Primary Preview: First Time Candidate Hopes Beginner’s Luck Helps Him Win
Ross Barkan, a journalist-turned-candidate, is part of a wave of newcomers that have stepped forward in communities across the country to run for political office in response to the controversial tenure of President Donald Trump.
“There is great fear out there. But there also great hope,” said Barkan, an award-winning political journalist who is running against Andrew Gounardes in the Democratic primary on Sept. 13 for the state Senate in the 22nd Senate District.
The winner of the primary will be the Democratic Party’s nominee to run against Republican incumbent state Sen. Marty Golden in a district that runs from Bay Ridge to Marine Park and includes parts of Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst, and Gravesend.