembly,” Moreno said in a statement after the Dec. 20 endorsement. “Together, we’ll defend working families, fight the rising tide of fascism and deliver an affordable New York City.”"

"“Organized people will always be more powerful than organized money,” said Diana Moreno, a fellow democratic socialist who is running for Mamdani’s vacant seat in the New York State Assembly."

"Moreno, who was born in Ecuador and moved to the U.S. when she was 11 years old, also has good relationships with immigrant advocacy groups and organized labor, having previously served as deputy director of New Immigrant Community Empowerment and communications director for the New York State Nurses Association."

"I can’t imagine anyone more capable of carrying our movement forward than Diana, who has fought tirelessly for union workers, immigrant communities, and our neighbors across this district. Diana has my full support," Mamdani said as he backed Moreno, who like Mamdani considers herself to be a democratic socialist."

"New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has endorsed a fellow democratic socialist to fill his former State Assembly seat, immigrant organizer Diana Moreno."

"“I feel like Zohran's campaign was our training,” [Moreno] said. “We are carrying on so much of the momentum, energy and experience from that campaign, we have knocked on almost 3,000 doors in two weeks, and so that's the way that we are going to win the special election.” "

"The mayor-elect returned to familiar ground in Astoria to endorse Diana Moreno for his soon-to-be-vacant Assembly seat. He called Moreno a friend and said they share the same agendas. “I see in her what I see in me — the same part of this movement,” said Mamdani. “A movement that is hungry to deliver for working-class people.”"

"I am so excited at the fact that we have in Diana, someone who will not just continue the legacy that I and so many here have built of a district that fights for every single person that calls it home, but frankly for someone who can take that work even further,” Mamdani said."

"If Zohran had not organized us into the idea that he can and should be the next mayor of New York City, we wouldn’t be looking forward to swearing in a democratic socialist mayor in January. I want to continue that legacy of expanding our political imagination beyond what we think is possible. "

"Joining the crowd of about 100 activists was young mom Diana Moreno, who is running to succeed Zohran Mamdani in Astoria's seat in the state Assembly."

"Diana Moreno, who is running for Mamdani's vacant seat in the state assembly, said: "ICE's cruelty has reached our district." "We must end this inhumanity," she said."

"Diana Moreno, who is looking to replace the mayor-elect in Assembly District 36, also spoke out, saying she believes the family's detainment impacts the entire community. “It's hitting our neighbors, it's hitting our community really hard,” she said. “To see their classmates disappear overnight is something that no parent wants to explain to their kid why this is happening.”"

"Solidarity is at the center of our politics. We are all interconnected and there is a role for every single person to do their part. This is the work of building a new world, and I invite everyone to be a part of it. It is how we not just fight back against the despair and the cruelty of the moment; it's how we survive it."

"Witnessing what is happening in our country as a whole, witnessing the rising authoritarianism of the Trump administration, the sort of dismantling of social safety nets, the abuses of ICE agents at 26 Federal Plaza, I felt compelled to play a role in fighting for my kid's future"

"Among them was Diana Moreno, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America who is running to replace Mamdani in the State Assembly when he vacates the seat in January. Moreno, who lives down the street from Mamdani, said the mayor-elect was one of the first DSA members to make her feel welcome in the organization."

"Moreno is pitching herself to potential constituents as a reliable democratic socialist legislator who will fight for Mamdani's agenda in Albany. “Zohran can’t govern alone,” she said. “If he – when he becomes our next mayor, he’ll need many allies in Albany, and I’m prepared to be the strongest ally that you can have.” "