"This spring, state Sen. John Liu sidestepped her to advance the casino project of her billionaire enemy Steve Cohen in her district, breaking with Senate tradition. Meanwhile, Ramos' feeble campaign for New York City mayor failed to raise enough money to unlock public matching funds. She was snubbed by many progressive endorsers and got little support from labor unions, whom she'd hoped would be her base."
"The day her campaign made the most noise was the day it essentially ended: when she baffled New York's political world by endorsing former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, whom she had railed against from her earliest days in the public eye. Many on the left who had included her on their slates quickly condemned the move and pulled their endorsements. Within weeks, Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas had filed to run against her with the backing of the city comptroller and the Queens borough president."
State Sen. Jessica Ramos rose quickly after election in 2018, gaining attention as a Queens-born daughter of Colombian immigrants, a former 32BJ SEIU operative and a Mayor Bill de Blasio staffer. Ramos gained star power within New York City and the Working Families Party. She experienced multiple political setbacks: a fellow senator advanced a casino project in her district over her objections; her mayoral campaign failed to raise enough to unlock public matching funds; progressive endorsers and many labor unions withheld support; endorsing Andrew Cuomo provoked condemnation and defections. Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas filed to challenge her, and Ramos' campaign carried more than $125,000 in debt.
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