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blakegendebien.bsky.social
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Right now, our North Country farmers need support. Enough with the partisan nonsense, we need to get the farm bill done. Let’s send our campaign to Washington and let’s actually deliver for our amazing farmers.

submitted 7 hours ago • 1 comment

Make no mistake: the GOP budget bill is a $5 trillion explosion in the deficit, a massive tax giveaway to the ultra-wealthy, and a brutal betrayal of rural Americans—robbing them of the healthcare they depend on to survive.

submitted 3 days ago • 2 comments

Washington has sold out our community. I'm running to serve the people—not myself. While we aren't in a special election, we are building momentum. Chip in today and help us win next November. secure.actblue.com/donate/gende...

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

Nearly 30% of the district is on Medicaid. Hard working families, farmers, hospitals and nursing homes all depend on it. House Republicans want to cut Medicaid so that the top earners can get $390,000 dollars in tax breaks. This is highway robbery. www.nny360.com/small-towns-...

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

Lowville is home to one of the largest cream cheese plants in the world. It feeds millions of people, provides a home for farmers milk. This project would have secured countless good paying jobs. I will always fight to keep local projects funded! www.nny360.com/communitynew...

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

The North Country deserves leaders who won’t just throw their hands up and say “we’re all dying anyways” when it comes to protecting Medicaid, SNAP, and more.

submitted 7 days ago • 2 comments

This is as crazy as Congresswoman Elise Stefanik cutting Medicaid for rural NY. New York City Dems don’t get agriculture—come visit our dairy farms. I’ll gladly show them mine. We need all farm sizes to meet growing demand for nutritious dairy. www.wwnytv.com/2025/05/27/h...

submitted 8 days ago • 5 comments

As New York’s next Congressman, I will always put the North Country first. That means protecting Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare.

submitted 10 days ago • 3 comments

Congratulations to my friend and neighbor Clark Putman for his appointment as the State Executive Director for the USDA Farm Service Agency. He is a terrific advocate for NY Agriculture and I was proud to provide a letter of recommendation for his appointment. Great Choice!

submitted 11 days ago • 1 comment

Next November, we are going to defeat Elise Stefanik, and deliver real leadership to New York. We cannot do it alone. Can you chip in to help today? secure.actblue.com/donate/gende...

submitted 11 days ago • 2 comments

On this Memorial Day, I remember our fallen heroes—and one in particular. Uncle Bill, my father’s brother, who gave his life on October 26, 1965, when his U.S. Marine F-4B Phantom II from VMFA-115, MAG-11, 1st MAW, tragically struck Monkey Mountain in Quang Nam Province.

submitted 12 days ago • 2 comments

Took a break from planting corn to vote for the public school budget at Lisbon Central School!

submitted 15 days ago • 2 comments

I am horrified seeing the antisemitic attack last night at the Capitol Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. My thoughts go out to the families of the victims. Hate like this has no place in our nation.

submitted 16 days ago • 2 comments

Elise Stefanik is leading the charge to take away your Medicaid, Medicare, and SNAP, and she’s doing it in the middle of the night so you don’t know. New Yorkers deserve better than her legislating in the dark. New Yorkers deserve to have their benefits protected.

submitted 17 days ago • 16 comments

Congress has enough people fighting for the rich. What we need is someone who knows the price of livestock feed, the value of community, and the meaning of a hard day’s work. That’s why I’m running—to be a voice for real people, not political insiders and party bosses.

submitted 18 days ago • 2 comments

Every day, politicians remind us they are more interested in political theater than real solutions. Next November, we change that. Representatives in Congress need to be responsive to the voters they represent. It’s that simple. We need courageous leadership, and I’m running to bring it back.

submitted 20 days ago • 4 comments

I will never jeopardize your Medicaid, Medicare, or Social Security for tax cuts for the wealthy. I will fight for everyone in this district.

submitted 21 days ago • 2 comments

If you want to get something done, send a farmer to Congress. I’m not a career politician, I’m a neighbor, a farmer, and a New Yorker who just wants better for our people. Send me to Congress, and I’ll lower your costs.

submitted 24 days ago • 4 comments

Next November, we are going to defeat Elise Stefanik, and deliver real leadership to New York. We cannot do it alone. Can you chip in to help today? secure.actblue.com/donate/gende...

submitted 25 days ago • 2 comments

Representatives in Congress need to be responsive to the voters they represent. It’s that simple. We need courageous leadership, and I’m running to bring it back.

submitted 26 days ago • 3 comments

Happy Mother’s Day to the best mom in the world—thank you for everything, mom! Wishing all the amazing mothers out there an amazing Mother’s Day!

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

When problems show up on the farm—farmers figure out how to solve them. It’s that simple. Now more than ever, Congress needs a problem solvers and a farmer, to lower our costs and protect our people.

submitted 28 days ago • 5 comments

Despite DOGE, spending is at a record high. Washington lawmakers can't keep sitting around while an unelected billionaire is gutting cancer research funding and still isn't saving us money. We need a farmer in Congress who knows how lower costs while making life better for American families.

submitted 29 days ago • 1 comment

I am running for Congress for three main reasons: First, work hard for North Country families. Second, help our neighbors. Third, deliver results. flackbroadcasting.com/news/on-air-...

submitted 30 days ago • 4 comments

So great to join IBEW Local 910 to talk about how we are going to keep labor in New York and work to support union workers across the North Country. Looking forward to bringing our pro-labor agenda to Congress.

submitted 31 days ago • 2 comments

It’s Correction Officer Appreciation Week. As a farmer, I know their value personally—back in June '02, a few CO friends helped re-sheet metal my dairy barn. They serve with strength on the job and heart in their communities. Thank you for all you do!

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

What an amazing turnout at our town hall in Croghan! Elise Stefanik is afraid to face voters in our district—I’m not. Let’s bring real leadership back to the North Country, together.

submitted 33 days ago • 6 comments

The work doesn’t stop on the farm! Just finished up a new seeding and found an old horseshoe—looking forward to having a great Sunday!

submitted 34 days ago • 2 comments

While we aren't running in a special election, we are not going anywhere. Next November, we are going to defeat Elise Stefanik, and deliver real leadership to New York. We cannot do it alone. Can you chip in to help today? secure.actblue.com/donate/gende...

submitted 35 days ago • 2 comments

It’s the start of May which means that it is planting season. Farmers know how to keep prices low. Elise Stefanik does not. Send me to Congress, and let’s put New Yorkers first again.

submitted 36 days ago • 5 comments

I’m not a career politician—I’m a farmer who’s had enough. Elise Stefanik turned her back on our community. Next November, we deliver real representation.

submitted 37 days ago • 27 comments

Great to be with NY College Democrats this past weekend! You all are our future, and I was proud to join you and hear about what we can do to deliver for those living in New York’s 21st.

submitted 38 days ago • 1 comment

On Donald Trump’s 100th day in office, dairy farmers like me received a notice that the price of bags for colostrum is going up. It’s just the beginning. I’m running to defeat Elise Stefanik and put an end to this trade war.

submitted 39 days ago • 10 comments

Another great town hall, this time in Rome! While Congresswoman Elise Stefanik won’t hold town halls, I am taking questions, spreading hope, and outlining how we are going to get back to delivering for the people of New York’s 21st.

submitted 40 days ago • 9 comments

When a farm goes under, it’s not just a business lost—it’s a family’s future. Our region has lost over 700 dairy farms in just six years. I’m running for Congress to protect what we’ve built and fix what’s broken.

submitted 42 days ago • 17 comments

I’m not a career politician—I’m a farmer who’s had enough. Elise Stefanik turned her back on our community. Next November, we will deliver real representation.

submitted 43 days ago • 12 comments

Every day, politicians remind us they are more interested in political theater than real solutions. Next November, we change that. Representatives in Congress need to be responsive to the voters they represent. It’s that simple. We need courageous leadership, and I’m running to bring it back.

submitted 44 days ago • 1 comment

Washington has sold out our community. I'm running to serve the people—not myself. While we aren't in a special election, we are building momentum. Chip in today and help us win next November. secure.actblue.com/donate/gende...

submitted 45 days ago • 3 comments

This is HUGE news! New York is a great place to grow and manufacture healthy food in our nation, and I am glad to see Chobani make this massive investment in Rome, New York. www.wktv.com/news/focus-e...

submitted 46 days ago • 2 comments

Washington doesn’t understand what it’s like to choose between repairing a tractor or paying the electric bill. I do. I’m running for Congress to bring common sense and a real perspective back to government and stand up for the community that raised me.

submitted 46 days ago • 4 comments

Today the world mourns the passing of Pope Francis. His effort yesterday to be with the people who traveled from afar on Easter to be with him was one of his last selfless acts.

submitted 47 days ago • 3 comments

Wishing everyone across New York a peaceful and joyous Easter. May this season of renewal bring hope, unity, and strength to all our communities.

submitted 48 days ago • 0 comments

North Country Dairy Farmers need healthy dairy processing plants. The farmers who ship milk to Kraft proudly send Philadelphia cream cheese to all corners of the United States. Let’s do everything we can to keep this facility running in the North Country. www.nny360.com/communitynew...

submitted 49 days ago • 1 comment

We’re trying to get new bearings for a manure pump on our farm, but we can’t. Why? They are held up in customs because of the tariffs and trade war with Canada. It shouldn’t be this way.

submitted 50 days ago • 7 comments

Washington has sold out our community. I'm running to serve the people—not myself. While we aren't in a special election, we are building momentum. Chip in today and help us win next November. secure.actblue.com/donate/gende...

submitted 51 days ago • 2 comments