DSA Nominee Delists GoFundMe After Rent Request Sparks Backlash

New York's 34th Assembly District Democratic nominee Brian Romero deleted a GoFundMe seeking $2,000 to cover rent and groceries after backlash, calling the fundraiser a mistake. He says he depleted savings while transitioning to office and faced no unemployment benefits, with a potential $142,000 legislative salary on the horizon; the page had raised about $1,000 from 13 donors before removal. Romero left his full-time legislative aide job this year and says friends offered to help as he searches for consulting work. He faces no Republican challenger in November.