For years, industrial sites that once fueled the city’s economy have sat idle and deteriorating in and around residential areas. Now, the brownfields are presenting an opportunity for residents to re-invent their neighborhoods.
Party affiliation: Democratic, Independence, Working Families.
Age: 70.
Education/Experience: Bachelor's degree from University of Notre Dame; master's degree from the College of St.
Rose; Third term in assembly; eight years as an Albany County legislator
Jennifer Whalen
Party affiliation: Republican, Conservative.
Age: 43.
Education/Experience: B.A., Georgetown University; law degree, Albany Law School. Owner, Whalen Group; worked two years as an assistant state attorney general.
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