Checking In
I strongly believe that everything happens for a reason. After all, had it not been for John Kerry’s loss we wouldn’t have had a Barack Obama win.
As it turns out, David Yassky is not going to be the next City Comptroller. Nonetheless, I will forever be proud of my candidate and the campaign that we ran. The group of people on Team Yassky were phenomenal and the friendships I’ve been privileged to make are the kind one can only hope to stumble upon over the course of a life time. I’m proud to call David a mentor and friend, he really is an extraordinary public servant and one of the most genuine people I’ve ever met. I’m confident this isn’t the last we’re going to hear from him.
The campaign certainly helped shape the direction of the debate making sure that investments in biotechnology and green technology, advocating for more women and minority asset managers, and tackling the reality of pension reform were apart of the dialog.
I congratulate Councilman John Liu and Bill Deblassio for their victories.
As for me, I’m not done yet either. I’ll write more on the experience next week. In the meantime, just wanted to thank those of you who nominated me for City Hall’s 40 under 40. Honored to be in such great company on this year’s list.
I’ll leave you with (the always dependable) Barack Obama, for quote to move forward with.
“Making your mark on the world is hard. If it were easy, everybody would do it. But it’s not. It takes patience, it takes commitment, and it comes with plenty of failure along the way. The real test is not whether you avoid this failure, because you won’t. it’s whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; whether you choose to persevere. ”
–Barack Obama