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Saujani for Congress: It's time to pump new blood into the tired New York delegation

Sunday, September 5th 2010, 4:00 AM

It has been 18 years since a challenger has defeated an incumbent member of Congress from New York City. So it takes more than a little moxie for an upstart not only to take on a veteran, but to run strong.

Reshma Saujani has managed both feats in the district that encompasses...

Reshma Saujani, a spectacular young woman who graduated from Yale Law School (where she was a legal scholar) and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, is going to beat Carolyn Maloney in the NYC congressional primary in September.

I met Reshma at a fundraising event at the home of Katherine Farley and Jerry Speyer last week. The event was hosted by Katherine, Maureen White, and Diana Taylor.

Reshma's opponent,...