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A district that went +20 for Trump now in play for Democrats
June 25, 2026
NEW YORK — A new internal poll shows a Democratic House candidate is in a dead heat with his Republican challenger in an upstate New York district President Donald Trump won by 20 points in 2024.
Blake Gendebien wins Democratic primary for NY-21 Congressional seat
June 24, 2026
Gendebien handily won the primary 62 to 33 percent, according to unofficial results posted by the state Board of Elections.
Gendebien says he’s the Democrat who can transcend the political divide in NY-21
June 10, 2026
St. Lawrence County is Gendebien’s home turf. He was born and raised in Lisbon and returned to the area a few years after college. He and his wife, Carmen, raised their three sons on a dairy farm that’s grown to 500 cows and 1,200 acres.
Editorial: The choices in the 21st District
June 7, 2026
Mr. Gendebien will have broader appeal, and his policy ideas seem more grounded and achievable.
A morning with Blake Gendebien, NY-21 congressional candidate
December 16, 2025
It seemed like Blake Gendebien knew every person in the Tim Hortons on the outskirts of this city.
Summary of Blake Gendebien’s Virtual Press Brief: ‘The Path Forward’
November 21, 2025
Blake Gendebien, a Democratic candidate for New York’s 21st District, outlined his campaign’s priorities in a press brief on Nov. 10, emphasizing community engagement through town hall events.
Gendebien discusses need to bring doctors to rural areas
November 10, 2025
A north country democratic congressional candidate says it needs to be easier to get doctors to work in rural America.
Gendebien says regardless of who he faces in congressional race, it’s time to send a farmer to Congress
November 7, 2025
On the heels of news that he will not face Elise Stefanik in his pursuit of the 21st Congressional District, Lisbon farmer Blake Gendebien is keeping focused on his message.
Stefanik, Gendebien among top 20 fundraisers in nation for House seats
October 8, 2025
Congresswoman Elise M. Stefanik and Democratic NY-21 candidate Blake Gendebien are the nation’s 15th and 16th top fundraisers respectively for Congressional campaigns, according to the latest data filed with the FEC.
NY-21 candidate Gendebien joined by Maryland’s Raskin at town hall in Glens Falls
September 7, 2025
In a small theater in this city’s downtown core, congressional hopeful Blake Gendebien laid out his plan to revitalize rural America and the district he hopes to represent in Washington alongside a prominent lawmaker, Rep. Jamie B. Raskin, D-Md.