Republican Lester Chang appears likely to survive a formal challenge to his eligibility to represent southern Brooklyn in the state Assembly though the Democratic supermajority has yet to make…
to represent southern Brooklyn in the state Assembly though the Democratic supermajority has yet to make a final decision.
“It’s hard not to seat someone when a good portion of the conference doesn’t agree,” one Democratic member of the chamber told The Post Thursday. Speaker Carl Heastie has scheduled a meeting for Friday for Democrats to discuss the matter after the first official day of the 2023 legislative session passed with Chang casting procedural votes like any other member of the chamber.that was publicly released on Dec. 31, detailed evidence showing Chang did not become a legal Brooklyn resident in time to run in November 2022 to represent District 49 covering parts of Bensonhurst, Dyker Heights and Bay Ridge.
Chang could become the first Assembly member in a century to be expelled by a majority vote of the chamber.Chang has maintained that his main residence was in Brooklyn while supporters say any challenge to his eligibility should have been made well before he beat longtime Democratic Assemblyman Peter Abbate The embattled Republican has also kept a rent-regulated apartment in Manhattan despite state rules requiring that be his primary residence.
“Blocking his path to being seated isn’t a precedent that should be set,” Assembly Republican Minority Leader William Barclay said Thursday. “I know this was not an easy process for him, but he deserves to celebrate an historic victory.”
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