Democrats in the New York State Assembly will not vote to remove Republican Lester Chang from office, despite lingering questions about whether he actually lived in Brooklyn long enough to legally represent his district.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.Democrats in the New York State Assembly will not vote to remove Republican Lester Chang from office, despite lingering questions about whether heThe decision, announced Friday by Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie , means Chang will be able to hold on to his seat, which he won by defeating longtime Democratic incumbent Peter Abbate Jr. last year for a district that includes parts of Bensonhurst and Dyker Heights.
According to Heastie spokesperson Mike Whyland, the Assembly will forward the investigation to federal prosecutors, as well as state Attorney General Letitia James. Under state law,The findings will also be forwarded to state and city housing agencies, Whyland said. Democrats began publicly raising questions about Chang’s residency this past November, when Chang, a Navy veteran who is Chinese American, defeated Abbate, a 34-year incumbent, by fewer than 600 votes in a heavily Asian district in south-central Brooklyn,
Instead, the Assembly took matters into its own hands after Chang’s victory, citing a portion of the state Constitution that gives the chamber broad authority to remove a member with a simple majority vote — a clause the Assembly hasn’t used in more than 100 years.
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