Background
Edward Lee's career experience includes working as an activist.[1]
In their own words
Who are you? Tell us about yourself.
In 2022, 24, & 26 I gathered candidates all around the nation across party lines at unifiedplatformusa.com to document what we could agree on & show our electeds that we CAN work together. I hold NYC's only 3rd party and independent candidate debates to encourage discussion on topics that the duopoly/monopoly refuse to acknowledge.
I have been an activist for over 30 years under the name djelf7 and am guided by 3 main principles
1. Focus on the "little people"
2. Nothing about us without us
3. Trust those that's been with you and not those that they give you
I've worked with the family of Gavin Cintron whose death caused the resignation of Greg Russ, the CEO and Chair of NYCHA, the largest public housing system in the nation. I'm endorsed by Otis Johnson the longest wrongfully incarcerated man in NYS history. I've exposed fraud and waste regarding NYC's Accessible Pedestrian Signals for the disabled and much more.
The activists you see in the media are largely: the wolves vs the wolves in sheep's clothing. Real grassroots activists like myself are never mentioned. There are many others who are blackballed for threatening the control of a Jeffrey Epstein style cartel, who act as gatekeepers in this space. They use political media to control the narrative and keep you distracted with celebrities as they engage in sexual abuse and theft. They tell you part of the truth but that's the bait. It's a trap.
Find out more at djelf7.com
Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?
DSA markets itself as an organization "for the people," but they are actually the GENTRIFIERS OF ACTIVISM. Despite my nonpartisan work, DSA and other socialists like PSL have not just boycotted all of my projects, but also attempt to kneecap them so as to be the sole option. They send in astroturf activists to replace me, and refuse to engage even when I offered them a chance to help the LONGEST WRONGFULLY INCARCERATED MAN IN NYS HISTORY when they were struggling with the black vote.
https://youtu.be/pfXdl9IcV1M?list=PLrEUpc0T2JoaUg7QuHasGwwPu4sD4oEL0&t=69
The timestamped link above provides the receipts.
It's ok for them to be a PART of the movement but it is not OK for them to REPLACE us. Bring back balance and VOTE REPUBLICANOur children are taught to find the slope of a line so they can understand how to MAXIMIZE PROFITS FOR THE BOSS, but neither they nor you know how to IMPROVE the QUALITY of the FOOD that they get at school!
What is more important then the food they eat for their physical and mental development?
They are KEPT IGNORANT about how to TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES. Even worse we funnel them into MASSIVE and EXPLOITATIVE DEBT.
As a Korean American I know that we have performed well academically in the US for HALF A CENTURY, but who can name an Asian American scientist or a musician or business leader? Most CANNOT!
We need a POLITICAL education for without POLITICAL POWER nothing you achieve or sacrifice can be celebrated or acknowledged. FUCK AIPACRead my platform at LICGOP.COM I will use this space for my most urgent ongoing cases.
Nolan Farrell has a letter from the Queens DA's conviction integrity unit admitting that the evidence used to imprison him for a decade was faulty but he has not been exonerated to protect people still at the DA's office who were involved.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvU5wIWeiR4
Kay Marie Pressley is a disabled elderly woman and there is footage of men repeatedly breaking into her home and beating her and her family. They have been swung on with baseball bats and another disabled blind man is also in the building being victimized.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WvG9vr-TxY
Respect to Marc Safman, Muti Ajamu-Osagboro, Theo Chino, and Danny Maio
Imagine a civil rights movement with no black leaders. Look at the anti-war movement. How many Americans can name a war victim?
This space been co-opted by a JEFFREY EPSTEIN style cartel that has inserted SCOTT RITTER a 2x convicted pedophile, in order to normalize the SEXUAL ABUSE and THEFT going on by the "leaders" who are millionaires and celebrities monetizing the pain of others. EVERY participating candidate in the 2026 NYC 3rd party and independent candidate debate as well as every participating US Presidential candidate participating in the 2024 Unified Platform debate have asked for a public meeting between myself Josh Hadley of Green Party Alaska and JILL STEIN to answer this question. JILL STEIN is working with the cartel.
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?
Malcolm X for his ferocity and righteousness
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
Integrity, Transparency, Accessibility [F***] AIPAC! AMERICA FIRST!
What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?
Educate the public
What legacy would you like to leave?
Inspire a new era of political participation and engagement amongst the larger population
What is something that has been a struggle in your life?
student debt
What do you believe is the ideal relationship between the governor and state legislature?
balanced
What do you perceive to be your state's greatest challenges over the next decade?
fighting corruption and apathy
Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?
Usually yes, but not always.
What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?
Otis Johnson the longest wrongfully incarcerated man in NYS history
Alan Collinge founder of Student Loan Justice
Andy Williams Jr. Republican candidate for Attorney General of Illinois
Steven Lee Whistleblower who took on the NYPD carrying on the work of and supported by Serpico
Salamander Brandy former co-chair Memphis DSA & candidate for Mayor of Memphis TN
Tara Szczepanski Host of the Polish American Brotherhood show
Edwin Delacruz Vice President of the Manhattan GOP
Check LICGOP.COM for the rest of the list.
What was the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember?
Koreans at the Korean Olympics holding signs saying, "Yankee go home."
On the 2026 ballot
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Compiled from the candidate’s published profile as of September 30, 2026.
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