Assemblyman Jose Peralta has won Tuesday’s special election for the 13th State Senate District. He will now represent parts of Jackson Heights, East Elmhurst and Corona. It was a heated race between Peralta and his main challenger, former State Senator Hiram Monserrate who ran as an Independent hoping to win back his old seat. Monserrate [...]
A poll shows that a New York state senator trying to reclaim the seat he was expelled from last month is trailing by a large margin ahead of Tuesday’s special election in Queens. The Siena College poll finds that only 15 percent of likely voters support former Sen. Hiram Monserrate. He originally won the seat [...]
A gathering of city safety workers endorsed Queens Assemblyman Jose Peralta for state senator on Friday. Union officials representing firefighters, emergency medical services and emergency medical technicians gathered in Corona to support Peralta, who is running for Hiram Monserrate’s former 13th District State Senate seat. “Peralta has been an advocate of keeping fire houses open [...]
A Queens Assemblyman is planning on challenging Hiram Monserrate for his State Senate seat. Sources tell NY1 Democrat Jose Peralta is expected to announce his candidacy today. The Queens Democratic Party is expected to throw its support behind Peralta. It’s an unusual move considering Peralta would have to take on the incumbent Monserrate in a [...]
