Joyce N. Briscoe
Democratic
Current Occupation
Paralegal
Education
Majored in Criminal Justice and Political Science with a Minor in Conflict Resolution at John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Paralegal Certificate from NY Paralegal School
Prior Public Expierence
- Food Pantries-Assisted at food pantries and soup kitchens. Serving hot meals to those in need. Contributing to local food drives by donating food and raising money.
- Political Campaigns- Manning the phones, data entry, phone-banking, distributing fliers, raising money, and answering emails. Managed other volunteers.
- YMCA- Helped both children and adults by tutoring literacy courses. Assisted in swimming lessons for children.
- Red Cross-Participated in Blood drives. Assisted with CPR classes
Candidate Statement
I decided to run for Congress of the 16th Congressional District because there are no politicians speaking to the issues that affect me, my family, or my community.
Politicians are too far removed from the issues that affect the underrepresented--working class.
My experience has taught me that the people most affected by a policy are the ones that have the solutions but are rarely consulted even though they are the subject matter experts.
My goal is to unite the working class and help us realize that we have similar wants and needs.
We as the Working Class may not have the dollars but we do have strength in numbers.