| NY-21 Democratic candidate Darius Shahinfar will be joining The Albany Project community tonight for a live blog.
 The live blogging will start at 6 p.m. I will post the thread for the live blog at approximately 5:50 p.m. So be here or be square.
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.
I hope many of you can join us to talk with Darius about the issues in the 21st, his campaign and what his vision is for the future. |
