'I want to try to bring people to the table around the things that unite us.' zakmalamed, the 29-year-old Great Neck native running for New York’s 3rd Congressional District, is here to save us from George Santos and radical politics.
is an anomaly. He is a young person filled with hope and convinced that things can really get better. It’s strange. We grew up less than 20 miles from each other. We’re both Jewish. We both had our political awakenings at a young age, after 9/11 forever changed our city and cast a pall over this country’s politics. And yet, I do not feel anything like him.
MALAMED: Well, when I was about seven years old, I wanted to be a Sportscenter anchor and then eventually politics really took hold in my life. I’d wake up every morning after 9/11 and watch the news and see the terror threat level on the bottom right-hand corner of the screen. But in addition to seeing all that I saw on television, I also saw my relatives and my neighbors help rebuild New York, help clean up ground zero.
MALAMED: I got my start in advocacy and activism. I was in Albany pushing for the greatest gun safety measures that we could possibly ask for. I then continued that work in education advocacy. When I’m elected to Congress, my job will be to take that activism journey to inform my political and legislative actions. My job first and foremost is to vote my district, to support my district, to support my community. I don’t think that that leads to much compromise on my values.
MALAMED: What I appreciated about the President when he was elected in 2020 is how he said he wanted to be a bridge to the next generation of leaders. I have deep gratitude for him winning in 2020 and defeating all that Trumpism is and represents. But at the same time, people are going to find hope in thatgeneration of leadership. They see that when we elect the first Gen-Z member to Congress.
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