Sarahana Shrestha
@sarahana
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Nepali-American 🌹 Assemblymember District 103, best known for the Hudson Rowan "I Voted" sticker.
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We may have a new opponent, but it’s the same Old Boys Club: handing the reins to corporate lobbyists and CEOs and telling New Yorkers to ask for less. I’m confident the 103rd will once again reject that tired agenda.
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As someone who (1) ran as a democratic socialist candidate (2) personally spoke to thousands of voters, including Republicans (3) WON by 20 points, I can tell you that hardly anyone thinks the problem is that the party has moved too far to the left.
Jay Jacobs denied that Hochul had a detrimental effect on other candidates and refused to accept blame for both her performance and losses in Congress...
Instead, he placed blame on progressive politicians who have shifted the party too far to the left.
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Thank you to everyone who built this movement. We won because the Hudson Valley is ready to to lead this whole state forward in the fight for the beautiful future we deserve.
Now let’s let’s make sure this is only the beginning.
Sarahana Shrestha defeats incumbent Kevin Cahill in 103rd Assembly Democratic Primary
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Spoken like a person who doesn’t depend on public transit to get to work
What happens if New Yorkers do not want their bags checked by the national Guard?
“Then go home,”
@GovKathyHochul
says on
@fox5ny
“You’re not taking the subway.”
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Hi, my name is Sarahana. I’m a Nepali-American climate organizer and a lifelong advocate for the working class. I’m running for NY State Assembly in District 103 to change the culture of Albany and fight for the future Hudson Valley deserves.
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Following last night's arrests and the dismantling of the encampment at SUNY New Paltz, students staged a walkout earlier today.
Photo: Tania Barricklo at the Daily Freeman
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I’m proud to stand with seven of my democratic socialist colleagues in the legislature to denounce Governor Hochul’s budget.
Full statement:
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150 officers showed up at SUNY New Paltz to violently dismantle a peaceful encampment of about 70 students. In the words of one student, “People are dying and everyone just wants it to stop.”
I call on the Governor to immediately de-escalate police response to peaceful protests
Breaking tonight: Hundreds of police have forcibly broken up a pro-Palestine encampment at SUNY New Paltz, arresting many dozens on trespassing charges.
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CAMPAIGN VIDEO PREMIERE! 🎥🌄✨
The Future Must Be Beautiful, and the Hudson Valley is ready to lead the way there.
Please vote by June 28, share, and join our movement!
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“I just don’t think it’s the role of an Assembly member to apply that kind of pressure,” said one Democratic anonymous member of the Assembly.
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ICYMI:
1) Our district, of which Ulster County makes the bulk, had the highest turnout out of all Assembly races in June
2) It surpassed that turnout in the NY-19 special election, delivering
@PatRyanUC
the win
3) This is the sticker we're getting in the general
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The students at SUNY New Paltz want what any person with a moral compass should want: a world without occupations and genocides
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Join DSA
We need to shut down the kitchens of the Democratic Party until we can figure out what’s going on.
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We held a swearing-in ceremony in Kingston today at the Ulster County Courthouse, where I became a citizen in 2019 when everything felt like it was on the brink of a disaster.
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Here’s Republican Assemblymember Chris Tague equating Hamas with
@DemSocialists
and calling for my removal. Join DSA! We have a world to win!
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So, Ulster County turnout gonna be 100% this November cause everyone wants this sticker right?
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Too late
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Some people ask why we are primarying certain Democrats. This is why. With a NY Democratic Supermajority, the obstacle to vital and popular legislation on climate, housing, and healthcare isn't the GOP, but senior leadership regularly putting corporate interests over public need.
It wasn’t climate-denying Republicans that kept Albany from passing climate legislation for the third year in a row. Instead, it was the leadership of New York state’s Democratic supermajority,
@KateAronoff
writes.
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On a call with a local Democratic committee, my primary challenger confirms: she will “absolutely” accept corporate and LLC donations because they already have a seat at the table and she wants to collaborate.
Guess who disagrees? ME.
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He’s right. We have his back on holding the line on bail.
Speaker Carl Heastie won't say how long he's willing to hold up the budget on bail, which he said it basically sucking up all the air in the negotiating room, adds that he doesn't think that his members will be driven by the fact that they don't get paid until there's a budget
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Compassion isn’t contingent upon convenience. So thankful for constituents who have my back and who give me the strength to have moral clarity.
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Solidarity with
@RashidaTlaib
from the Hudson Valley
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Yesterday I and my
@DemSocialists
colleagues in the New York State legislature voted NO on a Revenue budget bill that abandons workers to protect multi-millionaires and corporations.
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The Governor and the President were among the first to feed the rising tide of hate by conflating Israel’s horrific actions with being Jewish, Hamas’ horrific actions with being Palestinian, and the support for Palestinian freedom with being anti-Semitic.
#CeasefireNOW
We all feel the rising tide of hate — but in New York, hate will never win. Join me live in New York City as I announce our latest steps to protect New Yorkers of all faiths and background:
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I'm so inspired by every single person who has put time into this campaign, and every single person who has stood up for it against an entrenched culture of politics. I'm about to have the best birthday ever with you!
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Internal debate is a pretty prominent part of the DSA identity actually.
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Getting amped to pass the New York Health Act, which would provide guaranteed, comprehensive, and high quality healthcare to all New Yorkers.
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Currently leading. We are making history in more ways than one here in Ulster County.
there is an “i voted” sticker competition in ulster county & i urge you to vote for this one pls
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The Governor has no empathy for her Palestinian constituents. Instead, she effectively calls for more deaths and war crimes.
"I call on law-abiding Palestinians to reject Hamas," is Hochul's message to Palestinian New Yorkers who fear for their loved one in Gaza as Israel promises a complete siege that is already worsening the humanitarian crisis there. "Israel has the right to defend itself," she adds
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81% of Democrats disagree with the Governor
"I will say no," Hochul says when asked how she would respond to legislative leaders if they come to the negotiating table and ask for tax hikes on the wealthy
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So thankful for Jewish advocacy on Palestine, without which the rest of us would be very lonely.
BREAKING: Jewish protesters for a
#FreePalestine
flood rotunda of Canon Building demanding CeaseFire chanting NOT IN OUR NAME!”
Stop
#Gazagenocide
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Packed house at a Jewish Voice for Peace Hudson Valley event in New Paltz, calling for peace in Palestine and Israel.
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Really heartened by how many people came up to me this morning in Kingston to say how much they enjoyed our canvassers and the long and meaningful conversations they had. Our team really went all out.
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We’ll have the money if we tax the rich—about $40 billion through five bills that target a small group of the wealthiest on capital gains, personal income, inheritance, wealth, and corporate profits.
"We can not spend money we don't have" -
@GovKathyHochul
talking about creating financial solutions in state government.
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15,000 elders aren’t here to say “good morning” thanks to the negligence of a governor who ran New York like the old boys’ club, where for-profit lobbyists matter more than lives. We must end this kind of politics for good.
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Can't believe we raised $69k before the first filing, blowing past our goal of $50k, and $45k more than what our opponent raised!
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New York is the most unequal state in the country. It’s time to raise the minimum wage, tax the wealthiest, and seize our future.
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Limited run of our Green New Deal sweatshirts are back, this time in black! Order now, ships mid-January.
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A special shoutout to our elderly supporters who volunteered for us and spread the word. This is a multi-generational movement.
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Lots of solidarity and supportive honks at the Chrysler distribution center in Tappan where
@UAW
@UAWRegion9A
workers are striking!
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“Everyone must have access to housing, healthcare, education, employment, and they must have access to art, beauty, and dare I say joy… I’m so proud to stand in Dr. King’s tradition as a democratic socialist.”
Happy birthday
@phara4assembly
#blackhistorymonth
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Thank you
@basel_adra
for joining us from Masafer Yatta to launch
#NotOnOurDime
, which will bring an end to tax deductible donations made through NY charities to fund internationally recognized war crimes in Palestine.
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.
@AOC
proved that a committed organizer can take on the establishment and win.
That the transformative change we’re fighting for isn’t just needed—it’s what voters demand.
I am thrilled that she has endorsed our campaign to do it in the Hudson Valley.
.
@Sarahana
Shrestha was nine years old when she witnessed a historic uprising in Nepal. She’s dedicated her life to building public infrastructure, including leading the campaign for public renewables in NY.
#WeCantWait
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Just as almost 8,000 primary voters took a chance on hope and possibility when they voted for me in June, 35,493 voters went to the polls this midterm election to protect a vision of the world that is rooted in kindness and justice. 🧵
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When I got elected, the Hudson Valley chose to LEAD. In just a year, we passed the biggest Green New Deal program in the nation’s history, and won new disclosure rules for LLCs. This year we’re about to eliminate copay for insulin—and that’s just the beginning.
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We had a lively Ulster County Democratic convention last night where the committee members voted 71% to 29% to endorse me. Thank you to everyone who supported me and spoke in favor of the need to lead with hope and courage.
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New York is losing billions of dollars by not taxing corporations what they owe us and what they can *more than* afford to pay. This year, we want to change that and start investing in public goods that have seen decades of underinvestment. 🧵
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Just a couple of socialist South Asians making the moves in Albany. And in the
@CityAndStateNY
Power of Diversity: Asian 100 list! 🤝
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If I quit my job to campaign full time, the savings would last for 4 months and that would not include our current $1200/mo expense on health insurance for two people. Pass the
#NewYorkHealthAct
.
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NEW SWEATSHIRT!
"Green Deal Before (💀) Deals With You". Art by local Mid-Hudson Valley artist Ryan Williams of asubtledifferencedesign. Buy it for everyone and help us raise all sorts of money.
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This is my opponent. He's the Chair of the Insurance Committee, and has received $238,530 from the insurance sector.
When asked about it, he said: "some people think their campaign contributions buy them something, and it doesn’t."
Do you believe him?
A source is telling us Assemblymember Kevin Cahill is trying to *kill* a proposal in the state budget that would require insurance companies to reimburse telehealth visits on par with office visit payments.😡
So much for being a "progressive" legislator...👀
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I met young voters whose only reason for voting was Good Cause Eviction. And I bonded with one older Trump voter over our support for rent strike.
After a rough election cycle focused on crime and abortion, the state with the most renters in the country might be pivoting to housing at last.
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Today, we passed the Build Public Renewables Act as part of the budget!💥 This is a historic win for those of us who believe energy should be a public good.
However, I didn’t vote yes on this budget bill because it also erodes civil rights and resurrects 22 charter schools.
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I’m still without internet and several of my team members are still without power and heat. Private utilities cannot be regulated into climate resiliency. We need public power.
Efforts to restore power in Ulster County expected to last into Monday
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No housing compact without Good Cause Eviction!
With
@JabariBrisport
,
@marcelaforny
, and tenant advocates from all over the state!
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Introducing… crawling-on-ice canvassing, here in New Paltz. Fell only once and picked up a donation.
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Raise the wage. Tax the Rich. Fair pay for home care. Protect our workers. Protect tenants. Reject austerity.
The NY State budget is due in 5 days!
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Out here in Kingston with
@Teamsters294
at a practice picket. Let
@UPS
know our workers don’t deserve part-time poverty, they deserve a fair contract! 📣
AFTER MARATHON SESSIONS, UPS NEGOTIATIONS COLLAPSE
Around 4AM, UPS walked away from the bargaining table after presenting an unacceptable offer to the Teamsters that did not address members’ needs. The UPS Teamsters Nat’l Negotiating Committee unanimously rejected the package
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Our office is also participating in summer reading! We’re reading “No Shortcuts: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age” by Jane McAlevey.
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When it snows at the end of an otherwise perfectly spring day in Albany, you build public renewables
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Thrilled to be endorsed by
@SalazarSenate
and
@JabariBrisport
, who are fighting to build collective power, strengthen our public goods, and protect us from the harms of a profit-first economy. Voters in Assembly District 103 are hungry to join that fight. We are ready to lead.
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Was recently told that multiple local town boards didn’t want to pass a ceasefire resolution because it would give the public the impression that they can organize around anything and win.
The violence against students reeks of desperation and is driven by the same logic.
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How it started How it's going
@David4BK
@nycDSA
@illapa4NY
@Gonzalez4NY
In State Assembly District 103, Sarahana Shrestha (
@sarahana
), a member of
@mhvdsa
, successfully organized against the Danskammer fracked gas plant and will help pass the New York Health Act, – showing a single-payer system is possible, popular and vital to a just transition.
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Now is a great time to reject the status quo and join
@DemSocialists
“Being a Socialist in Office means co-governing with DSA to create a viable leftist movement that builds power for the working class. We don’t see passing legislation as our only goal, we also aim to organize in our districts and empower our constituents.” —
@sarahana
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Our district can’t compete against LLCs and NYC landlords who are swooping up properties left and right. Good Cause Eviction is a common sense bill that was always meant to be passed at the state level.
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To effectively tackle the affordability crisis & ensure a dignified life for New Yorkers, we must stop hemorrhaging money into Band-Aid measures, especially those that enrich the same private interests who are responsible for creating our crises in the first place.
Democrat Shrestha says Hochul’s proposals don’t go far enough
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Excited to get appointed to committees that line up with many of our office priorities. 🚀
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Stop calling things "extreme" when more than 70% of Democrats support them.
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Statement with my fellow
@DemSocialists
legislators across the state on the dismal response to new immigrants and asylum seekers. From housing insecurity to the climate crisis to politics that depends on xenophobia, we are far from ready for where the world needs us to be.
Twenty legislators across New York, including myself, released a statement today regarding our city & state's failed policy response to recent immigrants and asylum seekers:
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"I'm voting for a bill if it goes to a vote" in New York State doesn't mean you support the bill.
If you're not speaking up to make sure something goes to a vote, then you're blocking it.
Pass the All Electric Buildings Act.
#GasFreeNY
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Hope isn’t the optimism that we’ll win. Hope is the desire to win. Join DSA
Here’s Republican Assemblymember Chris Tague equating Hamas with
@DemSocialists
and calling for my removal. Join DSA! We have a world to win!
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We envision our public schools to be nothing less than a model of care and learning. Diverting money into charter schools is a half-measure we can’t afford.
#ChartersNonStarter
"Where public schools unite our communities, charter schools fracture them."
NYSUT has issued a statement regarding
@GovKathyHochul
's Executive Budget Proposal.
Read the full statement:
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🔊 Excited to announce that
@NYWFP
has endorsed our campaign!
As one of nine
#WeCantWait
State Assembly candidates, I will fight to end the Assembly’s culture of complacency, and win working people the sweeping changes we deserve.
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We can't let the constraints of profit stall our renewable build out. We have to implement the Build Public Renewables Act to its full potential.
Socialist in Office
@sarahana
asked Harris what is causing the recent cancellations. Harris attributes them to "supply chain issues and high interest rates."
NY can't afford to tie our future to corporations' profit margins. We need renewables NOW, not just when it's profitable.
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The beautiful thing about the NYS Socialists in Office Committee is that DSA members play an equally critical role as the electeds. It's what makes us stronger and more effective!
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Winning transformative changes in Albany is not the work of one person, it’s always team work! I’m so proud of the historic pieces of legislation we passed last year, but now is not the time to rest on our laurels. Excited to keep moving forward.
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AND, more people voted on the
@NYWFP
line for
@PatRyanUC
in the special election than what was the winning margin. It's why we said the Hudson Valley is ready to lead! 😉
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It’s become abundantly clear in this year’s housing negotiations that the real estate industry is unwilling to make a deal in which tenants are truly protected; that they'll continue to use their seat at the table to weaken existing laws and undermine new protections.
NEW: 38 NYS electeds say NO to rolling back rent stabilization in exchange for a gutted
#GoodCause
:
@SenGianaris
: "The people of this great state deserve no less than our full efforts to protect all tenants, not pit one group of renters against another.”
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We’ve been countering the myth of millionaire migration the last few years. I’m glad to see the Governor acknowledge that rich New Yorkers aren’t moving to pay less on taxes—working class New Yorkers are moving because they can’t afford to live here!
Hochul links out migration to lack of affordable housing. Noting the housing deal collapse last year, she shared an idea to build more housing on underutilized state owned property. The 15k units she proposed could also touch SUNY, interesting thought as several campuses falter.
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Indeed! Much more interesting than giving tax breaks to private developers who’ll never be able to deliver high quality, union-built, permanently affordable housing at the scale we need.
Reading through the Social Housing Development Authority bill. Lots of interesting things the SHDA could do: buy up vacant lots, seize condemned properties through eminent domain, act on behalf of renters who want to buy their building...
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