Yuh-Line Niou
Yuh-Line Niou | |
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| Member of the New York State Assembly from the 65th district | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Alice Cancel |
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| Born | July 15, 1983 Taipei, Taiwan |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Evergreen State College (BA) Baruch College (MPA) |
| Website | State Assembly website |
Yuh-Line Niou (Chinese: 牛毓琳; pinyin: Niú Yùlín /juliːn nioʊ/, born July 15, 1983)[1] is a Taiwanese-American politician. She is a member of the New York State Assembly for the 65th district since 2017.[2] Niou is the first Asian-American elected to the State Assembly for the district.
Niou was an unsuccessfully candidate for the Democratic Party's nomination for the United States House of Representatives in New York's 10th congressional district. She was seen as a progressive candidate in the election.[3]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Macabasco, Lisa Wong (September 15, 2016). "Meet Yuh-Line Niou: The New Face of Downtown Manhattan's Political Scene". Vogue. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ↑ Yee, Vivian (September 14, 2016). "Yuh-Line Niou Defeats Sheldon Silver Ally in Primary for His Old Assembly Seat". The New York Times. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ↑ Coltin, Jeff; Pretsky, Holly (August 8, 2022). "The endorsements for New York's 10th Congressional District". City & State NY. New York, NY. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
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