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Amsterdam News: Wright officially launches campaign with fanfare



Jordan J. G. Wright, former campaign manager for Councilmember Yusef Salaam, officially launched his candidacy for the 70th Assembly District in front of the Schomburg Center this past weekend. He was joined by his supporters and several members of the powerful “old guard” of Harlem’s political core.


Assemblymember Inez Dickens, who currently holds the “historic seat,” is set to retire this year. Her retirement has paved the way for a pretty competitive primary race over who will replace her. Wright had been quietly putting feelers out for a while, registering with the New York State Board of Elections (NYSBOE) on Jan. 18. 


“It’s not lost on me that this moment is bigger than all of us,” said Wright to the crowd that had gathered in front of the Schomburg. “We’re living in a time of great ambiguity, and the only thing we know for certain is that as Sam Cooke said in his famous Jim Crow-era song for civil rights– a change is gonna come and we’re here.”


Dickens, former Congressmember Charles Rangel, as well as District Leaders Wilma Brown and William Allen, all endorsed Wright at the press conference. They spoke highly of Wright as a savvy young political figure and a son of Harlem that they essentially all helped raise. They hoped that Wright would unite generations under “one Harlem” for the better.


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