Steven Carbajal, a Brooklyn-based location manager in New York’s film and television industry, on Monday announced his candidacy to become a U.S. Representative in New York’s 7th Congressional District.
Carbajal is running as a first-time candidate in the open Democratic primary. His campaign is centered on listening-first leadership, a shared understanding of reality, and bringing real working-life experience into public service. He is positioning himself as a candidate shaped by decades of hands-on work rather than a traditional political career.
“I’m running to send a real working person to Washington to represent a district whose heartbeat is working people,” Carbajal said in a statement. “This campaign is about slowing things down, listening carefully, and building leadership that reflects the people it serves…