David Orkin
What this job does: Your district's vote in the New York State Assembly (150 members), the larger house of the Legislature. Members write and vote on state laws and the state budget. A term is two years.
- Occupation
- Immigrant rights attorney
- Lives in
- Ridgewood
Background
- Immigrant rights attorney who has organized in the immigrant rights movement for more than a decade. source: qchron.com
- Endorsed by NYC-DSA; challenged Assembly Member Jenifer Rajkumar in the Democratic primary. source: qchron.com
- Reported by American Bazaar as the winner of the June 2026 primary over Rajkumar. source: americanbazaaronline.com
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- Tax the wealthy to fund affordability measures; protect residents from ICE; raise labor standards; address rising rents source: qchron.com
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