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I'm a Queens mom, an immigrant organizer, and a proud democratic socialist running in an upcoming special election for Assembly District 36.
I was born in Ecuador. When I was 11 years old, my family made the heartwrenching decision to immigrate to the United States to escape a neoliberal financial crisis. My politics are informed by my immigration story, my working-class upbringing, and over a decade of organizing and advocacy unionizing faculty and graduate students, protecting the rights of migrant farmworkers and their children, organizing undocumented workers in Queens, and supporting New York’s union nurses and healthcare workers to win fair contracts and defend access to healthcare.
I didn't plan on running for office. But this is a moment of political crisis: a fascist federal government is slashing social services and disappearing people off the street, while New York faces increasing unaffordability and the consolidation of wealth and power in the hands of the few. As a mamá, I have no choice but to fight—not just for my child's future, but the future of every child and every working-class family.
Fortunately, this is also a moment of political awakening. I’ve organized alongside Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani for years, and I'm honored to have been part of the movement of over 100,000 volunteers and 1,000,000 voters that toppled a political dynasty. When Zohran leaves the State Assembly, he'll need an unwavering ally to replace him in Albany and win his affordability agenda. I'll be ready on Day One.
I live in the heart of Astoria with my partner and 1-year-old child. Queens is the only home I've ever chosen, and I'm ready to fight for it.
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Assembly District 36
Assembly District 36 includes the neighborhoods of Astoria and Long Island City. Our district has a proud tradition of socialist politics and grassroots organizing, from tenant organizing to immigrant rights advocacy to climate justice work.
"Map of our district & a few of my favorite spots in the neighborhood!" - Diana
Work with Mayor Mamdani to tax the rich and fund free childcare for every New Yorker aged six weeks to five years.
Strengthen tenant protections, defend rent stabilization, and create a Social Housing Development Authority to build and preserve affordable housing with union labor.
Stand up for our immigrant neighbors under attack from Trump's cruel and racist deportation machine, and pass the New York For All Act to end all cooperation with ICE.
November 18, 2025
"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."
November 16, 2025
"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"
November 6, 2025
"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."
October 30, 2025
"Moreno is pitching herself to potential constituents as a reliable democratic socialist legislator who will fight for Mamdani's agenda in Albany."
