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John liu for state senate 2018
John Liu
American politician
For other people named John Liu, see John Liu (disambiguation).
John Chun Yah Liu (traditional Chinese: 劉醇逸; born January 8, ) 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 to , and as a member of the New York City Council from to , 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.[1][2][3][4] He was also a candidate in the New York City mayoral election.
Liu currently teaches municipal finance and policy at Baruch College and Queens College of the City University of New York, and at Columbia University.[