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Hector earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Panama. He is originally from Crown Heights, where he lives today with his wife.

Hector currently works as associate director of clinical data management at Lantheus Medical Imaging. He previously worked in similar roles at Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Siemens Healthcare, Clinical Research Management, Pharm-Olam International, Forest Laboratories, Roche, and Pfizer.

Hector Robertson previously ran for City Council in NYC District 35 in 2021 but did not win.

Supports using city resources to assist small local businesses, including new businesses, in the district.

Aims to help small businesses navigate complex city regulations to eliminate burdensome fines.

- Supports using city resources to assist small local businesses, including new businesses, in the district.
- Aims to help small businesses navigate complex city regulations to eliminate burdensome fines.

Economy

Plans to work with the state to secure over $78 billion for modernizing and ensuring the sustainability of New York City's public housing.

Supports expediting the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) repair process by assigning highly skilled tradespeople and establishing Neighborhood Planning Units for residents to schedule repairs.

Aims to help district residents access agencies that offer programs to improve well-being and assist with disabilities.

Plans to ensure all elders receive adequate food and nutrition assistance, especially in diverse population areas.

Plans to organize volunteers for community cleanup initiatives.

Supports creating and protecting district green spaces by preserving parks and public green spaces.

- Plans to work with the state to secure over $78 billion for modernizing and ensuring the sustainability of New York City's public housing.
- Supports expediting the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) repair process by assigning highly skilled tradespeople and establishing Neighborhood Planning Units for residents to schedule repairs.
- Aims to help district residents access agencies that offer programs to improve well-being and assist with disabilities.
- Plans to ensure all elders receive adequate food and nutrition assistance, especially in diverse population areas.
- Plans to organize volunteers for community cleanup initiatives.
- Supports creating and protecting district green spaces by preserving parks and public green spaces.

Public Services

Supports investing in after-school programs, summer learning programs, and online learning.

Supports putting a pause on the establishment of new charter schools.

Wants to increase the number of specialized schools in Brooklyn and address inequities in the admission system.

- Supports investing in after-school programs, summer learning programs, and online learning.
- Supports putting a pause on the establishment of new charter schools.
- Wants to increase the number of specialized schools in Brooklyn and address inequities in the admission system.

Education

Supports creating "truly permanent low-income dignified housing" for working-class New Yorkers, with a focus on homeless single mothers and households, including working New Yorkers living in city shelters.

Supports re-examining the Uniform Land Use Review Process (ULURP) to ensure community transparency, empower community boards, reduce mayoral influence, and demand racial impact studies on district developments.

Plans to continue advocating with New York State representatives to address growing concerns of deed theft and improper use of Third Party Transfer (TPT) in housing.

Plans to determine the validity of New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) evictions by Permanent Affordability Commitment (PACT), private managers, and the failure to implement standard operating procedures.

Plans to work with the Department of Housing, Preservation and Development (HPD) and the state Division of Homes and Community Renewal (DHCR) to prevent Mitchell-Lama housing from privatizing.

Supports reforming and strengthening city and state rent regulations to ensure tenants can remain in their homes.

Supports enacting legislation to protect families living in public housing from eviction due to crimes committed by visitors.

Supports reforming the Rent Guideline Board, believing it has contributed to homelessness in the city.

- Supports creating "truly permanent low-income dignified housing" for working-class New Yorkers, with a focus on homeless single mothers and households, including working New Yorkers living in city shelters.
- Supports re-examining the Uniform Land Use Review Process (ULURP) to ensure community transparency, empower community boards, reduce mayoral influence, and demand racial impact studies on district developments.
- Plans to continue advocating with New York State representatives to address growing concerns of deed theft and improper use of Third Party Transfer (TPT) in housing.
- Plans to determine the validity of New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) evictions by Permanent Affordability Commitment (PACT), private managers, and the failure to implement standard operating procedures.
- Plans to work with the Department of Housing, Preservation and Development (HPD) and the state Division of Homes and Community Renewal (DHCR) to prevent Mitchell-Lama housing from privatizing.
- Supports reforming and strengthening city and state rent regulations to ensure tenants can remain in their homes.
- Supports enacting legislation to protect families living in public housing from eviction due to crimes committed by visitors.
- Supports reforming the Rent Guideline Board, believing it has contributed to homelessness in the city.

Housing & Urban Development

Supports the Treatment Not Jail Act, which advocates for diverting individuals with mental health disorders away from the criminal justice system.

Supports ending the practice of police responding to people experiencing homelessness.

- Supports the Treatment Not Jail Act, which advocates for diverting individuals with mental health disorders away from the criminal justice system.
- Supports ending the practice of police responding to people experiencing homelessness.

Public Safety

Plans to legislate accessibility in public transportation, commercial and apartment buildings, schools, and cultural institutions.

- Plans to legislate accessibility in public transportation, commercial and apartment buildings, schools, and cultural institutions.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Supports universal healthcare access for all New Yorkers, including mental health and gender-affirming care.

- Supports universal healthcare access for all New Yorkers, including mental health and gender-affirming care.

Healthcare

Supports expanding composting of food scraps and yard waste to apartment buildings in the district.

Plans to organize volunteers to help clean up communities and the district.

- Supports expanding composting of food scraps and yard waste to apartment buildings in the district.
- Plans to organize volunteers to help clean up communities and the district.

Energy & the Environment

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Hector Robertson

Supports investing $78 billion for the modernization and long-term sustainability of New York City's public housing.

Supports the creation of "truly permanent low-income dignified housing for all working-class New Yorkers."

Plans to address deed theft and improper use of Third Party Transfer (TPT) by working with New York State representatives.

Supports revising the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) to enhance community transparency, empower community boards with voting rights in planning, limit mayoral appointments to planning commissions, and mandate racial impact studies on developments, advocating for housing plans that exceed Area Median Income (AMI) or 80/20 metrics.

Supports preventing the privatization of Mitchell-Lama housing.

Supports "reforming and strengthening" city and state rent regulations to ensure tenants remain in their homes.

Supports protecting families in public housing from eviction due to crimes committed by visitors.

Supports reforming the Rent Guideline Board.

Supports ending the practice of police responding to people who are homeless.

Supports the Treatment Not Jail Act, which aims to divert individuals with mental health disorders away from the criminal justice system.

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