In run for office, Sunset Parker promises fight for greener future
SUNSET PARK — In a waterfront district still recovering from Superstorm Sandy, a new State Assembly candidate is putting the climate crisis and resiliency at the forefront of her campaign.
Katherine Walsh will challenge incumbent Assemblymember Félix Ortiz, who represents Sunset Park and Red Hook, she told the Brooklyn Eagle. The 36-year-old candidate says her decade of experience as an urban planner puts her in a prime position to create a more sustainable, resilient and healthy environment for the more than 129,000 residents in the 51st Assembly district.
“We are facing unprecedented but urgent crises that need to be addressed,” Walsh told the Brooklyn Eagle.