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Melanie D'Arrigo

Melanie D'Arrigo

  • After Successful 2018, Empire State Indivisible Backs Initial Trio of Progressives in 2020 Races

    Empire State Indivisible

    Empire State Indivisible activists


    The 2018 elections saw a sweeping victory for Democrats, as they recaptured the House of Representatives, in part thanks to victories in New York, where the party also took full control of the state Legislature for the first time in nearly a decade. The state election saw several moderate Democrats, who had comfortably worked with Republicans for years, swept out of power and replaced with a new cohort of progressives buttressed with grassroot activist support, while several suburban swing districts went from red to

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