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Jewish NY Assembly candidate alleges opponent used forged signatures

JL;DR SUMMARY In New York, political tensions heighten as David Orkin, a Jewish candidate and workers' rights attorney, sues his opponent, Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar, alleging weakened democratic processes through forged signatures. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish PoliticsMike LawlerElection IntegrityNy 17Effie Phillips StaleyDavid OrkinJenifer RajkumarNy State AssemblyQueens PoliticsForged Signatures

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New York City, New York, United States
"David Orkin, a Jewish democratic socialist and immigrant workers rights attorney running for State Assembly in Queens, has filed a lawsuit against incumbent candidate Jenifer Rajkumar."
New York, United States
"Meanwhile, just north of the city in the heavily Jewish NY-17, Politico reports that Republican congressman Mike Lawlers campaign manager is filing a lawsuit to oust Democratic candidate Effie Phillips-Staley from the ballot."

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