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know about the Nov. 3 general election
Nydia Velazquez (Democrat)
Velazquez, the incumbent, is a longtime congresswoman,
serving in the legislative body since 1993.
Brian Kelly (Republican)
Velazquez’s Republican challenger, Kelly previously
ran for City Council in 2017, state Senate in 2010 and 2016
and State Assembly in 2014. He has never won a general
election.
Gilbert Midonnet (Libertarian)
Midonnet, a soft ware developer from Cobble Hill,
Brooklyn, is running on the Libertarian party line.
Eighth Congressional District
Hakeem Jeff ries (Democrat)
Jeff ries, the incumbent, has served in Congress since
2013. Jeff ries won over 94 percent of the vote in 2018.
Garfi eld Wallace (Republican)
Wallace is running against Jeff ries on the Republican
party line.
12th Congressional District
Carolyn Maloney (Democratic)
The longtime Congresswoman faced a tough challenge
during June’s Democratic primaries, eking out a
victory over three progressive challengers. One of the
top Democrats in Congress, Maloney has served in the
body since 1993.
Carlos Santiago-Cano (Republican)
Santiago-Cano is running against Maloney on the
Republican party line. He supports President Donald
Trump, according to his Twitter profi le.
14th Congressional District
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democrat)
The progressive star who shocked the Queens Democratic
party by defeating its leader in 2018 aims to win
her second general election.
John Cummings (Republican)
A former NYPD offi cer, Cummings is running against
Ocasio-Cortez on the Republican party ticket. This is his
fi rst run for public offi ce.
10th State Senate District
James Sanders Jr. (Democrat)
Sanders has served in the state Senate since 2013, previously
serving in the New York City Council. Sanders
is running unopposed.
11th State Senate District
John Liu (Democrat)
The incumbent, Liu is seeking his second term in the
New York State Senate. Liu previously served as the
city’s comptroller and as a councilman.
Elisa Nahoum (Republican)
Nahoum, who has been endorsed by the Police
Benevolent Association, is running against Liu on the
Republican party ticket. This is her fi rst run for public
offi ce.
12th State Senate District
Michael Gianaris (Democrat)
Gianaris was fi rst elected to the state Senate in 2010.
He currently serves as the deputy majority leader.
Gianaris is running unopposed.
13th State Senate District
Jessica Ramos (Democrat)
Ramos is seeking her second term in offi ce. She was
elected to the state Senate in 2018 as part of the progressive
wave that disbanded the Independent Democratic
Conference, a group of Democrats in the state Senate
who voted with Republicans.
Jesus Gonzalez (Republican)
Gonzalez is challenging Ramos on the Republican
party line. He ran for the seat in 2016, winning 13 percent
of the vote against Jose Peralta, the former senator
who would go on to lose to Ramos in 2018.
14th State Senate District
Leroy Comrie Jr. (Democrat)
Comrie has served in the state Senate since 2015. He
is running unopposed.
15th State Senate District
Joseph Addabbo Jr. (Democrat)
Addabbo has served in the state Senate since 2009. He
formerly served as a New York City councilman.
Thomas Sullivan (Republican)
Sullivan is running against Addabbo on the Republican
party line. He ran against the incumbent in 2018,
winning nearly 36 percent of the vote.
16th State Senate District
Toby Ann Stavisky (Democrat)
Stavisky has served in the state Senate since 1999. She
is running unopposed.
23rd Assembly District
Stacey Pheff er Amato (Democrat)
Pheff er Amato, the incumbent, is seeking her third
term in the state Assembly. She was fi rst elected in
2016.
Peter Hatzipetros (Republican)
A Howard Beach native, Hatzipetros is running
against the incumbent on the Republican party ticket.
This is his fi rst bid for offi ce.
24th Assembly District
David Weprin (Democrat)
Weprin has served in the state Assembly since 2010.
He previously served in the New York City Council.
Weprin is running unopposed.
25th Assembly District
Nily Rozic (Democrat)
Rozic has served in the state Assembly since 2012. She
is running unopposed.
26th Assembly District
Edward Braunstein (Democrat)
Braunstein has represented northeast Queens since
2011. He won 65 percent of the vote against a Republican
challenger in 2018.
John-Alexander Sakelos
Sakelos is running against Braunstein on the Republican,
Conservative and Save Our City lines. It’s his fi rst
bid for offi ce.
27th Assembly District
Daniel Rosenthal (Democrat)
Rosenthal was elected to the state Assembly in 2017.
He is running unopposed this year.
28th Assembly District
Andrew Hevesi (Democrat)
Hevesi was fi rst elected to the Assembly in 2005. He’s
running unopposed this year.
29th Assembly District
Alicia Hyndman (Democrat)
Hyndman has represented her southeast Queens
district in the Assembly since 2015. She is running
unopposed this year.
30th Assembly District
Brian Barnwell (Democrat)
Barnwell was elected to the Assembly in 2016. He’s
running unopposed this year.
31st Assembly District
Khaleel Anderson (Democrat)
Anderson is aiming to become the youngest Assembly
member in the legislative body. The 24-year-old activist
from Far Rockaway won a crowded Democratic primary
over the summer to fi ll former Assemblywoman
Michelle Titus’ seat.
Joseph Cullina (Republican)
Cullina is running against Anderson on the Republican
party line. It’s his fi rst bid for public offi ce.
32nd Assembly District
Vivian Cook (Democrat)
The longtime legislator has been in the Assembly
since 1991. Cook is running unopposed this year.
33rd Assembly District
Clyde Vanel (Democrat)
Vanel is seeking his second term in the Assembly.
Elected fi rst in 2016, Vanel is running unopposed in
2020.
34th Assembly District
Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas (Democrat)
Gonzalez-Rojas beat out incumbent Michael
DenDekker and three other challengers in the Democratic
primary over the summer. It’s her fi rst bid for
public offi ce.
William Marquez (Republican)
Marquez is challenging Gonzalez-Rojas on the Reublican
and Conservative party line. It’s his fi rst bid for
public offi ce.
35th Assembly District
Jeff rion Aubry (Democrat)
Aubry fi rst assumed offi ce in the Assembly in 1992.
He beat out convicted felon and former state Senator
Hiram Monserrate in the Democratic primary race over
the summer.
Han-Kohn To (Conservative)
To is running on the Conservative and Save Our City
party lines against Aubry. It’s To’s fi rst race for offi ce.
36th Assembly District
Zohran Kwame Mamdani (Democrat)
Mamdani beat out incumbent Aravella Simotas
during June’s Democratic primary. The Democratic
Socialist is running unopposed and seeking his fi rst
seat in public offi ce.
37th Assembly District
Catherine Nolan (Democrat)
Nolan was fi rst elected to the Assembly in 1985. She’s
running unopposed in 2020 aft er beating out two challengers
in the Democratic primary earlier this year.
38th Assembly District
Jenifer Rajkumar (Democrat)
Rajkumar ousted Assemblyman Mike Miller during
June’s Democratic primaries. She’s seeking her fi rst seat
in public offi ce.
Giovanni Perna (Republican)
Challenging Rajkumar, Perna is running on the
Republican and Conservative party lines. This is his
fi rst bid for public offi ce.
39th Assembly District
Catalina Cruz (Democrat)
Cruz, who was elected to the Assembly in 2018, is
seeking her second term in offi ce. She is running
unopposed.
40th Assembly District
Ron Kim (Democrat)
Kim was fi rst elected to the assembly in 2012. He is
running unopposed.
Queens Early Voting
Poll Sites
Rockaway YMCA 207 Beach 73rd Street 11692
Resorts World Casino New York City 110-00 Rockaway Boulevard 11420
Holy Trinity Parish Church 222-05 116th Avenue 11411
Rochdale Village Community Center 169-65 137th Avenue 11434
York College –
Academic Core Building
94-20 Guy R Brewer Boulevard 11451
Creedmoor Hospital 79-25 Winchester Boulevard 11427
Korean Community Services 203-05 32nd Avenue 11361
Helen Marshall Cultural Center at
Queens Borough Hall
120-55 Queens Boulevard 11424
Queens College 65-30 Kissena Boulevard 11367
The Boys’ Club of New York –
Abbe Clubhouse
133-01 41st Road 11355
Board of Elections – Queens Voting
Machine Facility Annex
66-26 Metropolitan Ave 11379
Queensborough Elks Lodge No. 878 82-20 Queens Boulevard 11373
Rego Center Community Room 61-00 97th Street 11374
LaGuardia Community College 31-10 Thomson Avenue 11101
Queens Public Library
at Jackson Heights
35-51 81st Street 11372
First Baptist Church of East Elmhurst 100-10 Astoria Boulevard 11369
Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens 21-12 30th Road 11102
Museum of the Moving Image 36-01 35th Avenue 11106
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