Lukee Forbes

For the third Ward

Bio

Lukee Forbes is a community organizer, advocate, and the Executive Director of We Are Revolutionary, an organization dedicated to uplifting system-impacted families through political education, healing-centered organizing, and grassroots mobilization. Now, Lukee is stepping up to run for Albany’s 3rd Ward City Council to fight for the resources, investment, and justice that Arbor Hill and its families deserve. Read More.

One City, One Family – Investing in Us, Protecting Our Future!

Albany is a family city, and every family deserves the same opportunities to thrive. But for too long, Ward 3—Arbor Hill—has been left behind. Our streets, our schools, our homes, and our businesses don’t get the same investment as other parts of the city. We can’t accept less than the bare minimum.

It’s time to demand more.

I know the struggles our community faces because I’ve lived them. I was funneled through the school-to-prison pipeline, served seven years, and came home to find myself at Albany’s rescue mission because I had no family left. I lost both of my parents while incarcerated. But I also found strength in my community. That strength fuels my passion to change the system that has failed so many of us.

Ward 3 deserves safe housing, strong schools, economic opportunity, and a community that uplifts rather than punishes. I’m running for City Council to fight for a healing-centered Albany—one that invests in its people and treats every neighborhood with dignity and respect.

This campaign is about us—our families, our future, our city.

Issue Areas

✅ Housing & Neighborhood Investment – Safe, affordable housing and real development for Arbor Hill.

✅ Youth & Education – Expand programs that keep young people engaged and out of the system.

✅ Public Safety & Justice Reform – Address root causes of crime and push for community-based solutions.

✅ Economic Opportunity – More jobs, better wages, and local business support.

✅ Mental Health & Trauma Healing – Recognizing the impact of adverse childhood experiences and investing in real solutions.

✅Harm Reduction & Public Health – Expanding access to life-saving resources, treatment, and community-based solutions to address substance use and prevent overdoses.