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Six Senate Incumbents Upset By Democratic Primary Challengers Six Senate Incumbents Upset By Democratic Primary Challengers
Six Senate Incumbents Upset By Democratic Primary Challengers This story has been updated. At least six state Senate Democrats who aligned themselves with Republicans in recent years were upset in Thursday's primary elections, including one who represented southern Westchester and the Bronx. Alessandra Biaggi, a lawyer who worked for Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Hillary Clinton, upset incumbent state Sen. Jeff Klein in the Sept. 13 Democratic primary for the 34th District, which includes parts of Yonkers, Mount Vernon and New Rochelle. Klein is the former leader of the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC), which caucused with Republicans in the state Sen…

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by Jon Craig
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Making A Difference:' These Westchester Women Are 'Indivisible' Making A Difference:' These Westchester Women Are 'Indivisible'
Making A Difference:' These Westchester Women Are 'Indivisible' Svetlana Tsalik had never thought much about local politics. The Larchmont mom of two was busy shuttling her kids around town, volunteering at the Sheldrake Nature Center and hosting weekly tango sessions. Then Donald J. Trump was elected president and she knew she had to do something. She wasn’t alone. Across town, Farah Kathwari, Verena Arnabal, and Shannon Powell were just as enraged, worried, and stunned about how the world around them would change for themselves and their children. “I was devastated,” said Powell, who would later become one of the leaders of Indivisible Westchester (I…

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by James Miranda