Politics & Government
Rozic Makes Bid for Lancman's Assembly Seat
Former chief of state to Manhattan assemblyman will challenge Iannece and two Republicans will face off in the Sept. 13 primary.
The race for state Assemblyman Rory Lancman’s seat could yield two primary races this fall after the former chief of state to a Manhattan assemblyman recently threw her hat into the race.
In early April, Community Board 11 Chairman following Lancman’s, D-Fresh Meadows, decision to .
Last month, Nily Rozic, the former chief of staff to Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh, D-Manhattan, entered the race.
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“My campaign is based on the values of every hard working middle class family – access to quality education, jobs that pay a good wage and a health care system that addresses the needs of every New Yorker,” said Rozic, who is a member of Community Board 8.
Republican contenders in the race include Abe Fuchs, a retired postal worker from Kew Gardens Hills, and William Garifal Jr., a Flushing-based Internet marketer who is the Queens County Republican Party’s pick.
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The primary election will be held on Sept. 13.
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