During World FTD Awareness Week, I want to spotlight New York State Senator Michelle Hinchey and all she has done for the FTD community. Senator Hinchey’s father, former Congressman Maurice Hinchey, lived with primary progressive aphasia, a form of FTD. She took that experience and turned it into action. Because of her leadership, New York became the first state to officially recognize FTD Awareness Week. She then championed the country’s first statewide FTD registry, making sure people diagnosed with FTD in New York are finally seen and counted. Her leadership has inspired me every step of the way. When New York became the first state to track FTD diagnoses, we knew we needed to bring that same effort to California. With theaftd and our fierce advocates, we did just that. This week, Governor Newsom signed SB 1047 into law, making California the second state in the country to count FTD diagnoses by adding them to its Neurodegenerative Disease Registry. Senator Hinchey, thank you for sh...