12:00: Jeremy Cooney, candidate for NYS Senate District 56; Jen Lunsford, candidate for NYS Assembly District 135
1:00: Teen Empowerment on its new center and its role in the community
We continue our series of conversations with candidates running for office. We begin the hour with Jeremy Cooney, who is seeking re-election in the New York State Senate. We discuss his priorities for District 56. Then, we talk with Jen Lunsford, New York State Assemblymember for District 135 about her goals for another term, if re-elected. Our guests:
- Jeremy Cooney, candidate for New York State Senate District 56
- Jen Lunsford, candidate for New York State Assembly District 135
*Note: You can read more about this race and others you'll see on your ballot in the WXXI Local Elections Guide.
Then in our second hour, a local organization that empowers Rochester teens to create positive change in the community has a new headquarters. Teen Empowerment (TE) youth and staff moved into their new space -- named the Barack and Michelle Obama Teen Empowerment Center -- this summer. We discuss the new center and the latest with TE's work helping young people navigate nihilism, violence in the community, and more. Our guests:
- James Kegler, program coordinator for Teen Empowerment
- Freemonta Strong, associate program coordinator and former youth organizer for Teen Empowerment
- Karmyn Cash, youth organizer for Teen Empowerment
- Doug Ackley, director of Teen Empowerment
