Meet Priscilla

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Priscilla Ghaznavi is running for Congress in New York’s 7th District with a clear belief: the American Dream is alive when opportunity, accountability, and access move together.  She carries that belief from her lived experiences.  

Born in Washington, D.C., to immigrant parents from Iran and Bolivia, Priscilla grew up in a household grounded in education, hard work, and respect for the systems that make progress possible.  Her childhood unfolded on the National Mall, learning to ride a bike, flying kites beneath the Washington Monument, and walking the steps of history at the Lincoln Memorial and President Kennedy’s final place of rest.  Public service and civic responsibility were part of everyday life, shaping her understanding that government works best when people engage, participate, and lead.

New York has been her home for over three decades.  From Chelsea to Greenpoint to Williamsburg, Priscilla has built her life in the very communities she now seeks to represent.  She knows the rhythms of the district, its strengths, and where it demands more.  Her record reflects consistent engagement in organizing, advocating, and bringing forward ideas that translate into action and measurable impact.  Designing our future together is the work she has been doing for years. 

Priscilla is a designer by trade, with a career that spans seven publicly traded companies across business and creative leadership.  She builds systems, aligns teams, and delivers results that scale.  She understands how decisions move from concept to execution and how to ensure they serve people in tangible ways.  Her academic background includes a bachelor’s degree in Marketing with a focus on International Trade, as well as additional degrees in design, merchandising, and advanced studies in Milan.  She is currently completing another degree in Entrepreneurship.  While in college, she was elected President of New York State Delta Epsilon Chi (DECA), representing colleges and universities statewide, an early demonstration of her ability to lead, organize, and advocate.

Her perspective is both global and deeply local.  Fluent in English and Castellano,  Priscilla has traveled extensively across the United States, Europe, South America, West Asia, Asia, and North Africa.  These experiences sharpened her understanding of how policy shapes economies, daily life in various communities, and how the United States can lead with strength and clarity.

At home, her leadership is equally substantive.  As past President of her Homeowners Association, during the trying times of COVID, she transformed a financially strained organization into a stable, well-managed community with strong reserves.  She worked across budgets, contracts, governance, and resident concerns, delivering outcomes that are structured, sustainable, and repeatable.  Her approach to leadership is disciplined and clear: listen closely, solve problems iteratively, and build solutions that last. 

Priscilla is running as an independent voice rooted in action and results. Her campaign is centered on a simple, unifying idea: Our Future™.  Not Left.  Not Right.  Forward with focus, with purpose, and with a commitment to deliver for the people of New York’s 7th Congressional District.