"Queens voters will head to the polls next month to fill the state Assembly seat vacated by Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Friday that a special election to fill the vacancy in Assembly District 36 will be held Feb. 3. Mamdani resigned from the seat after assuming the city's highest office on Thursday. Mamdani represented much of Astoria and Long Island City in the Assembly after first stunning the Queens political establishment in 2020, when he unseated longtime incumbent Aravella Simotas."
"He has already begun to shape who will succeed him in the seat, backing Diana Moreno, a longtime friend and a candidate backed by the Democratic Socialists of America. I am honored to receive the endorsement of a friend, fellow democratic socialist, and fierce advocate for Queens, to succeed him in the State Assembly, Moreno said in a statement after the Dec. 20 endorsement."
Governor Kathy Hochul scheduled a Feb. 3 special election to fill the Assembly District 36 vacancy caused by Zohran Mamdani's resignation after assuming New York City mayoralty. Mamdani represented much of Astoria and Long Island City after unseating Aravella Simotas in 2020 and helped solidify western Queens as a democratic socialist stronghold alongside Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Tiffany Caban and Kristen Gonzalez. Mamdani endorsed Diana Moreno, a longtime friend and a candidate backed by the Democratic Socialists of America. Moreno pledged to defend working families, fight the rising tide of fascism and deliver an affordable New York City. Other candidates include Mary Jobaida, Rana Abdelhamid and Shivani Dhir. The Feb. 3 ballot will also include a Manhattan state Senate special election.
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