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: Democrat, Working Families, Independence.
Age: 40.
Education/Experience: Voted to Congress in this district in a special election a year and a half ago; former venture capitalist with Advantage Capital Partners; founded Small World Software as an entrepreneur; bachelor's degree from Harvard University.
Christopher Gibson
Party affiliation: Republican, Conservative.
Age:46.
Education/Experience: Retired from the U.S. Army after 24 years and rising to the rank of colonel; deployed seven times; bachelor's degree from Siena College, master of public administration and Ph.D in government from Cornell University.
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