David Orkin, a staff attorney with immigration legal services non-profit Make the Road New York, officially launched his campaign to primary Assembly Member Jenifer Rajkumar in the 38th Assembly District last week, pitting a progressive challenger against a moderate incumbent in a district Mayor Zohran Mamdani comfortably won in the general election last year.
Orkin, a member of the New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), launched his campaign at the Seneca in Ridgewood on Wednesday, Jan. 7, pledging to protect immigrant New Yorkers, tackle the affordability crisis and advocate for “tax the rich” policies if he is elected to office.
