Hi, I'm Ryder.

I’m running for the State Assembly in District 66 (the Village, Soho, Noho, and Tribeca) to deliver lower costs, safer streets, stronger democracy, and better neighborhoods for lower Manhattan—and all New Yorkers.

I cofounded Abundance New York to create a political home for New Yorkers who think we can create more than enough of what we need to thrive.

When working outside New York City, I specialize in voter protection for Democratic campaigns. I built and ran Maine’s first voter protection program for Joe Biden and down-ballot Democrats in 2020. In 2021, I ran a ballot cure team to help Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock over the finish line, securing Democrats the Senate. In 2022, I oversaw the northeast for the DCCC. (Along the way, I put together this Guide to Small-D Democratic Work.)

Earlier in my career, I founded DipJar, which generated tens of millions of dollars for low-wage service workers and nonprofits. I was CEO from 2011 to 2017, then served as chairman until the company’s acquisition in 2020.

Read my politics writing in the Abundance New York Substack, The Daily News, City Limits, City & State, Streetsblog, The Gotham Gazette, The Portland Press Herald, on Medium—and, for true throwbacks, check out my contributions to MicPublic Books, and The Atlantic.

Follow me on X, Bluesky, Instagram, and TikTok.

Finally, check out The Monkeys You Ordered, my (no longer updated) Tumblr of literally captioned New Yorker contest cartoons.