John Chun Yah Liu is an American politician in New York City. A member of the Democratic Party,he is a member of the New York State Senate for the 16th district in northeast Queens. He previously served as the 43rd New York City Comptroller from 2010 to 2013,and as a member of the New York City Council from 2002 to 2009,representing the 20th district in northeast Queens. He was the first Asian American New York City Council member and Comptroller,and one of the first two Asian American New York State Senators,as well as the first elected to legislative or citywide office in New York. He was also a candidate in the 2013 New York City mayoral election.
Joseph Patrick Addabbo Jr. is an American politician,a Democratic member of the New York State Senate from the 15th district representing Howard Beach,Ozone Park,Woodhaven,Glendale,Middle Village,Maspeth and parts of South Ozone Park,Ridgewood,Woodside and The Rockaways.
Anthony Avella Jr. is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party,he represented the New York State Senate's 11th district in northeast Queens from 2011 to 2019. The district included the mostly affluent neighborhoods of College Point,Whitestone,Bayside,Little Neck,Douglaston,Floral Park,Beechhurst,Malba and Auburndale. Avella also served as a member of the New York City Council from 2002 to 2009,representing some of the same Queens neighborhoods in District 19. Avella is a former member of the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC),a group of Democratic state senators who allied themselves with Senate Republicans. He was also a losing candidate in the 2009 New York City mayoral election,the 2013 Queens Borough President election,and the 2017 New York City mayoral election.
Velmanette Montgomery is an American Democratic Party politician who represented the 25th district of the New York State Senate from 1984 until 2020. The district comprised Fort Greene,Boerum Hill,Red Hook,Bedford-Stuyvesant,Sunset Park,Gowanus,and Park Slope,among other neighborhoods located within the borough of Brooklyn.
Anthony Pollina is an American politician who has served as Chair of the Vermont Progressive Party since 2017,and was as a member of the Vermont Senate from 2011 to 2023.
Christopher Nixon Cox is an American lawyer based in New York. He is the son of Tricia Nixon Cox and Edward F. Cox,and grandson of President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon. Cox is the CEO of Lightswitch Capital,a private equity fund investing in biotech companies.
Gregory Weldon Meeks is an American lawyer and politician who has been a U.S. representative from New York since 1998. He is a member of the Democratic Party and chaired the House Committee on Foreign Affairs from 2021 to 2023. He still sits on the committee as ranking member.
Phil Goldfeder is an American politician and former Democratic New York State Assembly member from the 23rd district in Queens representing the communities of Ozone Park,Howard Beach,Lindenwood,Hamilton Beach,Broad Channel and Rockaway.
Luis R. Sepúlveda is an American attorney and politician who currently serves as the New York State Senator from the 32nd Senate District,which includes parts of the Bronx. Prior to being in the state senate Sepúlveda was a member of the New York State Assembly from 2013 to 2018.
Jabari Brisport is an American politician,activist,and former public school teacher. He is the state senator for New York's 25th State Senate district in Brooklyn,and the first openly gay person of color to be elected to the New York State Legislature.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held on November 3,2020,to elect the 27 U.S. representatives from the State of New York,one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primary election was held on June 23,2020.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa was held on November 3,2020,to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Iowa,one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
The 2022 New York gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of New York. Kathy Hochul ascended to the governorship in August 2021,upon Andrew Cuomo's resignation following allegations of sexual harassment. She sought a full term as governor. She appointed Brian Benjamin to the position of lieutenant governor and planned to run alongside him until he too resigned in April 2022. Congressman Antonio Delgado was appointed to replace Benjamin as lieutenant governor. Hochul defeated Jumaane Williams and Tom Suozzi in the Democratic primary for governor,while Delgado defeated Ana Maria Archila and Diana Reyna in the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor.
New York's 10th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat James Sanders Jr. since 2013,following his defeat of incumbent Shirley Huntley in the 2012 Democratic primary election.
The 2019 Queens County District Attorney election was held on November 5,2019,to elect the Queens County District Attorney. The incumbent,Richard Brown,had announced in January 2019 that he would not seek an eighth term;Brown then died in office that May at the age of 86.
The 2021 New York City Council elections were held on November 2,2021. The primary elections were held on June 22,2021. There were several special elections for seats vacated in 2020 and early 2021;these special elections were the first to use ranked-choice voting in city council elections after it was approved by a ballot question in 2019 and the second to use ranked-choice voting since New York City repealed PR-STV in 1945. Due to redistricting after the 2020 Census,candidates also ran for two-year terms instead of four-year terms for the first time,stemming from the New York City Charter overhaul in 1989. Four-year terms will resume in the 2025 election after another two-year election in 2023.
New York City's 32nd City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Republican Joann Ariola since 2022. She replaced Eric Ulrich,who was term limited in 2021 and could not seek re-election. Until 2021,it was the only district in the city outside of Staten Island to be represented by a Republican.
The 2022 New York Attorney General election was held on November 8,2022. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Letitia James was eligible for re-election,but originally decided to run for Governor of New York in 2022. On December 9,2021,however,she suspended her gubernatorial campaign and announced that she would seek re-election as attorney general. Republicans nominated Michael Henry,an attorney from Queens. James defeated Henry by a margin of 9.2%,a massive underperformance from her 27.2% victory in 2018.
