May 26, 2026: Socialist Assembly Candidate Conrad Blackburn: Harlem Is Done With Machine Politics

About this episode

Conrad Blackburn discusses his campaign for Assembly District 70 and critiques the Harlem political establishment.

We speak with Conrad Blackburn, a public defender, union organizer and democratic socialist running for Assembly District 70 in Harlem. Blackburn says the Harlem political establishment is out of touch with the needs of the community and is more concerned with catering to wealthy special interests which Blackburn says are on track to spend more than $2 million to defeat his campaign against Assembly District 70 incumbent Jordan Wright, son of Keith L.T. Wright who held the same Assembly seat from 1993 to 2016 before becoming Chair of the Manhattan Democratic Party.

People in this episode

Guest: Conrad Blackburn

Topics covered

• politics
• socialism
• community needs
• election campaign
• Harlem

Keywords

• Conrad Blackburn
• Harlem
• Assembly District 70
• Jordan Wright
• political campaign
• socialist
• community interests

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Harlem, Assembly District 70

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