John Liu (Courtesy: John Liu's Web site)
NYC could elect 1st Asian to office
Citywide office may see first Asian take position
Updated: Tuesday, 03 Nov 2009, 2:13 PM CST
Published : Tuesday, 03 Nov 2009, 2:13 PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City is poised to elect its first Asian-American to citywide office.
Democrat John Liu is expected to easily defeat his Republican challenger, Joe Mendola, in Tuesday's election for comptroller.
Liu's family emigrated from Taiwan when he was a child.
He has served on the City Council since 2002, representing parts of Queens. He also was the first Asian-American on the council.
Mendola is a lawyer who has not held public office. The comptroller audits city agencies and oversees the municipal pension system.
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