Candidate Answers to JOLDC: David Orkin for NY Assembly District 38

Candidate Name: David Orkin
Office Seeking Election for: NY Assembly District 38
Campaign Website: https://www.david4queens.com/

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1. Based upon your life experiences and accomplishments, why do you believe you are best qualified to represent your district?

New Yorkers just made history by electing Zohran Mamdani as mayor, demanding a more affordable, dignified future that puts working people over the wealthy. In AD-38, Democratic primary voters backed Zohran by 40 points in the final round of ranked-choice voting, delivering a clear mandate for the district. But Zohran needs allies in Albany to carry out that mandate. That’s why I’m running to bring this movement to Albany.

My life, work, and experiences have prepared me to understand our communities and to fight both for and with them in Albany. In true Queens spirit, this district is incredibly diverse: About 50% of registered Democrats in the district are Hispanic, 20% are white, and 20% are Asian, largely South Asian. Roughly half of the district’s residents are immigrants.

As the son of a Mexican immigrant, and fluent in Spanish, I felt called to migrant justice work on the U.S.–Mexico border. After college, I spent time living and organizing in a migrant shelter in Mexico. In my career as an immigrant workers’ rights attorney at Make the Road NY (MRNY), I’ve won numerous cases for clients facing wage theft, harassment, and other workplace violations. Through this work, I’ve built deep connections to Latino immigrant communities in the district, with many of my clients living in neighborhoods in AD-38 including Ridgewood, Glendale, Woodhaven, Richmond Hill, and Ozone Park.

But I also know that across all our differences, working people fundamentally need the same things: dignity, security, and joy in our workplaces, in our homes, and in our communities. We deserve quality public education, childcare, and healthcare, beautiful public spaces, and reliable, affordable public transit. We deserve a vacation. At MRNY, my coworkers trusted me enough to elect me to the bargaining committee of our union, UAW Local 2320 (NOLSW), representing more than 100 workers. I helped secure our first contract, winning $10,000+ raises for the lowest-paid staff, a free healthcare option, and a 35-hour workweek. I saw firsthand how these gains, won through our collective power, transformed people’s lives. This is the same fight I’ll bring to Albany for working-class and immigrant New Yorkers in AD-38 and across the state.

2. What LGBTQ+ organizations have you been involved with, either on a volunteer basis or professionally?

I am running as an openly gay man on a pro-LGBTQ+ platform, with roots in the local queer community through organizing, social circles, and arts communities in my home neighborhood of Ridgewood. I believe we can not only win this race, but, like Zohran, expand the number of people who believe in our political system, by advancing a platform of universal demands that benefit all working-class voters—without retreating from bold demands that protect the most marginalized communities, including LGBTQ+, women, disabled, Black, Brown, and immigrant New Yorkers.

When I was organizing in the U.S.–Mexico borderlands in my early 20s, I became involved with Mariposas Sin Fronteras, an Arizona-based organization supporting queer and trans migrants in detention centers across Central Arizona. I also worked in a migrant shelter in Ixtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico, providing services and HIV/AIDS healthcare for LGBTQ+ migrants. These experiences at the border inspired me to pursue a law degree so I could offer tangible support to movements for justice and queer liberation.

As an attorney at MRNY, I’ve had the privilege of working with many LGBTQ+ clients in uniquely precarious situations. My clientele has included queer and trans immigrant workers who have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, and persistent wage theft. As part of this work, I have advocated the New York City Council for increased funding to the NYC Commission on Human Rights.

I deeply admire GLITS, a Black trans-led advocacy organization that provides housing for queer residents in need at its Woodhaven facility in-district. I had the honor of meeting with GLITS’ founder, Cayenne, to learn more about their needs, and I look forward to partnering with her and members of the organization in their individual capacities to support this campaign. My campaign is also supported by leaders from the Caribbean Equality Project, a local advocacy group for Afro- and Indo-Caribbean queer communities. Our forthcoming public policy platform on LGBTQ+ issues and reproductive rights is developed in close collaboration with organizers from these communities as well as NYC-DSA’s Trans Rights and Bodily Autonomy campaign, and informed by my experience as an out queer man.

3. What press conferences, demonstrations, rallies and protests in support of LGBTQ+ issues, pro-choice legislation, racial justice, criminal justice have you attended, including rallies specifically against Donald Trump and his policies?

I have attended the No Kings rallies in NYC, which are both specifically against Donald Trump and generally in support of the principles of democracy and civil liberties that many generations have struggled so hard to win and preserve.

My personal favorite event every year is the Trans-Latinx march with MRNY—each year I bring many friends who wouldn’t normally go to Corona Plaza to come out and celebrate the trans immigrant community. For immigrant communities, especially queer immigrant communities, it is crucial to have mass support when publicly protesting the policies that oppress their families, because there is safety in numbers. I have served as a legal observer for these actions.

I have also recently participated in anti-war rapid response demonstrations in New York City, which are vital to demonstrate that these military interventions lack mass support.

4. In light of the Trump Administration’s war on women, the LGBTQ+ community, minorities and immigrants, what are your plans to organize and combat the Trump agenda?

New York State saw the largest Republican swing of any state in the 2024 election, with Trump improving his margin by 5.6% over 2020. In AD-38, the swing was even sharper at 10%, even as Harris still carried the district.

There are immediate steps I would take to blunt the impacts of the Trump agenda, but we also have to confront the deeper failures pushing people toward the far right.

Immediate impacts:

Mass mobilization is essential. Demonstrating that Trump’s agenda lacks broad popular support is one of the most effective ways to constrain it. We saw this clearly in the Minneapolis protest movement. I’m eager to work with the Hands Off NYC coalition to help build a mass resistance capable of Trump-proofing New York City and State. I marched in recent NYC anti-war protests and plan to be out at the No Kings 3 rally on 3/28 as part of that effort.

On the policy side, there are concrete legislative and budgetary steps we can take to protect New Yorkers. I support sanctuary measures to keep our immigrant neighbors safe, like New York for All and Dignity Not Detention. I would put pressure on institutions like NYU Langone that preemptively comply with harmful federal directives, including bans on transgender healthcare for minors. And I would fight to raise taxes on the rich to backfill federal cuts to our social safety net under Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.”

Root causes:

When people feel the system isn’t working for them, they look elsewhere for answers. The reality is that our current system is failing working people. It is structured to benefit the wealthy while leaving everyone else behind. There’s a persistent myth that if we tax the rich, they’ll leave New York. But after tax increases on high earners in 2021, the state actually gained 13,000 new millionaires, even as more than 200,000 working-class Black New Yorkers were pushed out by rising costs. If we want to reverse rightward political trends, we have to materially improve people’s lives. That means taxing the rich and profitable corporations to fund an affordable New York that works for working people. It also means standing strong against accepting money or influence from corporations, fossil fuels, real estate, or MAGA republicans - a commitment I am proud to make as a candidate funded by and accountable to working people from my district and one which I will continue should I be elected to this seat.

5. Will you seek or accept endorsements from individuals who oppose LGBTQ+ and reproductive rights?

I will never waver in, or shy away from, my commitment to LGBTQ+ rights and reproductive freedom. AD-38 includes some socially conservative communities, but I believe we bring people into a shared political vision by delivering universal wins on the material issues that affect our lives.

That means advancing policies like raising taxes on the rich to fund financially sustainable universal childcare, a position the incumbent has opposed despite the urgent need it would meet for women and queer people, their families, and the childcare workforce, which is made up primarily of immigrant, Black, and Brown women.

We are already seeing what this approach can achieve. Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Governor Kathy Hochul recently announced that Ozone Park, one of the communities in AD-38, will be among the first to receive free 2-K seats. When people experience the solidarity that comes from successful, popular universal programs, it becomes clear that working people have far more in common with each other, regardless of sexuality or gender differences, than with the ultra-wealthy. In fact, sharing these wins together helps us come into closer understanding of our shared humanity, which can help to counteract inherited biases against marginalized groups in favor of a pluralistic society where our inalienable rights are guaranteed.

6. Do you support the unrestricted right to reproductive care and abortion?

Yes. Like the overwhelming majority of New Yorkers, I believe that health care decisions, including decisions about reproductive care and abortion, should be between a patient and their provider.

We are in a moment of crisis for abortion access, and this has only worsened since the Supreme Court overturned nearly 50 years of precedent and eliminated the federal constitutional right to abortion. That action enabled anti-abortion lawmakers to pass and enforce laws that restrict reproductive freedom, with devastating impacts across the country. As of June 2025, bans on some or all abortions are being enforced in more than 20 states. In 2025, a Louisiana court indicted New York doctor Margaret Carpenter for allegedly providing abortion pills to a Louisiana resident, and we can expect these harrowing legal attacks to mount in the years ahead.

But New Yorkers are fighting back. In 2024, voters overwhelmingly passed an Equal Rights Amendment enshrining in our state constitution critical protections against discrimination based on pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes, reproductive health care, and autonomy. We have also continued to advance legislation that protects patients and providers seeking, assisting, and delivering this essential care.

Despite strong legal protections in our state, barriers to care remain, and politicians at the federal level continue to attack abortion access, seeking to weaponize the court system to dismantle sexual and reproductive health care nationwide. New York must be bold and unwavering in its commitment to reproductive freedom and use every tool available to ensure our state remains a leader in access to abortion care for all who need it.

7. Have you hosted, funded or otherwise supported Drag Story Hours in your community?

I’ve attended Drag Story Hours with my nephews. I believe DSHs are important opportunities to normalize different gender expressions for children. Also they are just really fun.

8. How will you work to enhance protections for immigrants and uphold New York’s role as a “Sanctuary City”?

One of my central campaign planks is protecting our immigrant neighbors from ICE. I call ICE what it is: a modern-day right-wing paramilitary force. I have called for, and will continue to use my platform in office to elevate the demand for abolishing ICE.

Our immigrant communities are experiencing unprecedented fear as threats and the presence of ICE raids become part of everyday reality. As an immigrant workers’ rights attorney, I’ve seen firsthand how this enforcement destroys families and tears apart communities. This past summer, an 11th grader at Grover Cleveland High School in Ridgewood was detained by ICE following a routine immigration hearing, an incident that sent waves of panic through immigrant communities in neighboring AD-38.

As an Assembly member, as mentioned, I would champion the passage of New York for All (NY4A). I would support any legislation which prevents data sharing agreements between local and state agencies with the federal government, which can later be used for immigration enforcement. I would also champion the Dignity Not Detention (DnD) Act, which prohibits New York government entities from entering into or maintaining immigration detention contracts and requires them to terminate any existing contracts. The incumbent has not cosponsored this legislation.

I would also push for higher fines and more aggressive investigations into employers who cooperate with ICE to retaliate against workers reporting labor violations. Additionally, I would support the Access to Representation Act, guaranteeing the right to legal counsel in immigration court proceedings, as well as increased funding for the Office of New Americans (ONA) and for healthcare and childcare programs for immigrants.

On the campaign trail and in office, I will provide know-your-rights trainings and materials and connect constituents with legal and deportation defense resources, and engage with rapid-response networks.

I will also use my discretionary funding and constituent services to partner with local legal services providers to run naturalization legal clinics, fund language classes, and work with the State’s ONA to secure additional grant funding for these services in-district. As an attorney with MRNY, I have seen how effective and popular these programs are. I will work to ensure my constituents have greater access to these life-changing services.

9. Do you support New York becoming a Transgender Sanctuary State?

Yes, I support NY becoming a Transgender Sanctuary State.

The LGBTQ+ community, and especially the trans community, is living through a deeply uncertain time under the current federal administration. Civil liberties, social acceptance, and the agencies that enforce our anti-discrimination laws, hard won through struggle, are being challenged and in some cases rolled back. Reactionary political forces are weaponizing our identities, especially those of trans people, as a wedge issue to fracture working class solidarity. Bodily autonomy and reproductive rights are under attack in ways that profoundly harm queer and trans people here in AD-38 and across the nation.

New York has long been a haven for the LGBTQ+ community across the country and around the world, with many queer people like myself coming here in search of safety and networks of support. I plan to use my power in Albany to ensure the city and state can provide the protection and support we need. I wholeheartedly support initiatives to defend the LGBTQ+ community, including strong protections against discrimination, and I will fight every effort to restrict gender-affirming care. I will use my office to stand with my LGBTQ+ community on the Assembly floor and through my public bully pulpit.

Recently, NYU Langone, one of New York City’s major hospital networks, announced it would end its gender affirming care program for minors, citing the “current regulatory environment.” This anticipatory obedience, voluntarily complying in advance with the Trump administration, is not only cowardly but ignores the real harm done to trans youth. Time and again, when institutions bend to authoritarianism instead of standing up for what is right, it only invites further challenges and erosion of protections. I stand with the protestors who demanded that NYU Langone reverse this decision, and in office, I will amplify these calls to action.

I will support trans sanctuary legislation like the Gender Identity Respect, Dignity, and Safety (GIRDS) Act (S1049A / A5478A), whose Assembly and Senate bill authors have both endorsed my campaign. By contrast, the incumbent has been called out by a leader of the Repeal Walking While Trans Ban coalition for misleadingly taking credit for this initiative: https://x.com/Brianr4NY/status/2025751790596055385.

I also believe my top priorities in Albany — including the affordability agenda, protecting our communities from ICE, and stronger labor protections — will address and intersect with the issues faced by the LGBTQ+ community in NYC. Even though all workers, tenants, and immigrants will benefit from increased protections on the state level, for example, these issues are experienced in more profoundly harmful ways by LGBTQ+ workers, tenants, and immigrants. I am committed to bringing an intersectional perspective to each of these issues to my legislative office.

10. If elected, will you commit to supporting legislation that raises taxes on the richest New Yorkers and large corporations in order to fund the services and investments our communities need?

Yes. Democratic voters in AD-38 delivered a clear mandate to raise taxes on the rich and profitable corporations to fund an affordable New York for all, backing Zohran by 40 points in the mayoral primary. However, the incumbent Assembly member has never publicly supported this agenda in word or deed, and did not endorse Zohran even after he won the Democratic primary.

Zohran inspired NYers with a bold agenda to tackle the cost of living crisis and provide the services working people need, including childcare, public transportation, and housing, delivered by a strong, unionized public sector workforce. Most of these initiatives, however, require raising revenue in the state budget. I’m running to help deliver on Zohran’s affordability agenda by taking this fight to Albany. That means raising taxes on the wealthiest NYers and the most profitable corporations, while closing tax loopholes.

In particular, I will champion the Invest in Our New York (IONY) 2026 revenue package, which includes:

• S.1622-Jackson / A.1281-Meeks: a progressive income tax bill to make income taxes more progressive.

• S.953-Hoylman / A.1971-Kelles, Shrestha: a corporate tax bill to raise taxes on the most profitable corporations in NY.

• S.1439-Rivera / A.676-Kim: a capital gains tax bill to tax capital gains income over $500k per year.

• S.914-Brisport / A.2049-Solages: an heirs tax bill to overhaul the current inheritance tax system.

I also support the Fair Share Act (S.8577-Liu/A.8953-Souffrant Forrest), an additional progressive taxation measure which adds a 2% surcharge on NYC incomes over $1 million.

In the richest city in the richest country in the history of the world, balancing the budget should not fall on the backs of working people.

11. How will you represent the most vulnerable, including individuals experiencing homelessness and asylum seekers? Have you ever opposed any shelter in your district?

Abraham Maslow’s widely accepted hierarchy of human needs defines shelter as one of the five basic needs that shape human experience. Public health research supports Maslow’s theory: lack of shelter places human beings at high risk of multiple adverse health outcomes, starting prenatally and extending through the lifespan. The need seems to be hardwired in us, as it is in all species of animals, so that it is not just the physical risks associated with homelessness that place us at risk, but the psychological stress associated with lack of secure housing. If we believe that life is a human right, a reasonable corollary is that shelter, which sustains life is a right as well.

I would not oppose shelters in AD-38 for homeless NYers or asylum seekers. I would support making permanent and fully funding the Housing Access Voucher Program to provide housing for the currently homeless, and those at risk of losing their homes. I would also support A108 / S113, which would provide an increased monthly cash allowance for individuals and families residing in shelters. Especially as we just experienced a brutal winter that puts homeless people at extreme risk, I would co-sponsor the Winter Moratorium on Evictions Bill to stop preventable deaths by cold exposure for New Yorkers struggling to afford their housing. I would also support the expansion of supportive housing for residents in need of mental health treatment, addiction recovery, disability care, or other medical services. But ultimately, the cornerstone of an agenda that supports homeless New Yorkers and asylum seekers must be a tax-the-rich revenue plan to fully fund the services they need.

12. Will you sponsor and support legislation which will ensure that state and local resources are not used to facilitate or cooperate with federal immigration enforcement (New York for All Act) to prevent the funneling of people into ICE custody, and the sharing of sensitive information with ICE?

As an Assembly member, I would champion the passage of New York for All (NY4A), a bill that prohibits cooperation between state and local police and ICE. This legislation has been a key demand of immigrant justice organizations, advocates, and community leaders since its introduction in the 2019–2020 legislative session. The incumbent in our district, however, has only sponsored the bill this session, after 5 years of inaction and long after a majority of Democrats in Albany had already done so.

13. To advance safety and justice, New York must address our archaic sentencing and parole laws. Do you support the following key legislation: 1) Second Look Act (S.158/A.1283), which would allow judges to review and reconsider excessive sentences by considering if incarcerated people have transformed while incarcerated or based on changes in law and norms; 2) Earned Time Act (S.342/A.1085), which would strengthen and expand “good time” and “merit time” programs in prison that encourage personal transformation and reunite families?; 3) Marvin Mayfield Act (S.1209/A.1297), which would eliminate mandatory minimum sentences, thereby allowing judges to consider individual factors in a case?; 4) Elder Parole (S.454/A.514), which would allow incarcerated people over age 55 who have served 15 years the opportunity to go before the parole board?

Yes, I support all four of these pieces of legislation. The Second Look Act (S.159/A.1283) in particular was introduced by State Senator Julia Salazar, whose Senate district overlaps AD-38, and who has endorsed my campaign for NYS Assembly.

More broadly, my vision for public safety is Care, Not Cages. I believe true public safety is achieved through deep community investment and by addressing the root causes of crime. By taxing the rich to fund the social services our communities need and deserve, we can make real progress toward addressing the underlying drivers of crime.

In 2020, I marched in BLM protests because it was clear that safety and justice had grown too far apart. Today, we have a historic opportunity to bring them back together in New York City through Mayor Mamdani’s proposal for a Department of Community Safety, which is already being implemented—one that prevents violence by deploying civilian mental health professionals to respond to mental health crises so police aren’t tasked with handling mental health emergencies.

14. Do you oppose the death penalty?

Yes. Killing is wrong, including when the state does it. Legal systems are also fallible, and wrongful convictions happen for a variety of reasons. New Yorkers can be proud that the death penalty was struck down by the state’s highest court in 2004.

I support S5291 (Sepúlveda), which would go further by eliminating life without the possibility of parole and removing any remaining references to the death penalty from the legal code.

15. Do you support outlawing solitary confinement?

Yes, I support outlawing solitary confinement. I believe solitary confinement is a form of torture.

I support the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term (HALT) Solitary Confinement Act, which restricts and limits the use of solitary confinement, and I oppose efforts to roll back this legislation. I also recognize that compliance with HALT has been limited in correctional facilities around the state, despite the fact that United Nations Special Rapporteurs on Torture have repeatedly and unequivocally stated that prolonged solitary confinement is cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment and may amount to torture.

I am also committed to the safety of workers in our correctional facilities; no one should have to go to work fearing for their physical safety. Some unions have raised concerns about HALT on the grounds of worker safety. While I take those concerns seriously, I believe true safety is achieved through adequate staffing levels and effective programming for incarcerated individuals, not by expanding solitary confinement.

16. Do you commit to visit constituents who are incarcerated? Will you work to secure the release of individuals who have demonstrated sincere remorse, worked toward rehabilitation and are not deemed a threat to society?

Yes, I commit to all of these.

Our criminal justice system is built on the false premise that mass incarceration promotes public safety. The laws in place today effectively criminalize poverty and mental illness and disproportionately target Black, Brown, and poor communities, while failing to keep people safe or address the root causes of harm.

Instead of investing in housing, healthcare, and jobs, our state pours billions into a carceral system that functions as a warehouse for those failed by our social safety net. To fix this broken system, we must move from a model of punishment to one rooted in restoration and care.

17. Do you commit to make applications for clemencies available to your constituency including a link to an application in a constituent newsletter? Will you submit it to our club?

Yes and yes.

18. Did you rank Andrew Cuomo on your Democratic primary ballot in 2025? Who did you support for mayor in the 2025 Democratic primary and general election?

No, I did not rank Andrew Cuomo on my primary ballot. My rankings in the primary were as follows:

1. Zohran Mamdani

2. Brad Lander

3. Adrienne Adams

I voted for Zohran Mamdani in the general election.

19. In view of the fact that Ed Koch has been documented to have caused the deaths of scores of people with AIDS, excused city council members who voted against the gay rights bill and was blatantly racist, would you support and sponsor a bill to rename the former Queensboro Bridge?

Yes, I would support and sponsor a bill to rename the bridge.

20. What is your legislative remedy to secure the building of low and moderate-income housing around the state?

My vision for housing is based on the principle that housing is a human right. We cannot solve the housing affordability crisis while scalable housing remains commodified.

In the near term, I support several measures to expand housing for low- and moderate-income New Yorkers. I support the Jobs and Housing Act (A3996 / S2523), which would enable the development of affordable housing on state-owned land while requiring prevailing wages for construction workers. I also support Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan to build 200,000 new affordable homes over the next decade for low-income households, seniors, and working families.

At the same time, we must invest in the housing we already have. Public housing is the only form of permanently affordable housing at scale, yet the state has allowed it to deteriorate. I support fully funding NYCHA with billions in direct state capital investment to repair boilers, fix elevators, remediate mold, and address the unacceptable conditions residents face. I oppose any effort to privatize NYCHA.

As a longer term initiative, I would champion the Social Housing Development Authority (SHDA) Act (A6265/S5674), which would establish a public developer to build permanently affordable social housing, including co-ops and programs like Mitchell-Lama. This model would ensure high labor standards by requiring prevailing wages or project labor agreements for construction and building services. Social housing is resident-controlled, permanently affordable, and insulated from speculation and market volatility. It ensures that New Yorkers can remain in their communities and have a right to shape the future of their own homes.

Finally, addressing housing affordability also requires strong tenant protections. I support legislation like the Rent Emergency Stabilization for Tenants (REST) Act (S4659A/A4877A), which would remove barriers and allow more communities across the state to opt into rent stabilization. I also support expanding Right to Counsel, defending the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act (HSTPA) from attacks by the real estate industry, and Mayor Mamdani’s call for a rent freeze for stabilized apartments in New York City.

21. Will you refuse donations from AIPAC, SolidarityPAC, police and corrections associations, the fossil fuel industry, and the charter school industry?

Yes. I am committed to rejecting donations and support from any of these types of organizations, as is publicly displayed on my website and donation page.

I’m running a campaign powered by small-dollar donations and public matching funds. As of 3/13, we’ve raised $69,468, with $123,359 in projected matching funds, for a total of $192,827. We have 1,126 unique donors, with an average contribution of just $44.

By contrast, the incumbent has chosen to forgo public matching funds (see: https://queenseagle.com/all/2026/3/18/four-queens-races-dominate-in-recent-campaign-filing). At the time of the January filing, she had raised just $505 from less than 40 residents of the district she has represented for nearly six years.

22. Do you support removing criminal penalties for consensual commercial sex work between adults? Also known as Cecilia's Act for Rights in the Sex Trades (S2513 Salazar / A3251 Forrest).

Yes, I support Cecilia’s Act for Rights in the Sex Trades. My campaign has been endorsed by the bill’s author, State Senator Julia Salazar, whose Senate district overlaps with AD-38.

I believe that sex work is work. Criminalization of sex work not only puts sex workers at risk of sexual and physical violence, but prostitution-related arrests in New York disproportionately affect Black, Asian and Hispanic individuals. Decriminalization ensures that sex workers can demand safe workplace conditions, seek healthcare, and report abuse and crimes without fear of stigma or police misconduct. Cecilia’s Act will ensure that consenting adult sex workers receive the same protections as any worker.

23. There is an effort to have mandatory inclusion of the New York State proposal that would require public schools to teach about the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, commonly described in the bill text as an “insurrection.” Do you support this proposal?

Yes. The January 6th Insurrection was a dark day for American democracy, one that the Trump administration is attempting to whitewash. This legislation will ensure that students will understand the context and aftermath of the insurrection, fostering critical thinking skills and