Stepping Up

Thanks so much to Nick Reynolds at the Ithaca Times for writing up this great article!

Stepping up: A local organizer and activist runs for office
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​“Honestly, it’s not something a year ago I would’ve said, ‘yeah, this is something I want to do,’” said Champion. “But I think, getting involved, much more these days in politics, has slowly snowballed into something that seems to make a lot of sense for me to do.”
She, Burbank and Anna Kelles, a representative for portions of downtown Ithaca, spoke to each other about the prospect of Champion’s run for office. After consulting with other members of the legislature as well as the leadership of the local Democratic committee, Champion decided a run for office was the right thing to do."