She became a US citizen in 2014. She aims to win an assembly seat in 2020.
SUNSET PARK — As the country grapples with increasing restrictions and raids on immigrant communities, one Latina Brooklynite is looking to use her personal experience to seek political office come state elections in 2020.
Genesis Aquino, a Sunset Park resident who was born in the Dominican Republic, is mounting a challenge in Assembly District 51 to oust the incumbent, Assemblymember Felix Ortiz.
The district, which covers Sunset Park and Red Hook, has a large immigrant community that includes Latinx populations from Mexico, Central America and parts of South America. More than 47 percent of residents are foreign-born in Community District 7, according to data from the New York City Planning Department, with 48 percent identifying as having limited English proficiency and 73 percent identifying as Asian or Hispanic.