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NYS Assemblymember District 103, Mid-Hudson Valley 🌹

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David Orkin @david4queens.com · 30/01/2026
Assembly Member @sarahana.bsky.social is a fierce advocate for the Nepali community and a champion for working people across New York State. I'm honored to have her endorsement and ready to work with her in Albany towards the affordable New York that workers deserve.
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BLIMP! JUICE! @blimpjuice.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
sounds like someone didn't donate to @sarahana.bsky.social...
Poorly photshopped picture of the band 311 on a jet ski with Sarahana
Headline: Help raise 311 dolalrs for 311 day

Email body in comic sans;

Sup Charlie!!!

I’m Peter – one of the highly underqualified fundraising experts for Sarahana for Assembly, her lucky husband, and a non-closeted 311 fan. 

 

And today's date? 3️⃣/1️⃣1️⃣. 😎

 

Sure, this campaign is about fighting for a future filled with meaning and beauty for all; changing the complacent and self-satisfied nature of Albany; and inspiring a new crop of passionate citizens. 

But it’s also about recognizing the fat, funky bass riffs of P-Nut, and the lyrical mastery of Nick Hexum and Douglas "SA" Martinez!

 

It’s 311 Day! A day to celebrate one of the pillars of the worst (?) period of modern rock, and raise $311 to help us get our new office set up.Still in comic sans:

But it’s also about recognizing the fat, funky bass riffs of P-Nut, and the lyrical mastery of Nick Hexum and Douglas "SA" Martinez!

 

It’s 311 Day! A day to celebrate one of the pillars of the worst (?) period of modern rock, and raise $311 to help us get our new office set up.


We’ve signed the lease on our new office and it feels so good, but to be honest, right now it’s very much a beautiful disaster. We need to outfit it with a couple desks and file cabinets before our paperwork gets all mixed up. 

 

So please Charlie, if you can, we would greatly appreciate you to Come Original with a donation of just *$3.11* or more to the campaign’s goal of $311.

Can we count on you to help us out? 🙏🤲🥺>> 

I have secured a promise from Sarahana that when we reach our goal, she will reveal her favorite 311 song. And it is a banger.

3️⃣1️⃣1️⃣ 4 life,

Pete

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isaac @sevier.io · 25/02/2026
Great article from Benjy Sachs on the fight for public power and the strategy from below in Hudson Valley with @sarahana.bsky.social representing @mhvdsa.bsky.social and her community in the legislature! Features @lucyhoch.bsky.social of @publicgrids.org & Winston Yau of @cplusc.bsky.social!
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Public Power Advocates Have Learned From Past Failures
After a disappointing referendum in Maine, campaigners in New York are taking their arguments straight to lawmakers.
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Sarahana @sarahana.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
The assault on Iran, and the CIA-backed coup of 1953, are fronts for a permanent war economy. ✅ Every nation has the right to self-determination ❌ No country has the right to bomb children ❌ Wars & sanctions are not tools of democracy Full statement: bit.ly/iran-103
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Sarahana @sarahana.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
The murder of Renee Good at the hands of a masked ICE agent isn't an exceptional occurrence, it is the perfect culmination of an organization designed to inflict violence and institutionalize hatred. Our task at hand is to build a movement that can break this culture and institutionalize solidarity!
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Sarahana @sarahana.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Central Hudson was on Radio Kingston last week claiming that a public takeover would increase the bills by 36%. Here's my response, and release your study! Watch the full interview in Spanish and English here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=07FJ...
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Sarahana @sarahana.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Brian Niccol, the Starbucks CEO, is the type of person who'd rather set dollar bills on fire than pay workers what they deserve—and who doesn't really believe in our labor laws. Proud that a Starbucks location in my district is one of the few that's unionized! #NoContractNoCoffee
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Sarahana @sarahana.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Investor-owned utilities historically ask for 200% of what they think they can get. Central Hudson claims their price tag is $7 billion, which is how we know NewGen's estimate of $3.5 billion is probably correct. hudsonvalleypowerauthority.com/feasibility/
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Study: HVPA Will Save Money - Hudson Valley Power Authority
The Hudson Valley Power Authority Act is estimated to save $15.2 million in Year 1, and cumulatively $2.9 billion in the first 30 years through acquisition alone.
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Sarahana @sarahana.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
At a statewide @nywfp.bsky.social meeting to talk about two of my favorite topics in the Working Family Guarantee: affordable housing and affordable energy
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Lucy Hochschartner @lucyhoch.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
It's not every day that public power makes the NYT, but I have a feeling it's going to happen again and again. Corporate utilities pushed us apart & into crisis, and it's going to take something new to bring us back together & get us out.
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Sarahana @sarahana.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Without public ownership, we won’t address energy affordability and we won’t get our aging grid to the 21st century. Our bill to replace Central Hudson Gas & Electric will start saving millions in Year 1! Read about it in the NY Times. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
nytimes.com
How to Fight Rising Utility Bills? Take Over the Company, Activists Say.
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isaac @sevier.io · 10/12/2025
🔔 GOOD NEWS today from a grassroots campaign in the Hudson Valley that's trying to permanently bring down the price of their light bills with public power! Check out the full details and get involved in this campaign with @sarahana.bsky.social and @mhvdsa.bsky.social
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Lucy Hochschartner @lucyhoch.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
It's been so fun to see Hudson Valley for Public Power at work. They understand the moral stakes of this moment. They're strategic. They're organized. And now, they've got the data — public power will save millions! Definitely worth digging into the whole report from NewGen.
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Sarahana @sarahana.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Public ownership of our energy utility, Central Hudson, is not an end, it’s the means—to keep rates low, empower workers, and get us a 21st century grid. A new study estimates it would also save us money immediately! hudsonvalleypowerauthority.com/feasibility/
hudsonvalleypowerauthority.com
Study: HVPA Will Save Money - Hudson Valley Power Authority
The Hudson Valley Power Authority Act is estimated to save $15.2 million in Year 1, and cumulatively $2.9 billion in the first 30 years through acquisition alone.
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New York Communities for Change @nychange.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
A tragedy. 😢 But it’s a MAN-MADE disaster of disinvestment & neglect. @governor.ny.gov Hochul refuses to tax the rich and to put in the money needed to fix up NYCHA and take it off fossil fuels. NY Sen. Gustavo Rivera @sarahana.bsky.social #LivableNY act would FIX THIS. Hochul: do your job!
Abc7 headline: “Gas explosion causes collapse at nycha bronx apartment building”
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New York Communities for Change @nychange.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
A day after the corner of their building blew off in a gas explosion, Mitchel house residents & NYCC protested @governor.ny.gov Hochul’s neglect of public housing. @sarahana.bsky.social &Sen. Gustavo Rivera’s #LivableNY act would fix it: overhaul and fix NYCHA & eliminate dangerous gas. #TaxTheRich
Outside the building that blew up protesters hold signs a speak to media
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House Our Neighbors @houseourneighbors.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Such an inspiring and enriching conversation last night with @sarahana.bsky.social, @councilorgreen.bsky.social, @uniteoregon.bsky.social. Thanks @publicgrids.org for lifting up our social housing vision. Don’t give up hope. We have a world to win!
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Sarahana @sarahana.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Municipalities outside NYC shouldn’t have to conduct costly, legally vulnerable vacancy studies to prove an obvious housing emergency. Our bill, the REST Act, would allow the use of publicly available data. Here’s what our witnesses had to say about the legal implications:
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Sarahana @sarahana.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
It's a wrap! Over 600 people attended our six town halls this month, on why and how we want to replace investor-owned Central Hudson with a publicly-owned Hudson Valley Power Authority. We finished strong in Rosendale, with 200 attendees. hudsonvalleypowerauthority.com
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Public Power NY @publicpowerny.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
🧵New York could have 25,000 union jobs building a future for the next generation. Or we could let Kathy Hochul and Donald Trump pour pipeline poison on our planet. So if you're in New York, send a comment at publicpowerny.org/take-action to ensure we're leading. On Labor Day, and every day. ⤵️
poster of workers building wind turbines with headline: FOR GOOD UNION JOBS, BUILD PUBLIC RENEWABLES
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Sarahana @sarahana.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Hundreds have already attended our town halls on replacing Central Hudson with a publicly-owned utility. Last week we were in Rhinebeck, this week we’ll close it out in Rosendale, at 6 PM. See you there? RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/hvpa-...
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Sarahana @sarahana.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
PSC’s approval of Central Hudson’s Joint Proposal shows that state regulation of investor-owned utilities is a sham for customers! We must replace investor-owned utilities with publicly-owned community institutions. My full statement: docs.google.com/document/d/e...
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Sarahana @sarahana.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Central Hudson's grid is expensive and aging—we can replace it with one that's resilient and not for profit! Join us at a town hall to learn how public ownership can take the energy system out of corporate boardrooms, and put it in the hands of the people! bit.ly/hvpa-103
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Sarahana @sarahana.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Join our EMERGENCY call on July 22, Tuesday, at 6:00 PM to learn more about the Congress tax and spending bill, its impact on New York, and how the state should respond! actionnetwork.org/events/ddd-o...
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The Federal Debt, Deportation and Death Bill, and its impact on New York State
The tax and spending bill recently signed into law by President Trump has been rightly described by author Astra Taylor as the Debt, Deportation, and Death bill. It makes significant cuts to Medicaid,...
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Sarahana @sarahana.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
This bill is what @astra.bsky.social describes accurately as the debt, deportation, and death bill, so overcome with hatred, and so blinded by a lust for war and a loathing towards a shared humanity that its authors do not realize its self-destruction
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Sarahana @sarahana.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
So proud of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social! This win proves there’s no saving our democracy unless we reject the status quo, dream big, and build the movement that can power those dreams. Organize with us and join DSA! dsausa.org
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Sarahana @sarahana.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
What happened to the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act? The industry used race to stall the bill—and it worked. But we’ll be back! nysfocus.com/2025/06/19/p...
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How the Clock Ran Out on One of Albany’s Biggest Environmental Bills
Wrangling over a major bill to cut packaging waste continued until the final hours of the legislative session, assemblymembers said.
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Drew Broussard @drewsof.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Another month, another insanely high CenHud bill (this time because they estimated my usage last month—which I thought wasn't happening anymore—to be almost nothing(????)) so it's time once again to urge the NYS Assembly to get behind @sarahana.bsky.social's proposals to end the madness.
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Sarahana @sarahana.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
No hate! No fear! Immigrants are welcome here! Pass #NY4ALL NOW! No collusion and collaboration bwtween localities and I.C.E!
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Sarahana @sarahana.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Hot weather? Cold weather? We’ve got you covered in both short sleeve and long sleeve: store.sarahanaforassembly.com/products/fun...
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Sarahana @sarahana.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Central Hudson's Joint Proposal authorizes an 8.6% increase in electric delivery revenues, and 9.4% in gas, plus an increase of Return on Equity to 9.5%. I oppose the proposal because corporate monopolies shouldn't be allowed to raise rates to increase profits.
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Mid-Hudson Valley DSA @mhvdsa.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
On Friday night, our members tabled at a @sarahana.bsky.social town hall on two critical initiatives to tackle the housing crisis: PASHNY (Permanently Affordable Social Housing for New Yorkers Act) and REST (Rent Emergency Stabilization for Tenants Act).
The image shows a group of five individuals standing behind a table displaying various signs and materials, likely at a community event or meeting. Three people in the center stand closely together, directly looking at the camera. They appear friendly and relaxed, with one person wearing a hat and holding a clipboard. Another person, to the left, is wearing a blue button-up shirt and is speaking, while another to the right in a printed t-shirt is slightly leaning forward. On the table are two white signs with bold text; one says, "HOMES FOR LIVING, NOT FOR PROFITS," and the other reads, "YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE RICH TO LIVE IN THE HUDSON VALLEY." Additional materials and flyers are spread across the table. To the far right, a blue sign with white and red lettering states, "HOMES FOR LIVING! NOT for PROFIT." More people are visible in the background on the left side of the image, including a person in a high-visibility vest, partially out of frame.
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Sarahana @sarahana.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
A historically late state budget passed on Thursday night, nine days after the Governor first announced a budget deal. At $254.3 billion, the budget includes some good things and some bad things. The main problem, however, is that the process is entirely broken.
Update on the State Fiscal Year 2025-26 State Budget

”A historically late state budget passed on Thursday night, nine days after the Governor first announced a budget deal. At $254.3 billion, the budget includes some good things, such as paying off a $7 billion unemployment insurance debt so that we can begin to fix it, creating the Housing Access Vouchers Program to help reduce homelessness, and expanding opportunities in higher education. It also includes some bad things, such as questionable changes to
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Sarahana @sarahana.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Yesterday I submitted a comment to the PSC and urged it to conduct an analysis on whether public ownership of Central Hudson will lower its rates, and to lower the authorized rate of return on equity (ROE) that determines how much profit the company can collect through rates.
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Sarahana @sarahana.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Protecting immigrants isn’t about protecting just one group of people. An oligarchy that divides and conquers will protect nobody but itself. New York must pass New York for All!
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Sarahana @sarahana.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Billions in tax breaks won't solve the housing crisis. To create homes for our communities to put roots in, we need a public investment of permanently affordable homes that are high quality, 100% union-built, and democratically managed. Join our Kingston town hall: bit.ly/social-housi...
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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Oh my god you want me to find "evidence" before putting someone in jail? Every time?? Do you have any idea how long that would take
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Sarahana @sarahana.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
My comment on the Governor’s press conference in Kingston today: docs.google.com/document/u/1...
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Sarahana @sarahana.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Denial of Palestinian rights is being used to enforce fascism at home—that is how it almost always works.
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Sarahana @sarahana.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
We don’t want to go back to how things were—we want to go forward and rebuild our democracy. If your work is not unionized, learn how to unionize! If you haven’t talked to your neighbors, talk to them! If you haven’t joined an organization, join @demsocialists.bsky.social! #HandsOff
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Sarahana @sarahana.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Immigrants are not the enemy and protestors have the right to wear a mask. #HandsOff Kingston.
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Sarahana @sarahana.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
With due respect, we’re talking about the state budget, not your household budget, Governor. The lives of New Yorkers happen to depend on it.
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Sarahana @sarahana.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Big baby, big need! Childcare is barely standing in the state of New York. We need to fund the workforce and pass Universal Childcare. Getting childcare should be as easy as sending your kid to a school! With @jabaribrisport.bsky.social @empirestateccc.bsky.social
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Sarahana @sarahana.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Hell no to privatizing the post office! Hell YES to defending and reclaiming our public goods from capitalists who see no other logic than profits.
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
My name is Zohran Kwame Mamdani and I approve this message.
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Sarahana @sarahana.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
“The United States undertook two major restructurings of the electric power industry in the twentieth century—in the 1930s and the 1990s. It is time for a third.” Thanks for coming out to our policy book discussion with Sandeep Vaheesan, author of Democracy in Power!
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Sarahana @sarahana.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
700 students are in Albany today to fight for green schools and help us launch our bill, Solar for Schools! $500m to provide upfront complementary funds and expertise to schools applying for Inflation Reduction Act’s direct pay provisions!
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Sarahana @sarahana.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Who’s ready for a discussion of Democracy in Power on Thursday? I am! 7pm at Inquiring Minds in Saugerties. RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/demo-...
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Sarahana @sarahana.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
While the real estate industry cries a river on how any measure to make rent affordable is going to wreak havoc, the people agree that rents should be stable! “88% of Democrats and 75% of Republicans back rent control measures” www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...
cityandstateny.com
New survey finds almost everyone supports rent stabilization
A report from the Community Service Society found that 88% of Democrats and 75% of Republicans back rent control measures and nearly as many support “good cause” eviction laws.
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