Bruce Levine, a former Rockland County legislator and former municipal attorney, is running in the 98th assembly district, which covers parts of Orange and Rockland counties—including Deerpark, Mount Hope, and Goshen.
The Democratic candidate will face Republican incumbent Karl Brabenec in the Nov. 8 general election.
Levine spoke with The Epoch Times on Oct. 31. The interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.
The Epoch Times: You said you were motivated to have a career in public service at the age of 14. Can you tell us why?
Levine: When I was a kid, there were two things that bothered me. One was the Holocaust—why wasn’t anybody able to stop it? The other was the civil rights movement—why did it take so long? These are the things that ultimately motivated me to get into politics and government….