LEA WEBB

Together, we can build strong communities and strong leaders- block by block, community by community.

WHO IS LEA?

Lea Webb was the first African American and youngest person ever elected to the Binghamton City Council, and she is an award-winning activist who has been recognized as one of tomorrow's leaders by Oprah magazine and the White House Project.

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ISSUES

Housing

A fight for better (affordable) housing for rural and urban communities alike

Environment

Ensuring everyone can live in a healthy and resilient community

Healthcare

Ensuring equitable healthcare access and keeping our citizens out of medical debt

Jobs/Economy

Making our communities vibrant places that families want to settle in

Reproductive Justice

Preserve and extend reproductive rights for all, including with State Constitutional amendment

The only candidate with

Proven Results

Climate

✓ Led the fight to ban fracking in the City of Binghamton

✓ Assisted in establishing a city-wide climate action plan

✓ Changed laws to promote green space development and the establishment of community gardens and urban farms

✓ Supported programs to remove lead from Binghamton homes.

Fair Housing

✓ Key Supporter for the creation of a city based human rights commission

✓ Led the fight to create quality affordable housing and championed rehabilitation programs such as Restore NY

✓ Worked with non-profit housing developers to build new units (40+ Homes in the Northside District alone)

✓ Protected tenants by standing up to absentee landlord and strengthening laws to establishing registration and local property management

✓ Worked with nonprofits to establish training, and supported the creation of opportunities for pathways to homeownership

Healthcare

✓ Fought and won support for the Affordable Care Act as a healthcare organizer at Citizen Action

✓ Supported and organized for the passage of the NY Health Act

Jobs & Small Businesses

✓ Supported small businesses as a former member of the Binghamton Local Development Corporation, which provides grants and loans to startup and existing businesses

✓ Helped to increase investment in Binghamton by attracting major residential development projects through the Commission on Downtown Binghamton Development

✓ Worked with the Broome Tioga NAACP to establish an employment preparation program for our youth so that they are ready to seek jobs and careers for their economic advancement

Unions & Service Workers

✓ Led the fight to pass equal pay legislation in
Binghamton

✓ Voted for project labor agreements on city projects

✓ Supported union strikes and walked the Picket lines with CWA for health care benefits

✓ Worked with transit workers to stop cuts to vital bus routes ✓ Worked with unions, seniors, community advocates and county legislators to successfully prevent the privatization of county nursing homes

✓ Proud UUP/NYSUT union member