NY-21 Democratic candidate Blake Gendebien discusses campaign topics ahead of expected special election [Video]

ENTREPRENEUR LAST MONTH… DEMOCRATIC CHAIRS IN NEW YORK-21 ANNOUNCED THEIR CANDIDATE. NBC 5’S BENNY NEZAJ RECENTLY MET EXCLUSIVELY WITH Blake Gendebien <jen-duh-bean> BENNY JOINS US NOW FROM OUR PLATTSBURGH STUDIO. WITH HIS STORY. BRIAN – DESPITE BLAKE GENDEBIEN HAVING NO PRIOR POLITICAL EXPERIENCE, THE DEMOCRATIC CHAIRS IN NEW YORK-21 SAY HE EMBODIES THE VOICE AND GRIT THAT DISTINGUISHES THE DISTRICT. AND NOW, THE LONGTIME FARMER FROM LISBON, NEW YORK SAYS HE’S READY TO TAKE HIS RURAL ROOTS TO WASHINGTON, DC. MACHINE NOISE BLAKE GENDEBIEN HAS LIVED IN THE RURAL ST LAWRENCE COUNTY TOWN OF LISBON FOR NEARLY HIS ENTIRE LIFE AS A DAIRY FARMER. THE FAMILY MAN HAS BEEN A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, SERVED AS BOARD PRESIDENT FOR THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AND IS THE CO-FOUNDER OF A PEDIATRIC CANCER FOUNDATION. DESPITE NEVER SERVING IN GOVERNMENT, HE SAYS HE’S WELL AWARE OF THE ISSUES IN HIS BACKYARD. BLAKE GENDEBIEN CANDIDATE …