Yudelka Tapia | |
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| Member of theNew York State Assembly from the86th district | |
| Assumed office November 2, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Victor M. Pichardo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Organization and Method College (BA) Bronx Community College Hunter College (MA) |
| Website | State Assembly website |
Yudelka Tapia is anAmericanpolitician who is currently representing the 86th district in theNew York State Assembly since 2021.[1][2]
Tapia was born inSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic.[2] Raised in what she described as "a family of organizers", Tapia described her father as "a revolutionary" who "fought in thecivil war against the invasion of the Yankees in 1965."[3]
Tapia became involved in social activism atO&M College, where she founded and led theUnión Democrática de Mujeres as the group's president. She immigrated to the United States at age 19, settling in theWest Bronx, and attendedBronx Community College in the 1990s. Tapia later earned a master's degree in urban policy and leadership fromHunter College.[3]
Tapia worked as an auditor for the City of New York for 23 years. She served as a localDemocratic district leader and as president of the parent teacher association atTheodore Roosevelt High School.[3]
In the2021 New York City Council election, Tapia unsuccessfully ran to represent the14th district, losing toPierina Sanchez.[4]
Following assemblymanVictor Pichardo's resignation announcement, Tapia announced her candidacy to replace him. Tapia was nominated as the candidate of the Democratic Party and won the special election to succeed Pichardo.[4][2] Tapia endorsedKathy Hochul's campaign in the2022 gubernatorial election.[5] Tapia endorsed former governorAndrew Cuomo's failed campaign for Democratic nominee in the2025 New York City Democratic primary for mayor.[6] After AssemblymanZohran Mamdani defeated Cuomo and became the Democratic nominee, Tapia declined to endorse him and continued to support Cuomo's third-party run for mayor, breaking with the Bronx Democratic Party, who endorsed Mamdani.[7]
Tapia is the mother of four children.[3]
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