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Major news today: Progressive challenger Emily Gallagher ousted Joe Lentol, who's been in New York's Assembly since 1974 (!!!), in the June Dem primary.
Here's a profile of Gallagher from December: "“I try to choose battles that are activist battles." brooklyneagle.com/articles/2020/…
Here's a profile of Gallagher from December: "“I try to choose battles that are activist battles." brooklyneagle.com/articles/2020/…
This comes just a few days after the news of the win by Marcela Mitaynes over another longtime incumbent, Félix Ortiz, also in Brooklyn (#AD51.)
Mitaynes is a "tenant organizer and Sunset Park community activist" who was endorsed by DSA, & by AOC.
brooklynpaper.com/breaking-democ…
Mitaynes is a "tenant organizer and Sunset Park community activist" who was endorsed by DSA, & by AOC.
brooklynpaper.com/breaking-democ…
AND a third recent call: Jessica González-Rojas, a progressive challenger backed by the WFP, has ousted Assemblymember Michael DenDekker, in a district in Queens (#AD34).
Here's a profile of her work asking for a rent freeze & protections in April: vogue.com/article/jessic…
Here's a profile of her work asking for a rent freeze & protections in April: vogue.com/article/jessic…
