Paul Czajka (left) and Eugene Keeler Image used permission of Sam Pratt.

Storied journalist and activist Sam Pratt has made an endorsement in the Columbia County District Attorney’s race.

Early voting has already begun for the race, which pits incumbent Republican Paul Czajka against Democrat Eugene Keeler.

Pratt, a journalist and activist, has written for the New York Post, New York Magazine, Spin, Esquire and two-dozen other publications, as well as leading the epic seven-year fight against the St. Lawrence Cement Plant in Hudson. Both candidates have also personally asked him for his support.

Click here to read part I in his two-part series on the race. in which Pratt makes his endorsement. Check back for part II, in which Pratt gets into the weeds as to why.