A former CIA officer and counterterrorism official is the latest candidate to launch a bid to unseat New York Congresswoman Elise Stefanik of the 21st District. Matt Castelli, who worked in both the Obama and Trump administrations, announced his bid for the Democratic nomination in a video. The Saratoga County resident took aim at the actions of Stefanik – the number three House Republican in her fourth term – following the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
We meet the Democratic candidate for the special election in New York's 21st U.S. House district, Blake Gendebien.
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We speak with Mass. U.S. Senator Ed Markey, a Democrat.