Hello, lounge
I was encouraged to introduce myself here.
I'm Mariesa. I'm a former/retired broadcaster living in upstate New York.
Aside from politics, I enjoy good music, good food, and laughter.
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I was born in Menands, now I'm just north of Glens Falls. We're glad to have you with us! 
Hello there, neighbor.
That's so cool! 
I mainly grew up in Saratoga. We do have several DUers here who are from the area. Thanks to "redistricting" I'm now in NY-21, which we're determined to return to blue in November. I'm always pleased to welcome another upstater to DU! 
I live in the Niskayuna area now.
I'm thrilled that there are other upstaters here.
Woot!
And yes, we are going to turn NY-21, blue. And 19, too!
I'm in the 20th. Tonko town. We're a safe blue. 
But also still in the Albany area and farther north, too. I was in NY-20 which finally elected a Democrat (Kirsten Gillibrand) in 2006. When she was appointed as senator in 2009, I worked on both of Scott Murphy's campaigns - he was terrific, but he won the first and lost the second to Chris Gibson. *sigh* And though I didn't go anywhere, I now find myself in NY-21 represented by Paul Ryan acolyte Elise Stefanik. She's enormously unpopular here, has taken to only publicizing her schedule after-the-fact to avoid protesters wherever she goes, so I'm hopeful about November - if only we can settle on a single candidate, there are so many who have stepped up! 
I love the Rochester area. It's an upstate New York treasure.
BYOB. If you go to the rest room, expect someone to steal your seat.
Bring cookies. I like cookies.
It’s a great place to hang out!
