John C. Liu elected to NYC Comptroller!
He is the FIRST Asian American elected to citywide office in New York.
Quick facts on what makes John C. Liu a ROCKSTAR 
From the Asian Pacific Americans for Progress website …
Nov 3
UPDATES at 12:26 [am] EST - So far it looks like the Asian American winners tonight are New York City Comptroller John Liu, New York City Councilmembers Margaret Chin and Peter Koo, New Jersey Assemblymember Upendra Chivukulu and St. Paul school board member Vallay Varro. The ones who came up short: New York City Council candidates Kevin Kim and Yen Chou. Still waiting to hear the results in Maine and Washington, but a win in Kalamazoo.
UPDATE at 10:05 pm EST - No surprise here. NYC Councilmember John Liu is now the city comptroller, the first Asian American elected to citywide office in New York. With 46% of the vote in, he leads his opponent, Republican Joseph Mendola, 76%-18%
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