A 26-year-old beat a longtime incumbent first elected before he was born. He wants eviction protections.
Eli Sabin, 26, won a three-way primary in New Haven, beating both a democratic socialist and a longtime incumbent first elected more than a decade before he was born. His housing agenda includes more protections against eviction and making it easier to buy a home.
Elected officials at all levels in the U.S. are overwhelmingly homeowners, which makes a young challenger's focus on eviction protections and would-be buyers a notable contrast.
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Beating an incumbent first elected before you were born is a great line, but a primary win is not the same as passing eviction protections.
Pushback
The agenda pairs eviction protections with easier homebuying, which are two different housing interests. That may be coalition-building, or it may be a blurry message.