Meng win shows strong Asian voice
Posted by Joe Anuta in Assembly, City Comptroller, City Council, City Offices, Congress, District 19, District 22, District 25, District 7, U.S. House on July 5, 2012 | No Comments
State Assemblywoman Grace Meng (D-Flushing) trounced three other U.S. House of Representatives hopefuls in a Democratic Party primary last week with the aid of a sizeable war chest, the backing of the Queens Democratic Party and, most importantly, a robust Asian vote concentrated in downtown Flushing. Meng is now preparing for a November general election [...]
Meng wins House primary
Posted by Joe Anuta in Assembly, City Council, City Offices, Congress, District 22, District 24, District 25, District 30, District 5, District 9, U.S. House on June 28, 2012 | No Comments
State Assemblywoman Grace Meng (D-Flushing) gave her victory speech for the Queens congressional race shortly after 10:15 p.m. at a Bayside restaurant Tuesday, capping a day of speculation about who would be able to mobilize their bases for what many predicted would be a dismal turnout. With 85 percent of the precincts reporting, Meng took [...]
Candidates debate for new House seat
Posted by Steve Mosco in Assembly, City Council, City Offices, District 15, District 22, District 25, District 30, State Senate on June 21, 2012 | No Comments
The four Democratic candidates competing for the newly created Queens congressional seat faced off last week during a debate at the Our Lady of Hope School Auditorium in Middle Village. Close to 100 people packed the auditorium to hear City Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Middle Village), state Assembly members Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows) and Grace Meng [...]
Mittman eyes health care
Posted by Joe Anuta in Assembly, City Council, City Offices, District 22, District 25, District 30 on June 21, 2012 | No Comments
If elected to the new Queens congressional district centered around Flushing, Bayside allergist Dr. Robert Mittman wants to fight to change the health care system he said is in dire need of help.? Mittman sat down with TimesLedger Newspapers last week to talk about his platform in the race for the newly drawn district, which [...]
Mittman to run on making health care affordable
Posted by Joe Anuta in Assembly, City Council, City Offices, District 22, District 25, District 30 on June 14, 2012 | No Comments
Bayside allergist Dr. Robert Mittman held his first news conference late last month, where as a self-proclaimed citizen candidate running for the newly created congressional seat centered around Flushing, ?he sought to portray himself as different from the other three politicians in the Democratic Party primary. Mittman stood outside the shuttered St. John’s Hospital amid [...]
As Primary Day nears, barbs fly in Flushing congressional race
Posted by Joe Anuta in Assembly, City Council, City Offices, District 22, District 25, District 30 on June 7, 2012 | No Comments
The race for the newly created congressional seat in Flushing became more contentious over the last week, with accusations flying between candidates, their competitors and Queens civic groups even as the hopefuls picked up more endorsements. A June 26 Democratic Party primary is set for the seat, which is based in Flushing and extends westward [...]
