"As Council Member Robert Holden prepares to vacate the District 30 City Council seat he's held since 2017 due to term limits, the contentious race between two of his staff members finally came to a head on election night, Democratic candidate Phil Wong pulled out a victory over his co-worker, Alicia Vaichunas, by a margin of 10%, according to unofficial results form the city's Board of Elections."
"According to Chow, Wong's canvassers managed to door knock or leave a flier across the entirety of District 30 at least once and says that despite their smaller budget Phil Wong is genuinely someone who is on the ground, Chow said. Reaching everyone in the community, reaching every neighbor, and touching the community. This is what makes him successful: he takes the time to talk to everyone and goes ba"
Phil Wong won the Democratic contest for New York City's District 30 City Council seat over colleague Alicia Vaichunas by about 10%, according to unofficial Board of Elections results. Robert Holden will vacate the seat due to term limits. Wong celebrated at a modest Maspeth headquarters near Vaichunas' larger watch party. Wong thanked his wife Kim, roughly 600 individual donors, his canvassers and Holden for encouraging his 2024 candidacy. Campaign manager Bernard Chow credited a disciplined ground game and door-to-door outreach that reached every block at least once despite a smaller budget. The victory followed outreach to over 10,000 voters and visible grassroots organizing.
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