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NY-21: Darius Shahinfar live blogging tonight at The Albany Project

by Andrew C White
Wed Jun 18th, 2008 at 02:15:26 PM EST

Robert Harding will be hosting Darius Shahinfar, Democratic candidate for Congress in the open NY-21 seat, tonight at 6:00PM eastern time for a live blogging session at The Albany Project.

Be sure and get there early so that...

... you don't have to stand in the back of the room.

Robert gives a little teaser from Darius' bio:

Here is a little bit about Darius to get you started:
In 2004, Darius took a leave of absence from Albany County and volunteered on John Kerry's Presidential Campaign - where he served as the Regional Coordinator at the Coordinated Campaign's Northern Virginia office. Returning home, Darius became a 7th Ward Democratic Committeeman for the Albany County Democratic Committee and joined the local grassroots organization Democracy for the Hudson-Mohawk Region.
But Darius' most rewarding experience has been working for Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand and the people of the neighboring 20th Congressional District. Darius worked with her from the start of her campaign and, after her hard fought victory, joined her office as Capital District Representative. He administered Rep. Gillibrand's Saratoga Springs office, tending to constituent concerns and issues in and around the region. Here he fought for veterans to get the benefits that they earned, for the disabled who were facing losing their homes and for seniors who are making choices between heating their homes and filling their prescriptions. Darius also worked on the Congresswoman's Economic Development Projects, 21st-century job creation, and helped create policy through the creation of green-collar jobs in Upstate New York.

Which gives me a great excuse for a gratuitous Kirsten Gillibrand shot:

NY-21 is a crowded democratic primary. 20 year Congressman Mike McNulty is retiring. The seat is a fairly safe democratic seat so this is a great opportunity to emphasize the better part of More and Better Democrats!

There are several decent to good democrats in this race but there is no doubt in my mind that Darius Shahinfar is the best candidate for the district and for America.

See ya'll at 6!

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