The New York Progressive Action Network (NYPAN) became the first organization to endorse Andrew Engel — an attorney, organizer, former public servant and union member — in his run for State Senate District 11 against 86-year-old incumbent Toby Ann Stavisky, who has served in office since 1999, in the Democratic primary.
Born and raised in a middle-class Jewish family in Floral Park, Engel said he is running as part of a growing progressive wave challenging entrenched political power in New York City.
