J. Gustavo Rivera

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Rivera earned his B.A. in political science from the University of Puerto Rico in 1998, and attended the Graduate Center of the City University of New York to pursue a doctoral degree in political science.

His professional experience includes working as a faculty member in the political science department at Pace University, as a community organizer for campaigns at the local and state level and serving as the Hispanic Vote Director for Florida under Barack Obama's campaign for president.

In August 2012, he was included in a list of 20 Latino political rising stars compiled by the San Francisco Chronicle.[1]

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Rivera's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[15]

Education

Excerpt: "Gustavo Rivera believes that New York State needs to deliver on our promise to provide a quality education to our children. That is why he has fought to ensure that education funding be awarded to the schools that are most in need and not based on what schools are able to apply for and win grants."

Affordable Housing

Excerpt: "Gustavo Rivera believes that New York City needs more affordable housing. He has fought to preserve affordable housing and to help Bronxites find affordable housing options. Gustavo has come up with innovative solutions to help preserve affordable housing and has reached out to seniors who are eligible for specific programs such as SCRIE."

Health

Excerpt: "Gustavo has also introduced legislation that prohibits hospitals from segregating patients into different systems of health care based on their insurance status. This legislation seeks to address issues of health inequity that largely impact communities of color. Gustavo Rivera believes that all patients deserve to receive the same standard of care."

Restoring Faith in Government

Excerpt: "His first week in office, Gustavo Rivera introduced legislation to increase government transparency and make it mandatory for public officials to disclose all sources of income they receive apart from their government salary. It was important to Gustavo that New Yorkers know exactly who is paying their public officials. Passing this legislation as part of Governor Cuomo’s ethics package was one important step toward ending the influence of special interests in state government."

Immigrants' Rights

Excerpt: "As a co-sponsor of the New York DREAM Act and New York DREAM Fund, Gustavo Rivera has been aggressively pushing greater access to higher education for undocumented immigrants in the State Senate. In order to provide undocumented students with the same opportunities as other students, we as a state have to provide them with financial aid and grants to be able to afford college. While Gustavo feels that Washington D.C. needs to pass a federal DREAM Act with a pathway to citizenship for undocumented students, he feels that New York should continue to be a leader on immigrants’ rights issues and will continue to push for a New York DREAM Act."