It currently covers the neighborhoods of Woodside, Maspeth, and Elmhurst, along with parts of Jackson Heights. John Liu and Assemblymembers Ron Kim, Catalina Cruz, and Jessica González-Rojas, who was present to congratulate him on his win.Īssembly District 30 has undergone significant change due to redistricting. Among those who threw their support were Congresswoman Grace Meng, Congressman Gregory Meeks, State Sen. “I look forward to advocating for everyone here, defending our rights and working in partnership with our other forward-thinking legislators to bring more value to all New Yorkers, specially our most vulnerable, and our new immigrants.”Īs a candidate, Raga amassed a slew of endorsements from elected officials and community and civic leaders and won his primary race in June. “This neighborhood means a lot to me,” Raga added as he talked about his family who has called it home for the past few decades.
“This is really a team effort, this is a movement and effort that we are going to continue next year and for years to come.”
“I am very proud of the campaign we ran,” he said. and at bus stops, knocking doors, and figuring out hashtags for future posts.” Raga was thrust into the position when he was selected by a committee to determine who would replace Barnwell on the ballot.Īddressing his supporters, Raga praised his campaign team and the volunteers and recalled “being out in the train station stops at 6 a.m. Raga was a former chief of staff of Assemblymember Brian Barnwell of District 30 who announced last April that he won’t be running for reelection. In an Election Day post on social media, he described himself as “a kid from Queens who grew up with a single mother, working three jobs while pursuing my education, the overwhelming support from all corners of the district means a lot to me.” Raga expressed thanks and gratitude to all the support that his campaign received during the past eight months of the historic campaign for an Assembly seat. The results will not be certified until all ballots are counted as Raga’s district has registered 97.66% of precincts reporting according to unofficial results from the city Board of Elections. Raga won against his Republican opponemt Sean Lally in Tuesday night’s (November 8) general election, garnering 57.84% of the votes (10,972 votes), against Lally’s 41.12% of thevotes. There are 150 seats in the New York State Assembly that serve two-year terms without term limits. On election night, Raga won his race to serve in the state assembly. NEW York State Assembly District 30 candidate Steven Raga has made history as the first Filipino-American elected to office in New York State.
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