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NYC could elect 1st Asian to office

Citywide office may see first Asian take position

Updated: Tuesday, 03 Nov 2009, 1:15 PM MST
Published : Tuesday, 03 Nov 2009, 1:14 PM MST

    NEW YORK (AP) - New York City is poised to elect its first Asian-American to citywide office.

    Democrat John Liu is expected to easily defeat his Republican challenger, Joe Mendola, in Tuesday's election for comptroller.

    Liu's family emigrated from Taiwan when he was a child.

    He has served on the City Council since 2002, representing parts of Queens. He also was the first Asian-American on the council.

    Mendola is a lawyer who has not held public office. The comptroller audits city agencies and oversees the municipal pension system.

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