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Democrat Sam Berger wins special election to fill vacant eastern Queens Assembly seat

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Berger/Hirsch special election

Sep. 13, 2023 By Bill Parry & Zachary Gewelb In Tuesday’s special election to replace former Assemblyman Daniel Rosenthal, his hand-picked successor, Democratic candidate Sam Berger is comfortably leading Republican and Conservative Party candidate David Hirsch, having secured 55.14% of the vote (2,447 votes) with 99% of precincts reported as of Wednesday morning, according to unofficial results from the city’s Board of Elections. Hirsch finished with 38.87% of the vote (1,979 votes). The Assembly District 27 race to represent the neighborhoods of Flushing, Kew Gardens Hills, Whitestone, Pomonok and College Point was expected to be a close one between the two…
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Queens Assemblyman Daniel Rosenthal to resign from office this summer to begin new role at Jewish philanthropy organization

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Jun. 14, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed After serving his constituents in central Queens for the past six years, Assemblyman Daniel Rosenthal announced on Wednesday, June 14, that he will be resigning from office this summer to begin a new role as vice president for Government Relations for the UJA-Federation of NY, the largest philanthropy organization…
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Queens lawmaker’s bill mandating New York colleges to effectively investigate and report hate crimes passes state Assembly

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Apr. 28, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Assembly member Daniel Rosenthal’s legislation, Hate Crime Reporting on College Campuses (A.3694), which will require colleges that receive state funding to modernize and enhance their disclosure of hate crimes that occur on campus, passed the New York state Assembly. The legislation mandates colleges in New York State to implement…
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