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Mike Avella Jr. remembers petitioning alongside his father – the state government veteran Michael Avella – when he was only 10 years old. The father and son duo still work together, now at Dickinson & Avella, a strategic governmental relations firm focusing on the state Capitol. As a government affairs associate, Avella Jr. represents the interests of a multitude of clients ranging from large corporations to advocacy coalitions.
“We represent so many different people,” the younger Avella says. “I don t think there s a sector that we don t touch. One minute I could be working on technology, the next one on voting rights, then criminal justice reform, and then helping out the Mets safely reopen.”
September 13, 2017
Update: He lost the primary Tuesday but is humbled because he came so close and will run again.
The following information comes from El-Yateem himself during an interview with The Village Voice.
Khader El-Yateem is the first avowed Socialist and liberation theologist to seek the Democratic nomination for the City Council seat in District 43. He will primary an allegedly less radical Democrat Justin Brannon in what he describes as a “battle for the soul of New York City”.
Brannon is supported by the Working Families Party which strives to get the most Progressive [Communist?] people elected.
The leftist strongly supports single-payer healthcare, a free CUNY and SUNY, and opposes real estate developers. He is anti-police.