BINGHAMTON (WIVT/WBGH) – A former Binghamton City Councilman has formed a campaign committee and is assembling a staff for a run for New York State Assembly.
Democrat Dan Livingston is running for the 123rd district seat being vacated by retiring Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo. Livingston grew up in Oxford and has lived in Binghamton for nearly 20 years. He won a special election and served one year on Council in 2019.
After leaving Council, he served as Executive Director of the Cannabis Association of New York at a time when legal marijuana regulations were first being rolled out. Livingston has also remained active in Democratic politics, helping the party secure a super majority on Binghamton City Council and working to support Democratic Congressional victories by Josh Riley and John Mannion. He’s currently doing policy advocacy in Albany for small and medium sized agri-businesses. Livingston says his decades of community advocacy has prepared him for the job.
“I’ve also spent a fair amount of time working on policy advocacy in Albany, helping to start a wholly new program and industry. There’s a lot that you learn about how legislation moves through Albany, how regulations are built, and how government can help a new industry get started and how they can get in the way,” he says.
Livingston says 3 main issues he will run on are improving infrastructure, resisting the Trump administration’s immigration tactics and affordability. He says he knows first hand the financial struggles people are facing as he himself has experienced food insecurity, homelessness and trouble accessing health care. Two other Democrats have also announced their intention to run for their party’s nomination: Dan Norton and Nick Libous.
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