The Brooklyn Paper

Iwen Chu secures endorsements and more than 4,000 signatures in campaign for new state Senate seat

Iwen Chu’s run for the newly-created state Senate District 27 is looking fruitful. The former chief of staff to Assemblymember Peter Abbate Jr. collected over 5,400 signatures from constituents, ...
The Brooklyn Paper

Iwen Chu elected first Asian woman state Senator in New York, will represent first Asian-majority state Senate district

A new face is headed to Albany to represent southern Brooklyn in the state Senate. More than a week after the midterm elections, Iwen Chu — the Democratic Party and Working Families Party candidate ...
Gotham Gazette

'I knew the vote would be close, but I didn't think that close': Iwen Chu's History-Making Win in Brooklyn's New 17th State Senate District

This month, Iwen Chu became the first Asian-American woman elected to the New York State Senate, clinching an unexpectedly tight victory over Republican Vito LaBella. Starting in January, Chu will ...