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| FIELD |  Conrad BlackburnNY · Democratic | |
|---|---|---|
| Race | New York State AssemblyDistrict 70 | · |
| Outcome | LostPrimary concluded · 2026-06-23 | · |
| Piker connection | campaign appearance2026-06-18 · NYC-DSA slate rally | · |
| Campaign stance on Piker | embracedAppeared on the NYC-DSA slate whose closing rally Piker headlined.The Indypendent via LeftNews ↗ | · |
| Party-line breaks | 1/8+2 partial | · |
| Israel aid | Not documented | · |
| Abolish ICE | Not documented | · |
| Single-payer | Not documented | · |
| DSA | DocumentedRecruited by DSA and the UAW to run.Democratic Left ↗ | · |
| Police / prisons | Partial / adjacentServices-first, enforcement-last public-safety framework.Conrad Blackburn for Assembly ↗ | · |
| BDS | Not documented | · |
| Anti-AIPAC | Not documented | · |
| vs. incumbent | Partial / adjacentRan against Harlem’s political-family machine in AD-70.Democratic Left ↗ | · |
| Issue tags | · | |
| Top flashpoint | A Pam Bondi internship and an over-spun biography editA super PAC attacked Blackburn for interning in the Florida attorney general’s office under Pam Bondi. His site initially implied the appeals division worked to overturn convictions, then changed the description after press questions. | · |
| Their response | His campaign said he sometimes urged supervisors to consider overturning convictions and that supervisors encouraged him to become a public defender. The revised site described reviewing conviction integrity rather than overturning cases as the office’s normal function. | · |
| Why it fits Piker | Blackburn’s public-defender identity, labor backing, reparations program, $30 wage proposal, and challenge to Harlem’s political families made him a natural fit for Piker’s anti-machine politics. | · |
| Election status source | New York City Board of Elections ↗ | · |
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