Jabari Brisport

Jabari Brisport was born in Brooklyn, New York. Brisport earned a bachelor's degree from New York University in 2009 and a master's degree from Yale University in 2014. His career experience includes working as a public school teacher.[1]

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Jabari is a candidate fighting for working-class New Yorkers. He will fight to create a New York that works for all of us - not just the wealthy elite.

Jabari was born and raised in Brooklyn. He has seen things get more and more difficult for him and his neighbors. He knows the political establishment has failed. As a public school teacher, Jabari is part of a movement of working-class New Yorkers fighting for a more just and equitable state. That is why he is backed by the Working Families Party, New York Communities for Change, Democratic Socialists of America, and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders. They know he is ready to fight and are ready to fight with him .

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?

Housing as a Human RightFully Funded Education for AllClimate Justice

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Housing, Education, Climate, Labor, Healthcare

Brisport's campaign website included the following themes for 2017:

Housing

In our district, Jabari rejects the conversion of the Bedford Union Armory to luxury housing. We need 100% Affordable Housing at the site. And put it in a Community Land Trust.

Jabari also calls for an two new revenue streams for affordable and public housing: an anti-speculation tax and a vacancy tax.

Police Reform

Jabari supports the Right to Know Act, ending Broken Windows Policing, and the Shut Down Rikers Movement. He also supports greater community control of the police.

Economic Justice

Jabari supports higher taxes on the 1%, with a tax targeting corporations where the CEO makes hundreds of times what their median worker makes. In addition to calling for higher taxes on the wealthy, Jabari will also slash his own salary by $100k and only take the median income of Brooklyn. Jabari also supports worker-coops and increased participatory budgeting.

Climate Justice

Jabari supports the Green New Deal, advocated by the Green Party, which would usher a nationwide transition to 100% renewable energy by 2030. He also supports divesting NYC from fossil fuels and aggressively funding food rescue programs.

Education

Jabari neither supports charter schools nor high stakes testing. He supports the implementation of more speed safety cameras in school zones.[4][5]

—Jabari Brisport (2017)