ABOUT EON

Eon Tyrell Huntley is a lifelong Brooklynite, father, renter, retail worker, parent advocate and democratic socialist who has always stood up for his community. 

When his daughter’s neighborhood school found itself in dire need of advocacy and support during the pandemic, he stepped up as PTA President. When he continued to witness the devastating and inequitable impact of the pandemic on his greater community, he leveraged neighborhood ties to found and run a local food bank at the school for nearby families. 

Eon is a lifelong renter, and has experienced firsthand what New York City’s housing crisis does to our city’s families.  As a child, he lived with his grandmother in NYCHA housing. He saw how public housing can create stability for families — and how devastated it can be when it is underfunded. Eon knows that luxury developers don’t have our backs, and that a fully funded NYCHA with beautiful buildings would be game-changing for New Yorkers. 

Eon has seen the impact of rising healthcare costs first hand. He, like so many others, has had to navigate an abysmal healthcare market. A market that forces workers into choosing between their own wages and healthcare costs. A market that demands making a choice between being able to pay skyrocketing monthly rents and taking your family to the doctor when they’re sick. 

As a retail employee, Eon knows the life-changing power of a union. He served on the bargaining committee of Workers United Local 340, where he fought alongside his co-workers to win an overwhelmingly approved final contract. By organizing and standing in solidarity with one another, Eon and his coworkers were able to win higher wages and better job security.

Eon knows that Brooklynites thrive when we advocate for each other. He’s ready to advocate for us in Albany.