Heading to Albany: Gun violence shapes new member’s outlook
We get to know Nathaniel Hezekiah III, who won a Democratic primary for an open Southeast Queens Assembly seat.
Heading to Albany: Leaning into the family business
We get to know Patrick Martinez, who won a tight Democratic primary in June for an open Assembly seat in Western Queens.
Heading to Albany: Turning bill drafts into law
We get to know attorney David Siffert, who won a Democratic Primary in June for a downtown Manhattan Assembly seat.
Heading to Albany: A new champion for Yonkers
We get to know Frank Jereis, who won a Democratic Assembly Primary in June to succeed his retiring boss in a Yonkers-based seat.
Heading to Albany: Queens socialist looks to harness people power
We are continuing to get to know the new faces heading to Albany in 2027 and on this episode we're checking in with David Orkin.
Heading to Albany: Advocating from inside the tent
We get to know public defender Eli Northrup, who won the Democratic primary in an open assembly seat in upper Manhattan.
Heading to Albany: Democratic socialists expand to western New York
We get to know attorney Adam Bojak, a Democratic Socialist who won the Democratic primary for an open Buffalo Assembly seat.
Heading to Albany: Upstate attorney poised to be ‘man in the arena’
We get to know Republican George Dobbins, the likely next representative for an open Assembly seat in the Rochester suburbs.
Heading to Albany: Housing activist joins DSA ranks at Capitol
We get to know Samantha Kattan, the presumptive next representative for a western Queens Assembly District.
Heading to Albany: A promise to be present in the district
We’re checking in with Christian Celeste Tate, a progressive Democrat who unseated a Brooklyn Assemblymember in the June primaries.


