There are some districts in America that Democrats had all but given up on.
New York State’s 147th Assembly District is one of those districts.
Wyoming County, home of the 147th, is just about as rural as a district comes. It has 40,000 people and 70,000 cows. Trump won this district 70% — 30%.
Enter Luke Wochensky. Luke Wochensky grew up in rural Western New York and is the proud son of a town highway worker and a substitute teacher. Luke is endorsed by Run for Something, a group set up to support young progressives running for down-ballot races. He is also endorsed by the top elected Republican in his district, Doug Berwanger, chairman of the Wyoming County Board of Supervisors. Plus a slew of other Democrats, labor organizations, and environmental groups.
He has the support necessary to win.
He just needs the people behind him.
So this past Tuesday , Luke climbed on a late model Farmall 400 tractor and embarked on a 250-mile journey across the 147th. One small town and one country road at a time.
In areas of the district never visited by non-local elected officials, Wochensky is reviving rural politics.
Here are some pictures from his trip:
Lunching with residents in Warsaw at the Rock Roll BBQ
Nellie's Restaurant in Arcade (they re-did their sign for the occasion) where Luke was welcomed by the Republican Mayor as well as Democratic supporters,
Meeting with residents
Back on the road. Go, Luke, go!
This is just the kind of spirit, hard work, and ingenuity we need to win across the country and start building our democracy back.
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Let’s show America that Democrats are the right choice for all counties and that we aren’t going to stop until we save our democracy.
Keep at it Luke! We are behind you!