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Pelosi challenger Saikat Chakrabarti launches upset bid at packed Mission event (missionlocal.org)

submitted 1 month ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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[–] yonderbarn@lazysoci.al 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm skeptical about this guy. Tech bro, left AOC early on, donated to a Bay area candidate that was a NIMBY.

[–] return2ozma@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Chakrabarti, a 39-year-old former tech worker and multi-millionaire, is best known as the former chief of staff to New York City Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who drew national attention after defeating 10-term incumbent Joe Crowley in 2018.

Among other priorities, Chakrabarti supports guaranteeing health care for all, making public colleges and trade schools tuition-free, taxing billionaires, banning the revolving door between Congress and the lobbying industry, prohibiting Congress members from trading stocks, and turning PG&E into a public utility to lower people’s utility bills.