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 [...]
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 [...]
Two new faces elected to Assembly from NE Queens
Posted by Phil Corso in Assembly, District 25, District 30, District 33, District 36, District 37 on November 8, 2012 | No Comments
It was a successful Election Day for Queens incumbents running for re-election in the state Assembly Tuesday, with results showing no upsets in the borough and two new faces earning a trip to Albany. Four of the six Assembly races in Queens included incumbents looking to maintain their seats. All four were successful, including Assemblywomen [...]
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 [...]
Assembly races heating up
Posted by Phil Corso in Assembly, District 25, District 30, District 33, District 36, District 37, District 40 on October 4, 2012 | No Comments
With November’s general election looming, six different races for state Assembly have shaped up throughout Queens, according to the city Board of Elections. According to a citywide candidacy list provided by the BOE, Assembly races in the borough will be decided Nov. 6 for the 25th, 30th, 33rd, 36th, 37th and 40th districts. In the [...]
Lee campaigners face charges after scuffle
Posted by Joe Anuta in Assembly on September 27, 2012 | No Comments
A group of men and women, including volunteers for state Assembly candidate Myungsuk Lee’s campaign, were arrested and charged with assault and unlawful imprisonment last weekend following a fracas in the hopeful’s campaign office, the Queens district attorney said. But Lee denied the confrontation had anything to do with his campaign for the Flushing Assembly [...]
