In Brief
Keramati seeks state Senate seat
POSTED: March 11, 2008
BALLSTON SPA — BK Keramati of Ballston Spa is seeking the Democratic nomination for state Senate in the 44th District.
The seat now is held by state Sen. Hugh T. Farley, R-Niskayuna.
The district includes all of Schenectady, Montgomery and Fulton counties and part of Saratoga County.
Keramati, who’s first name is Bahram, said state government is out of touch with the public, collects too much in taxes and spends money to benefit special interests, according to a news release.
Keramati, a resident of the district for 32 years, lives with his wife, Ruth Andrea Levinson, on a farm in Saratoga County.
Keramati and his family moved to the Schenectady area in 1976, when he began his career as a staff mechanical engineer at GE Global Research, the news release said.
His two children attended Scotia-Glenville schools.
Over the years, he’s had various technical and management responsibilities at GE, according to the news release. After 28 years of service, he retired from the GE Global Research in 2004.
Keramati was on the Planning Board in the town of Princetown for about two years, and later he was on the Board of Directors of Habitat for Humanity in Schenectady County and served as the Building Committee chairman.
He has been working as an activist with Citizen Action of New York and other organizations to enact legislation for full public funding of elections, the news release said.
Keramati said property taxes are out of control. He advocates replacing the property tax system with a more balanced and fair system, the news release said.
The seat now is held by state Sen. Hugh T. Farley, R-Niskayuna.
The district includes all of Schenectady, Montgomery and Fulton counties and part of Saratoga County.
Keramati, who’s first name is Bahram, said state government is out of touch with the public, collects too much in taxes and spends money to benefit special interests, according to a news release.
Keramati, a resident of the district for 32 years, lives with his wife, Ruth Andrea Levinson, on a farm in Saratoga County.
Keramati and his family moved to the Schenectady area in 1976, when he began his career as a staff mechanical engineer at GE Global Research, the news release said.
His two children attended Scotia-Glenville schools.
Over the years, he’s had various technical and management responsibilities at GE, according to the news release. After 28 years of service, he retired from the GE Global Research in 2004.
Keramati was on the Planning Board in the town of Princetown for about two years, and later he was on the Board of Directors of Habitat for Humanity in Schenectady County and served as the Building Committee chairman.
He has been working as an activist with Citizen Action of New York and other organizations to enact legislation for full public funding of elections, the news release said.
Keramati said property taxes are out of control. He advocates replacing the property tax system with a more balanced and fair system, the news release said.
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