JUAN PAGÁN
for
NY State Senate
Committed to Making Our Neighborhoods
SAFER AND BETTER
16th Senate District - Queens
Flushing, Bayside, Oakland Gardens,
Fresh Meadows, Kew Garden Hills & Kew Gardens, Hill Crest, Jamaica Estates
A father, grandfather, and lifelong resident of New York City, Juan is an honorably retired New York State law-enforcement officer who is working hard to restore hope and to help save our neighborhoods by running for New York State Senate.
View his plans to tackle the city's issues of today and see why he's the best choice to be your next representative!
COUNT ON JUAN TO HANDLE OUR DISTRICT'S NEEDS
"Any law that uplifts human personality is just. Any law that degrades human personality is unjust." M.L. King, Jr.
Enough is enough!
Take the first step toward making what our neighborhoods should be: a safe and thriving haven for all. And to restore our schools to a thriving, wholesome learning environment for our children.
I'll work to ensure those who live, work, and visit Queens are safe, and that our neighborhoods are preserved and continuously protected. And that our schools are places for learning and not centers for indoctrination and not used to promote the agenda of the State.
Let us together defend our neighborhoods and bring them back to life!"
Juan - Past & Present (Part 1)
Juan debating the issues pressing our city at the City Council Candidates Forum 2017.
Juan exposing the hypocrisy and the ineptitude of local legislators.
Juan at the steps of City Hall 2011.
Juan, a former member of the NYCDOE Community Education Council, Manhattan representative of the Citywide Council of High Schools, is standing up for our children who attend public schools, exposing the inequities inflicted upon the NYC Public School system.
Juan worked in prisons throughout New York State and New York City (Photo circa 1986).
Juan is formerly educated in Criminal Justice and will bring his education and experience as well as his personal connection to our neighborhoods to keep our focus on crime and safety.
CHILDREN OUR FUTURE
Juan has been for many years closely involved with children, coaching and mentoring them in wholesome directions. He was the director of two cherished NYC children's centers and a guidance counselor with the NYS Division for Youth. He will ensure our kids have the best representation.
Juan visits elementary school children every Friday morning at a local public school to read to them and sing songs accompanied with his guitar.
JUAN - Past & Present (Part 2) and Videos
Juan, an accomplished guitarist, performed at many cultural events throughout New York City.
Culture, diversity, commerce: Juan has a platform to support all of these critical aspects of community life. For example, Juan has been a musician since childhood and understands the importance of the arts. He will promote arts & culture in our communities and in our schools.
Juan with his granddaughter, Elena, on her first day of school.
When I think about my granddaughter, I wonder what kind of world will she live in once I'm gone. It will be the kind of world we leave to her. She will know my legacy, that I fought very hard to make this world a better place for her and the rest of humanity.
Juan at a local High School with students helping out with a voter registration campaign.
New York City has had a dismal history of low voter turnout. By reaching out to our youth, particularly those attending high school, we can begin to increase voter turn out while teaching our youth to research candidates before making their decision at the ballot box.
- SENIOR CITIZENS - Juan visiting a senior center in Queens bringing joy and smiles to the elderly by way of music and songs.
Downsizing and closures of certified nursing homes and medical facilities are depriving our senior citizens and those with disabilities of beds they need. We need to preserve whatever nursing home beds and medical facilities are left in our district and in our neighboring districts throughout Queens, and for the sake of our elders, create more long-term care facilities.