I was born and raised in a Section 8 apartment in Los Sures, Williamsburg as the son of two Dominican immigrants. I shared a room with my two sisters until I was 18-years-old, and for each of those years, we relied on government programs to put clothes on our backs, food on the table, and a roof over our heads.

There is no former Councilmember Reynoso, there is no Borough President Reynoso, and there is no Antonio without the support of my government and the unwavering faith of my neighbors who I’ve spent my whole life learning from.

Living in Congressmember Nydia Velázquez’s district, I experienced government as a force for good, a booming voice for the voiceless. But now, Washington has lost its way. Republicans are eating away at the core of our democracy and morals. Corporate Democrats continue to choose their own wallets over their constituents. I refuse to be one of them.

I’m running for Congress because I’ve never let go of my belief that communities deserve leaders who look like them, who know what they need and what they’re scared of, and who will work tirelessly to get things done for them. I know this district because I’m from this district, and I’ve spent my whole career fighting for it: taking on special interests, corporate power, and the political machine to deliver real results to working people.

This seat needs urgency and backbone right now. We need someone who will fight to abolish ICE, repeal the Faircloth Amendment so we can build public housing again, end the rampant corruption taking over our democracy, pass the PRO Act, and deliver Medicare for All — and who has the track record to prove they can actually get things done.

As a Council member, and now borough president, I have never stopped at issuing statements, tweeting thoughts and prayers, or waiting on the sidelines for the worst to blow over.

When Brooklyn faced a maternal health crisis, I delivered $45 million to Brooklyn’s public hospitals. When immigrants needed asylum and work authorization, I transformed a room used by previous borough presidents for parties into an asylum application center that helped nearly 6,000 migrants find real pathways to employment and citizenship. When young Black and Brown boys were being unlawfully targeted by stop and frisk tactics, I co-wrote and passed legislation to end their use.

At every turn, whether it was tenants, childcare providers, Black mothers, working families, or immigrants at risk, I jumped into the fray immediately and got to work.

I am the only candidate in this race with a robust record of accomplishments to prove I can enact the platform I’m running on, which is why I have the support of the Working Families Party, Velázquez, Attorney General Letitia James and so many progressive champions.

I want to tax the rich, abolish ICE, end useless wars, and fund housing and healthcare for all. I’ve already started at the local level, but now I have a chance to mobilize federal funding and legislative power to continue that fight.

We’re in good hands in New York with Mayor Mamdani and Gov. Hochul, but we’re still under threat from Washington. I’ve lived in this district my whole life, I started my career representing it in the City Council, and now, with more than a decade of public service under my belt, I know I have the knowledge and experience to show up for the community that raised me in Congress.

Reynoso is running in the Democratic primary for the 7th congressional district covering parts of Brooklyn and Queens.