Kim, Rozic sworn in as Assembly members
Posted by Phil Corso in Assembly, City Comptroller, City Offices, Congress, District 22, District 25, District 5, U.S. House, U.S. Senate on February 1, 2013 | No Comments
The borough’s newest state Assembly members kicked off their historic journeys as Queens representatives this week with two star-studded swearing-in ceremonies. Over the weekend, state Assembly members Ron Kim (D-Flushing) and Nily Rozic (D-Fresh Meadows) held separate celebrations in the company of family, friends, community leaders and elected officials from all levels of government. In [...]
Lancman begins campaign for City Council
Posted by Karen Frantz in Assembly, City Council, City Offices, Congress, District 22, District 24, District 25, District 5, District 7, U.S. House on December 28, 2012 | No Comments
State Assemblyman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows) officially kicked off his campaign for City Council last week at the Local 3 Headquarters in Flushing. More than 100 people attended the event, at 67-35 Parsons Blvd., including U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Jackson Heights), chairman of the Queens Democratic Party, and a number of other Queens politicians. In [...]
Meng will take Ackerman’s place but not his office
Posted by Joe Anuta in Assembly, Congress, District 22, District 5, U.S. House on December 28, 2012 | No Comments
State Assemblywoman Grace Meng (D-Flushing) is set to trade in her title, taking the spot of U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-Bayside) in Congress, but she will not get his office. The longtime lawmaker enjoyed a highly coveted space in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill. When Meng makes the trip to be sworn [...]
Dad’s plea could burden Meng
Posted by Joe Anuta in Assembly, District 22 on November 21, 2012 | No Comments
Jimmy Meng’s guilty plea to charges of soliciting and accepting an $80,000 bribe may not make his daughter, state Assemblywoman Grace Meng (D-Flushing), vulnerable for re-election two years down the line, but it could bring undue scrutiny when she is sworn in as a congresswoman in January. Former Assemblyman Jimmy Meng, who represented Flushing from [...]
Gim tallies show Flushing voters crossed party lines
Posted by Joe Anuta in Assembly, City Comptroller, City Council, City Offices, District 20, District 22 on November 21, 2012 | No Comments
Ron Kim handily won the Flushing state Assembly race this month, but some polling numbers suggest many voters struggled to choose between their ethnic communities and their political parties. Kim, a Korean-American Democrat, received a total of 12,099 votes, while his Chinese-American opponent, Republican Phil Gim, received 5,855 votes. The margin, about 70 percent to [...]
Turnout backlogs polls across Queens
Posted by Joe Anuta in Assembly, City Council, City Offices, District 15, District 19, District 22, District 23, District 32, State Senate on November 8, 2012 | No Comments
Queens residents drawn out by the presidential race packed the polls in many parts of the borough, putting an additional strain on the city Board of Elections already burdened by the task of collecting ballots in neighborhoods destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. Many areas hardest hit by the hurricane, like Breezy Point and Broad Channel, were [...]
