In Brooklyn State Senate Race, David Alexis Goes for the Upset Against Corporate-Friendly Kevin Parker (original) (raw)

Primaries

John Tarleton, Yastika Guru & Molly Morrow Aug 19, 2022

The former Uber driver has mobilized a grassroots campaign to counter an entrenched incumbent.

West Side Assembly Candidate Calls for Moving Beyond Free-Market Solutions to Affordable Housing Crisis

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Layla Law-Gisiko wants to sever housing policy from “the greed of speculation,” denounces proposed Penn Station mega-project as a “disaster.”

Insurance Industry Rides to the Rescue of Crooked Kevin Cahill

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Embattled Hudson Valley assemblyman receives more than $80K in donations from insurers and private health care providers.

In Bronx Assembly Race, School-Parent Activist Jonathan Soto Urges Sweeping Shift from “Fear to Care”

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The incumbent Michael Benedetto is a staunch backer of mayoral control of NYC’s public schools. Soto wants to dismantle mayoral control and give more power to local school communities.

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Tuesday’s vote in City Council District 15 marks the next clash between anti-corporate, pro-tenant organizing and real estate and charter school interests.

Berning to Serve: Maria Ordoñez Brings the Political Revolution to Uptown City Council Race

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Youthful upstart sees surge of support, would be youngest-ever member of NYC City Council.

A People’s Budget: Advancing Housing, Health, and Shared Wealth for All

Adolfo Abreu, Jaslin Kaur and Brandon West Feb 26, 2021

“We cannot cut our way out of this crisis,” say three democratic socialist candidates for City Council who are calling for higher taxes on the rich to fund investments in poor and working-class communities most harmed by the pandemic.

The Return on Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie’s Slush Fund Investments Could Be Low

Theodore Hamm Jul 16, 2020

Félix Ortiz concedes to socialist in Sunset Park. Walter Mosley, Joe Lentol and Aravella Simotas could soon be ousted too, despite more than $365,000 in aid from Albany power-brokers.

In the Jersey Suburbs, Arati Kreibich Challenges the ‘Human Fundraising Machine’ for a Congressional Seat

Carrie Klein Jul 3, 2020

Trump’s shocking victory propelled this immigrant scientist into political activism. Now, she’s running against a congressional Democrat who supports the President 77 percent of the time.

Hector Oseguera Takes on the New Jersey Democratic Machine

Carrie Klein Jul 3, 2020

New York has seen a wave of political upsets since 2018. On July 7, a former AOC campaign volunteer hopes to crack the power of the machine in New Jersey and takedown absentee Congressman Albio Sires.