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Jul 18, 2021 · Niou’s ties to the district became an issue again in 2020, when she faced a challenge from Grace Lee, who said that Niou “parachuted” in to run. Although the two candidates were fairly similar ideologically on big items like housing and taxing the rich, Lee said that Niou hadn’t been present enough in the district and didn’t pay ...
- Rebecca C. Lewis
Jun 16, 2020 · Assemblymember Yuh-Line Niou and her Democratic primary challenger, Grace Lee, met for a debate on Monday, June 15, hosted by Manhattan Neighborhood Network and moderated by Gotham Gazette's Ben Max. The primary for this Lower Manhattan State Assembly seat is happening this month, with early voting ongoing through June 21; primary day on June ...
Jun 14, 2020 · An intense Democratic primary is unfolding in Lower Manhattan, where incumbent Assemblymember Yuh-Line Niou, a staunch progressive, is facing a challenge from business owner and activist Grace Lee, who is partially self-funding her campaign.
Jun 21, 2022 · They are both looking to fill the seat vacated by progressive incumbent Yuh-Line Niou, who is now running for Congress. According to the last round of New York State Board of Election filings released on Friday, Lee has raised $311,000 for an Assembly seat she failed to win two years ago when she ran to Niou’s right and lost 64-36.
Jun 16, 2020 · June 16, 2020. Assemblymember Yuh-Line Niou and her 65th district Democratic primary challenger, Grace Lee, met for a debate on Monday, June 15, hosted by Manhattan Neighborhood Network and moderated by Gotham Gazette's Ben Max.
May 18, 2020 · Lee is a hard working first-generation, Asian-American progressive challenging incumbent Assemblymember Yuh-line Niou (the Lower East Side, Chinatown, South Street Seaport area, Financial District and Battery Park City) for lower Manhattan, which has been her home for nearly 20 years.
