Spotlight 19

In Episode 10, Sajaa and Justin take a break from going through Representative Faso's votes to speak with Jeff Beals, democratic candidate for Congress. Jeff and Sajaa discuss a wide array of issues ranging from Jeff's time in Iraq as a diplomat to whether 8 candidates for Congress is too many. The interview was recorded July 31. Find out more about Jeff at www.uniteny19.com

In Episode 9, Justin recounts Representative Faso's June voting record, the return of Five Fast Faso Facts focusing on his time during and after law school, and Sajaa talks to Antonio Delgado, candidate for Congress in #NY19. Learn more about Antonio here.

In Episode 8, a special PSA from NY19 Votes' Dustin Reidy. Sajaa and Justin talk with Congressional candidate and veteran Pat Ryan over Independence Day weekend. Spotlight 19 will return to its regular format in the coming week, with a discussion of Representative Faso's voting record since June 21.

Sajaa and Justin talk about Faso's votes to roll back to consumer protection, additional bureaucracy for legal immigrants and an in-depth discussion with Lyndel Urbano, Director of Public Policy and Government Affairs at Amida Care, on how the American Health Care Act (the ACA-repeal or "Trumpcare") will impact New York's 19th Congressional District. Featured organization this week is Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild and the episode is dedicated to the memory of Doris Kelly, long-time Hudson Valley activist and leader.

Sajaa and Justin talk about Faso's votes to roll back to consumer protection, additional bureaucracy for legal immigrants and an in-depth discussion with Lyndel Urbano, Director of Public Policy and Government Affairs at Amida Care, on how the American Health Care Act (the ACA-repeal or "Trumpcare") will impact New York's 19th Congressional District. Featured organization this week is Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild and the episode is dedicated to the memory of Doris Kelly, long-time Hudson Valley activist and leader.

This week, Sajaa finally got through to ask Rep. John Faso a question, we debut our Five Fast Faso Facts section, and we talk to Congressional candidate Steve Brisee. Find out more about Steve at: https://stevenbrisee.com/. Check out our local farm, seedsongfarm.org, this week's featured organization.

Continued dismay over how Representative Faso continues to obscure his commitment to the environment by confusing the public, and Spotlight 19 somehow manages to spur interest of the Agricultural Retailer's PAC. Followed by an interview with Carla Nordstrom, a Delaware County resident with deep roots campaigning in the district. Visit her website at www.seedsofdemocracy.org.

Continued dismay over how Representative Faso continues to obscure his commitment to the environment by confusing the public, and Spotlight 19 somehow manages to spur interest of the Agricultural Retailer's PAC. Followed by an interview with Carla Nordstrom, a Delaware County resident with deep roots campaigning in the district. Visit her website at www.seedsofdemocracy.org.

This week, Spotlight 19 talks a little bit on Rep. John Faso's soft stance on Russia, deep cuts within the Department of Education, and National Police Week. But more importantly, they get to meet and talk to Gareth Rhodes, who just announced his candidacy on the Democratic ticket to potentially run against John Faso in 2018. Find out more about Gareth at www.garethrhodes.com