New Saratoga Springs finance commissioner makes history

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Saratoga Springs’ new finance commissioner is making history.

She’s the first woman of color, and the only openly gay member of the City Council.

In her first TV interview, Minita Sanghvi talks about growing up in India and the challenges she faced with coming out in a culture that still does not embrace people who are gay.

Find out the plan she came up with to avoid an arranged marriage, and the challenging moments she faced on the campaign trail – including having the police called on her at one point – by watching Subrina Dhammi’s story starting Tuesday on NewsChannel 13 Live at 4.