JULIE WON

Council Member Julie Won is the first woman and first immigrant to represent District 26, and the first Korean-American Council Member in the city’s history. Julie is a mother of two toddlers and also provides for her aging parents. Julie understands what multigenerational families across our City are going through – and she’s spent her career fighting to make their lives better.

When Julie was 8 years old, her family immigrated to New York from South Korea after the 1997 financial crisis. Her mother, once a culinary professor, worked as a nail technician. Her father worked in local small businesses.

A proud product of New York public schools, Julie graduated from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School and spent a decade at IBM advising the federal government on technology modernization. In 2021, Julie ran for City Council to address the inequities COVID-19 made worse, and won a 15-way primary to represent District 26.

Within months of taking office, Julie delivered her major campaign promise of WiFi For All — free internet for NYCHA residents. And in just four years, Julie has delivered over $2 billion to her community, approved 18,805 new housing units including thousands of permanently affordable homes, and passed 13 bills on government transparency, immigrant protection, and workers’ rights. Julie led the fight for the OneLIC Neighborhood Plan, the largest rezoning in New York City in 25 years, securing $2 billion in community investments and historic levels of new housing.

Julie has worked closely with parents, teachers, and administrators in every public school in her district and secured over $100 million for education. When her district became home to more asylum seekers than any other in New York City — over 15,000 people — she didn’t look away. She hosted welcome dinners, organized resource fairs, and introduced legislation to shield migrant shelter addresses from those who would target them.

Today, Julie is running for Congress to fight for a Lifetime of Care — because she believes your country should have your back from the moment you’re born until the day you retire. She’s fighting for universal paid leave, affordable childcare, healthcare for all, and a care economy that values the workers who hold our families together and make all other work possible.

Julie Won is ready to take her record of results to Washington.