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Exclusive | Hot seat: ‘Working class’ socialist eying NYC Assembly seat is son of celebrity butt doctor
- Orkin, backed by the DSA, is challenging Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar in the 38th District.
- Orkin portrays himself as working-class while being from a wealthy Maryland suburb.
- Bruce Orkin, a renowned colorectal surgeon, is cited as the father of the candidate.
- Orkin has ties to Make the Road New York, a Soros-backed immigrant-rights nonprofit.
- Rajkumar criticized Orkin’s background as out-of-touch with immigrant communities.
- The piece notes the DSA’s strategy to recruit candidates challenging moderate incumbents.
- Orkin’s education includes Vassar College and CUNY Law School.
- Orkin’s family residence and condo ownership are cited as part of his personal wealth.
- Orkin’s past includes a senior thesis on whiteness at a Poughkeepsie farmers market.
- The profile cites Rajkumar’s stance and her close ties to former Mayor Eric Adams.
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