About Martin Hassner
Martin Hassner – Executive Director of the Liberal Party of New York – was educated in New York City schools – at Brooklyn College and Brooklyn Law School. He has spent years in philanthropic management – healthcare and educational marketing and policy-making. Martin has been Executive Director of the Liberal Party of New York for fifteen years and a member of the Liberal Party for 50 years. The Liberal Party was one of several minor parties that fulfill a role almost unique to New York State politics. New York law allows electoral fusion – a candidate can be the nominee of multiple parties and aggregate the votes received on all the different ballot lines. Often times the Liberal Party endorsement is the tipping factor in a close campaign.
