¡Hola! My name is Miguel Alvelo-Rivera.
I'm running for State Representative in Illinois' 40th District because our communities are fighting every day for justice, for homes we can afford, universal healthcare and the right to live without fear. I'm in this fight with you.
Let's build the future we deserve, together.
MIGUEL ALVELO-RIVERA
For Illinois' 40th District State Representative
Since I was 13, I’ve been organizing alongside workers, neighbors, and grassroots leaders to demand better from our government and from each other. My upbringing in Puerto Rico taught me that real change comes from neighbors standing together in the face of injustice.
Over the past decade organizing in Chicago, I’ve brought that same spirit into policy work and legislative advocacy; helping pass laws that raise wages, expand healthcare, protect immigrants, and invest in mental health, housing, and public education.
I’m running to be part of a movement that governs with people. This campaign is about us and by us. Together, we will stand unapologetically against the threat of fascism and build the future we deserve.
Join me. Volunteer. Donate. Spread the word. Let's build the future we deserve, together.
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Explore the people's proposal to build worker power and advance economic justice for all.
End rent price-fixing and lift the state ban on rent control.
Strengthen tenant rights and eviction protections.
Reduce burdens for small property owners with fair tax relief and insurance options.
Fund utility relief programs.
Keep energy affordable and accessible.
Strengthen the Trust Act and make Illinois a true sanctuary state.
Build stronger networks among neighbors and elected officials to defend immigrant communities.
Reinstate and fully fund the Illinois Human Services for Immigrants Program (HBIA).
Expand Illinois’s Department of Labor.
Create Employment Opportunity and Development Centers for worker development.
Expand paid time off and family leave.
Advocate for One Fair Wage for all workers.
Protect workers from extreme temperatures and bad air quality.
Regulate AI data centers to reduce resource waste and keep utility costs fair.
Expand clean energy and energy efficiency investments statewide.
Fund fast, reliable public transit and modernize the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA).
Build climate-resilient infrastructure for communities facing environmental injustice.
Protect the Great Lakes watershed from pollution and overuse.
Fight for equally distributed resources, smaller class sizes, strong after-school programs, and access to mental health counselors and school nurses.
Expand affordable, high-quality childcare for all families.
Promote fair maps for Chicago’s new elected school board, and elected board for City Colleges of Chicago.
Advance a curriculum that reflects the true histories of Black, Indigenous, and immigrant communities in the state.
Support single-payer healthcare for universal coverage.
Ensure equitable access to HIV care, immunizations, family health, and senior services.
Work with the City of Chicago and Cook County to strengthen and expand community-based mental-health crisis response.
Increase investments in community-based violence prevention and intervention initiatives.
Integrate public agencies to implement people-centered solutions that improve health outcomes
Protect autonomy and civil rights for people with disabilities.
Expand access to care, independent living, and fair employment.
Decriminalize mental health and substance-use disabilities.
Reject policies that expand forced treatment or punish people experiencing homelessness.
Invest in harm-reduction and housing-first programs.
Make Illinois a sanctuary for gender-affirming and LGBTQIA+ care.
Expand anti-discrimination protections statewide.
Ensure school curricula include comprehensive, age-appropriate education on consent, sexual health, gender identity, and LGBTQIA+ history.
Defend Illinois as a human-rights stronghold and from the Trump administration’s fascist policies.
Protect free speech and oppose anti-BDS legislation.
Remove ICE from all state facilities.
Expand investments in hate-crime prevention, reporting, and education programs.
How to Stand Up to ICE: Lessons from Chicago and Charlotte
- The Marc Steiner Show
12.03.25
Visible and Invisible: How ICE Is Terrorizing Chicago's Working Class
- In These Times
11.25.25
Las Autoridades Federales Convierten La Resistencia En Delito
- Blockclub Chicago
11.24.25
The Council Revolts
- The Ben Joravsky Show
11.19.2025
ICE Kills Immigrant Father After Traffic Stop
- DemocracyNow
9.16.2025
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