Sarahana Shrestha
Sarahana Shrestha was born and raised in Kathmandu, Nepal, and moved to the United States in 2001 as a student. She became naturalized as an American citizen at the Ulster County Courthouse in 2019. Growing up in Nepal, Sarahana lived through a historic uprising for democracy against a centuries-old monarchy, and a decade-long civil war that claimed lives and transformed the country forever.
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“First, the county has to pass a home rule request resolution seeking the state’s authorization, then sometime next year,state legislators have to pass the state bill that grants them the authorization and get it signed by the Governor, and only after that can the county vote to actually pass a local law to enact the surcharge.”
(Official legislative newsroom (nyassembly.gov)) “This proposal is a home rule request proposal, which means it’s a county-initiated request the state needs to authorize. If Governor Hochul had agreed to tax the rich and significantly increased aid to counties in this year’s budget, that would’ve been a better solution, but that’s not what happened, and that’s one of the reasons I voted no on the Revenue budget bill.”
(Official legislative newsroom (nyassembly.gov)) “The way investor-owned energy utilities are allowed to recuperate 100% of the costs from customers, and are then authorized to make large amounts of profits for their shareholders through investments in capital projects is largely opaque to most customers who pay their energy bills.”
(Official legislative newsroom (nyassembly.gov))Santos Lopez
Santos Lopez (Republican Party, Conservative Party) is running for election to the New York State Assembly to represent District 103. Lopez is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. Lopez advanced from the Conservative Party primary on June 23, 2026.