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05/21/26 | Queens Chronicle
What’s personal is political: David Orkin
As David Orkin runs for state Assembly in District 38, street safety, workers’ rights and protection from immigration enforcement are among his top priorities.
05/11/26 | The Indypendent
Q&A: DSA-Backed Immigrant Rights Attorney Challenges Adams Ally in Queens Assembly District 38
David Orkin vows to take on ICE and the “extreme neglect” his district has endured at the hands of the Democratic Party political machine
04/25/26 | New York Times
Democrats Weigh Whether a Lawmaker’s Ethnicity Counts More Than Ideology
The same progressive South Asian networks that helped elect Zohran Mamdani as mayor in New York are mobilizing against Jenifer Rajkumar, a Queens assemblywoman.
05/06/26 | New Lines Magazine
A Progressive Hindu Bloc Emerges in American Politics
New groups are challenging right-wing dominance and organizing around values rather than identity
03/11/26 | Queens Ledger
A Queens For All: David Orkin’s Pitch For AD38
The socialist attorney and Assembly District 38 candidate wants to bring Queens’ marginalized workers into the political conversation.
04/08/26 | City Limits
Opinion: Corporate Democrats Who Refuse to Tax the Rich Are Protecting Their Donors. Vote Them Out.
“Now is the time for new leaders to fight for working people. A more affordable New York starts with changing who represents us in Albany and passing policies that unrig our deeply inequitable tax system.”
02/20/26 | Current Affairs
Leftists Can Stack Up Wins in the 2026 Midterms
Election Day is coming up, and there’s an opportunity for socialists, labor candidates, and the Medicare for All movement to make historic gains.
03/24/26 | PoliticsNY / QNS
David Orkin picks up trio of union endorsements in bid to challenge Rajkumar in primary
Several labor unions have endorsed progressive challenger David Orkin in his bid to primary Assembly Member Jenifer Rajkumar in the 38th Assembly District.
01/31/26 | Jacobin
Socialist David Orkin Aims to Unseat a Key Eric Adams Ally
Democratic socialist David Orkin is running for New York State Assembly in Queens, aiming to further bolster the left-wing stronghold and unseat a key ally of former mayor Eric Adams.