In The News
The latest news articles, interviews, and press releases from Blake.
Out-of-Touch NY-21 Candidates Constantino and Smullen Personally Loan Themselves Millions of Dollars
February 9, 2026
Millionaire congressional candidates Anthony Constantino and Robert Smullen bankrolled their campaigns with $5 million and $500,000, respectively, in the fourth quarter of 2025, sharply contrasting dairy farmer Blake Gendebien’s grassroots campaign supported by more than 69,000 total individual donors.
North Country Farmer Blake Gendebien Announces Reforms to Fix Corruption and Restore Trust in Washington
February 5, 2026
North Country dairy farmer and small business owner Blake Gendebien, candidate for New York’s 21st congressional district, has announced a series of congressional reforms aimed at rooting out corruption in Washington and restoring trust in government.
North Country Dairy Farmer Blake Gendebien, Democrat for NY-21, Raises More Than $380,000 in the Fourth Quarter of 2025
February 1, 2026
Today, dairy farmer and small business owner Blake Gendebien announced his campaign to represent New York’s 21st Congressional District has raised more than $380,000 in the fourth quarter of 2025.
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.
Former special election contenders consider another crack at NY-21
July 5, 2025
A slew of upstate politicians spent the winter competing for U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik’s seat in Congress. Now, many of them are poised to pick up where they left off.