Juan Pagan, a former City Council and State Assembly candidate, plans to challenge Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh in the Democratic primary this year.

“Yes, that’s my intention,” he directly told The Politicker when asked whether he’d take on the incumbent state legislator.

“One of the big issues is public education,” Mr. Pagan, who is now president of the parent’s association at Legacy High School, said of his platform. “What’s happening in the public schools and the co-locations are destroying the quality of the neighborhood and discriminating against the majority of families.” Read More