Taiwanese-American John Liu and Indian American Kevin Thomas will serve in the state senate.
By Kimberly Yam
The New York State Senate finally has some Asian-American representation.
Democrat John Liu, who was born in Taiwan, won the District 11 state Senate seat on Tuesday, defeating three other challengers. Indian-American attorney Kevin Thomas, who immigrated to the U.S. when he was 10 years old, beat out Republican incumbent Kemp Hannon for the state’s District 6 Senate seat.
The wins are historic, as the pair are the very first Asian-Americans elected to New York’s state senate.
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Source: The Huffington Post
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