Wei-Li Tjong is a lifelong Lower East Side resident, community leader, attorney, and the son of immigrants. Raised in Seward Park Cooperative, he attended PS 124 at Confucius Plaza before earning scholarships to Dalton, Johns Hopkins, and NYU Law. For 26 years, he has practiced law in New York and currently leads a small law firm. For decades, has also led Seward Park Cooperative, representing over 5,000 residents, including as longtime president. Wei-Li currently serves as Democratic state committeeman for AD-65 and is running to fight for affordable housing, public education, opportunity generation, immigrant communities, and working families.
