United Democratic Organization
65th Assembly District, Part D
On Tuesday, January 9th, our Council Member, Margaret Chin, celebrated her third inauguration in the City Council Chamber. Margaret faced a tough election race last year, in a campaign filled with lies and fake news.
Council Speaker Corey Johnson said that Margaret is not only a tenacious fighter for her constituents, but also a caring colleague. He recalled many times when she asked if he was taking care of himself by getting enough sleep. Other elected officials, like Public Advocate Letitia James, remarked about the Council leadership's newfound diversity. “Isn’t it wonderful how this swearing in of an Asian American woman is emceed by a Latina former council member, remarks given by a black woman in a house presided over by a gay white man?”, she asked. We couldn't agree more. As a club, the United Democratic Organization fights for fair and equal representation in parts of Lower Manhattan that have traditionally been underrepresented. Our members generated over 2,500 signatures on our nominating petitions in support of Margaret and other candidates. During the primary, our members played a significant part in her campaign, making up a large part of her volunteer force. This led to Margaret's victories in the primary and general elections. We'd like to thank our volunteers, especially Kristen Chang, Rabia Muhammad, Aidan Riedman, Daniel Gao, and Nazmus Sakib for recruiting and coordinating the volunteer force during the campaign. We hope to see them return in the election cycles to come. We encourage everyone to stay involved in our community, especially with the federal midterm elections on the horizon. Onwards!
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