{"id":535538,"date":"2023-01-05T03:34:19","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T00:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/speaker-heastie-seat-assemblyman-lester-chang\/"},"modified":"2023-01-05T03:34:19","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T00:34:19","slug":"speaker-heastie-seat-assemblyman-lester-chang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/speaker-heastie-seat-assemblyman-lester-chang\/","title":{"rendered":"#Speaker Heastie, seat Assemblyman Lester Chang"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28b7c115b60\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28b7c115b60\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/speaker-heastie-seat-assemblyman-lester-chang\/#%E2%80%9CSpeaker_Heastie_seat_Assemblyman_Lester_Chang%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Speaker Heastie, seat Assemblyman Lester Chang&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CSpeaker_Heastie_seat_Assemblyman_Lester_Chang%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Speaker Heastie, seat Assemblyman Lester Chang&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Democrats in the state Assembly <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear poised to unseat Assemblyman Lester Chang, the Republican winner in Brooklyn\u2019s 49th District. Why override the voters\u2019 will, when Speaker Carl Heastie would still have a supermajority <em>without <\/em>expelling Chang?<\/p>\n<p>No one thinks Chang\u2019s alleged residency issues are the real problem. This is sour grapes by Peter Abbate, the guy he ousted, who\u2019s popular with key special interests. Oh, and by a Brooklyn Democratic machine that doesn\u2019t want voters thinking for themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Especially the increasingly restive Asian-American voters who made Chang the first Asian elected to office in Brooklyn. Along with the area\u2019s growing Russo-American population, they\u2019re leaning Republican because of the GOP message on crime, public safety and education. <\/p>\n<p>In all, South Brooklyn ousted <em>three <\/em>incumbent Assembly Democrats last November; Chang is just the one the machine thinks it can claw back on a technicality. <\/p>\n<p>Again, Heastie doesn\u2019t need to boot Chang for the supermajority; how is this seat worth alienating Asian voters over \u2014 and not just in the one district?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"704\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/New_York_Legislature_39250jpg-12006.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Assemblyman Carl Heastie, D-Bronx, speaks after being named speaker of the Assembly Chamber.\" class=\"wp-image-25242584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/New_York_Legislature_39250jpg-12006.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/New_York_Legislature_39250jpg-12006.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/New_York_Legislature_39250jpg-12006.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/New_York_Legislature_39250jpg-12006.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Assemblyman Carl Heastie, D-Bronx, speaks after being named speaker of the Assembly Chamber.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Expelling Chang only makes sense if Assembly Democrats\u2019 real aim is to push a fast-growing ethnic group into the arms of the Republican Party.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Why override the voters\u2019 will, when Speaker Carl Heastie would still have a supermajority without expelling Chang? No one thinks Chang\u2019s alleged residency issues are the real problem. 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