Republican Lester Chang likely will survive NY Assembly Dems’ bid to oust himBy Zach Williams
January 5, 2023
Republican Lester Chang appears likely to survive a formal challenge to his eligibility to represent southern Brooklyn in the state Assembly though the Democratic supermajority has yet to make a final decision.
“It’s hard not to seat someone when a good portion of the conference doesn’t agree,” one Democratic member of the chamber told The Post on Thursday.
Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) has scheduled a meeting for Friday for Democrats to discuss the matter after the first official day of the 2023 legislative session passed with Chang casting procedural votes like any other member of the chamber.
A report commissioned by the Judiciary Committee that was publicly released on Dec. 31 detailed evidence showing Chang did not become a legal Brooklyn resident in time to run in November 2022 to represent District 49 that covers parts of Bensonhurst, Dyker Heights and Bay Ridge.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2023/01/05/assembly-dems-delay-final-decision-on-booting-republican-lester-chang/
