Wei-Li Tjong for Assembly member
A lifelong Lower East Side resident. An experienced attorney and community leader. Ready to hit the ground running for Assembly District 65 on Day One.
PRIMARY ELECTION
June 23, 2026
LOWER EAST SIDECHINATOWN
TWO BRIDGES
FIDI
SEAPORT
NOLITA
From Here.
For You.
Son of immigrants.
Neighbors for Life.
My father arrived in 1971 with almost nothing. Sharing a tenement bed with a shift worker, translating by day and waiting tables in Chinatown by night. My mother came from Brazil a year later. I was born here, and we learned English together.
That's not just my story — it's the story of this district. I grew up in the diversity of downtown: attending PS 124 at Confucius Plaza, playing stickball off East Broadway, riding bikes through Loisaida. My parents both became NYC public school teachers, won the lottery for a Seward Park Co-op apartment, and never left. Neither did I. Scholarships took me to Dalton, Johns Hopkins, and NYU Law — and for 25 years I've practiced law in New York while volunteering as a community leader here at home.
I know how legislation is written. I know where it fails the people it was meant to protect.
The issues
that matter to our community
The experience Albany needs on Day One.
For 25 years, Wei-Li has spent his career working with the texts that govern us — drafting contracts, interpreting statutes, and guiding clients through the full weight of city, state, and federal law. He knows how legislation is written. He knows where it succeeds and where it fails the people it was meant to protect.
He is the only practicing attorney in this race. He is also the only candidate who has directly governed a large and diverse community of thousands for decades — as president of Seward Park Cooperative, a community of over 5,000 residents, for 25 years. Those aren't just credentials. That's what he brings to Albany on Day One, for you.
25 Years
practicing law in New York
5K+
residents he’s led as Seward Park Co-op President for over 25 years
1000+
pro bono hours on legal cases to support the community
This community gave my family everything.
I humbly ask for your support so I can give something back.
ready to make a difference?
This race will be won by people who show up. Knock doors, make calls, donate, or simply spread the word — every action counts.