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Fashion Institute of Technology—B.S. Entrepreneurship; B.S. International Trade & Marketing; A.A.S. Accessories & Footwear Design; A.A.S. Fashion Buying & Merchandising
Data last updated 10/27/2026
Priscilla Ghaznavi is a designer and strategic creative leader who has worked across seven publicly traded companies in business and creative leadership roles. Her reported career experience includes leadership roles at Ralph Lauren, Walmart, and Benjamin Moore, and work developing teams, products, technologies, and systems. She was born in Washington, D.C. to immigrant parents from Iran and Bolivia and has lived in New York for more than three decades.
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Priscilla Ghaznavi frames healthcare as an access and affordability issue, supporting affordable healthcare and childcare, coordinated person-centered services, and stronger mental-health/community-support systems. She also connects healthcare to women’s rights by supporting comprehensive reproductive care and support, though the available public materials do not identify a specific federal bill or financing mechanism.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Ghaznavi says housing, healthcare, childcare, and everyday costs consume too much household income and that she would improve access to affordable healthcare and childcare.
SourceGhaznavi supports coordinated healthcare, education, employment, housing, and community services with earlier intervention, caregiver resources, and specialized care, saying the system should be organized around the person.
SourceA candidate-comparison profile summarizes Ghaznavi’s healthcare stance as saying healthcare should be a fundamental human right and accessible to everyone.
SourceGhaznavi proposes expanding mental-health services in schools, neighborhoods, and community spaces, emphasizing prevention, early support, and community-based access.
SourceGhaznavi describes women’s rights as economic, healthcare, and human rights and supports advancing comprehensive reproductive care and support.
SourcePriscilla Ghaznavi frames her Economy & Jobs agenda around economic mobility, entrepreneurship, accountable use of tax dollars, technology innovation, and community-based investment. Her stated positions emphasize expanding small-business access to capital and federal opportunities, supporting Web 3.0 innovation with guardrails, lowering household costs through housing and property-tax policy, and treating arts funding as part of the local economy.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Ghaznavi supports federal policies to expand access to capital, strengthen Small Business Administration resources, open federal contracting opportunities, and give entrepreneurs tools to start, grow, and scale businesses.
SourceGhaznavi supports Web 3.0 innovation to keep the district and country globally competitive while setting standards for transparency, accountability, security, and long-term responsibility.
SourceGhaznavi plans to expand access to affordable housing and homeownership for working families and align property taxes with income rather than only rising market values.
SourceGhaznavi supports expanding federal programs that provide direct funding to artists and create more public and community opportunities for artists, describing the arts as a force in the community and economy.
SourceNo explicit public position by Priscilla Ghaznavi on Immigration was found in the searched campaign and candidate-profile materials. Available sources mention her immigrant family background but do not state a policy stance on immigration, border enforcement, asylum, DACA, or pathways to citizenship.
Priscilla Ghaznavi has stated support for climate-resilient infrastructure, clean-energy innovation, and stronger sustainability standards. Available public sources did not show a broader Climate & Energy platform or specific bill endorsements.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Ghaznavi said the country should anticipate environmental and technological change and supports climate-resilient infrastructure, clean-energy innovation, and stronger sustainability standards.
SourcePriscilla Ghaznavi frames education as part of a broader opportunity and support system, emphasizing career pathways, coordinated services, neurodiversity and mental-health supports. Publicly available issue summaries also attribute to her support for shifting education control away from the federal Department of Education toward states and communities.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Ghaznavi supports coordinated education, healthcare, employment, housing and community services with earlier intervention, caregiver resources and specialized care for neurodiversity, mental-health and related needs.
SourceGhaznavi plans to create pathways from school to jobs through early exposure, skills training and industry partnerships.
SourceGhaznavi says she is passionate about stronger support for people with autism, IDD, TBI and mental-health needs, including opportunities to learn, work and participate fully in their communities.
SourceA public issue summary reports that Ghaznavi supports eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and shifting control to states and communities.
SourcePriscilla Ghaznavi has not published a traditional crime or policing platform in the sources found, but her public statements emphasize public-safety-adjacent safeguards: responsible AI regulation with privacy and security protections, and stronger mental-health and disability supports. Her approach frames safety through oversight, accountability, privacy/security, and community support systems rather than enforcement-specific proposals.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Ghaznavi supports responsible AI regulation that includes meaningful oversight, accountability, privacy protections, and security protections.
SourceGhaznavi supports stronger resources for people with autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, traumatic brain injury, and mental health needs, including support for families and caregivers.
SourceBallotpedia
https://ballotpedia.org/Priscilla_GhaznaviFetched: biography, education, candidate_status
VOTE411
https://onyourballot.vote411.org/m/candidate-detail.do?id=73188926Fetched: biography, education, professional_background, location
Priscilla Ghaznavi for Congress
https://priscillaghaznaviforcongress.com/Fetched: biography, education, professional_background
Patch
https://patch.com/new-york/brooklyn/election-q-meet-priscilla-ghaznavi-independent-candidate-ny-7Fetched: biography, professional_background
FEC API
https://api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/H6NY07255/totals/Fetched: totalRaised, totalSpent, cashOnHand
VOTE411 Voter Guide
https://onyourballot.vote411.org/m/candidate-detail.do?id=73188926Fetched: endorsements
OppIntell
https://oppintell.com/blog/priscilla-ms-ghaznavi-2026-public-safety-signals-from-public-recordsFetched: endorsements, ratings
VOTE411 Voter Guide
https://onyourballot.vote411.org/candidate-detail.do?id=73188926Fetched: issuePositions
Priscilla Ghaznavi for Congress
https://priscillaghaznaviforcongress.com/community-concerns-1Fetched: issuePositions
Smarter.Vote
https://smarter.vote/races/ny-house-07-2026/compare/?candidates=melvin-rivera%2Cclaire-valdez%2Cpriscilla-ghaznavi%2Cantonio-reynosoFetched: issuePositions
Priscilla Ghaznavi for Congress
https://priscillaghaznaviforcongress.com/castellano-spanish-2Fetched: issuePositions
Priscilla Ghaznavi for Congress
https://priscillaghaznaviforcongress.com/portugueseFetched: issuePositions
Branch
https://branch.vote/races/2026-new-york-general-election-ny-state-us-representative-ny-congressional-7/candidates/priscilla-ghaznaviFetched: issuePositions
OppIntell
https://oppintell.com/blog/priscilla-ms-ghaznavi-immigration-what-public-records-signal-about-the-2026-independent-candidateFetched: issuePositions
Branch.vote
https://branch.vote/races/2026-new-york-general-election-ny-state-us-representative-ny-congressional-7/candidates/priscilla-ghaznaviFetched: issuePositions
Ballotpedia
https://ballotpedia.org/New_York%27s_7th_Congressional_District_election%2C_2026Fetched: issuePositions
Ballotpedia candidate profile: Priscilla Ghaznavi
https://ballotpedia.org/Priscilla_GhaznaviFetched: issuePositions
Ballotpedia: New York's 7th Congressional District election, 2026
https://ballotpedia.org/New_York%27s_7th_Congressional_District_election,_2026Fetched: issuePositions