Foss: Schenectady native runs for president

Foss: Schenectady native runs for president

Andrew Yang Photographer: MARK KURODA U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand isn’t the only native of upstate New York running for president.

Andrew Yang, a 44-year-old tech entrepreneur born in Schenectady to Taiwanese immigrant parents, is also seeking the Democratic nomination.

And while Yang might be a long-shot, there’s a strong chance we’ll be seeing more of him, and hearing more of his unconventional yet intriguing ideas. (More on this in a bit.)Last month, Yang announced that his campaign had surpassed the 65,000 unique individual donors needed to qualify for the Democratic National Committee debates later this year.He also made a splash last […]

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