Working Families Party emerges as a force in local elections

What began as a party to up the minimum wage is turning Democratic races upside down. Sarah Clark knew her Democratic primary race for the state Assembly last year would be tough. Despite cultivating powerful allies in Democratic politics as an aide to Sens. Hillary Clinton and Kirsten Gillibrand for nearly 20 years, Clark had lost the backing of the Monroe County Democratic Party for her bid for the 136th Assembly District seat to one of her opponents, Justin Wilcox, a county legislator whose p