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Jeffrey M. Kurzon
Reform
Current Occupation
Attorney
Previous Occupation
Student
Intern
Line Cook
Restaurant host
Dunkin\' Donuts worker
Dishwasher
Education
McGill University, Faculty of Law, BCL\/LLB 2003 (Distinction) (Semester abroad - L\'universite Aix-Marseille, France, 2002)
McGill University, Faculty of Arts, BA (Sociology) 1999 (Great Distinction)
University of Torino, Italy \/ International Labour Organization, Certificate in International Trade Law 2003
Organizational Affiliation
Kurzon Kohen LLP
Downtown Independent Democrats
Prior Public Experience
Democratic Party Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives 2014 and 2016
Notary Public in the State of New York (expired)
Judicial Intern, New Hampshire Supreme Court (2001)
Candidate Statement
Perhaps the root problem in the United States starts with how political campaigns are financed:
Incumbents in our Congress (including NY-7's current 26-year member of Congress) take their campaign money from corporate political action committees (PACs) and other special interest PACs, together with lobbyists who are paid to push an agenda, usually for a for-profit big corporation. This money then controls our politics and policy and law, enabling corporate profit over our general welfare (we the people). Life is so hard now for so many of us and there is so much poverty in our country and communities because our politicians and policies have valued shareholders over workers, profit over the environment and corruption over common sense. The result is that we get members of Congress who are out-of-touch and have conflicted loyalties since they are paid to do the bidding of special interests that differ from what we want as citizens.
Please see more on my website www.JeffKurzon.com.
