I am often asked by people in New York who follow this blog, "how can I get involved?" Well other than some earlier advice, including writing letters, e-mails, and calling your elected representatives (in the Assembly and the State Senate), tonight there is a debate that is open to the public between State Senator Liz Krueger and challenger Saul Farber.
Here is a link to the debate invite. You will also note that Assemblyman Bing will be debating his challengers for the New York State Assembly, 73rd District, on Tuesday. He is one of the co-sponsors of the bill in the Assembly to legalize MMA.
As you can see from my earlier posts, Liz Krueger has publicly voiced her opposition to the legalization of mixed martial arts in New York after the bill passed the Senate this year. I have previously posted my correspondence with Liz Krueger -- where I take her to task for inaccurately describing the very legislation that she voted to oppose.
Admittedly, I did not know much about her challenger, but yesterday I met with Saul Farber and discussed the election and MMA in particular.
Overall, he seems like a good guy with a solid grasp of the issues. For his take on a number of issues you can visit his website linked to above.
During my conversation with Saul, I described my experience with Senator Krueger concerning her opposition to MMA and asked him where he stood on the legalization of MMA.
Although he admitted that he had not thought about this specific issue in great depth as he has been focusing on the larger issues affecting New Yorkers, he seemed to be in favor of legalization -- or at least open to considering the issue, unlike Liz Krueger.
Unfortunately, I will not be able to make it to the debate tonight. I will, however, be attending an event to support Mr. Farber -- and to hear more about his positions on the relevant issues -- tomorrow night at the Friars Club. If you are interested in attending that event please send me an email and I will get you the details.
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