Yuh-Line Niou | |
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牛毓琳 | |
.jpg) Niou in 2017 | |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from the 65th district | |
| In office January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Alice Cancel |
| Succeeded by | Grace Lee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 15, 1983 Taipei, Taiwan |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Evergreen State College (BA) Baruch College (MPA) |
| Website | State Assembly website
Campaign website |
Yuh-Line Niou (Chinese: 牛毓琳; pinyin: Niú Yùlín /juliːn nioʊ/, born July 15, 1983)[1] is an American politician who served as a member of the New York State Assembly for the 65th district.[2] The Lower Manhattan district, which is heavily Democratic and over 40% Asian American,[3] includes Chinatown, the Financial District, Battery Park City, and the Lower East Side. Niou is the first Asian American elected to the State Assembly for the district.[1] She was a candidate for Congress in New York's newly redrawn 10th congressional district in 2022.
- ^ a b Macabasco, Lisa Wong (September 15, 2016). "Meet Yuh-Line Niou: The New Face of Downtown Manhattan's Political Scene". Vogue. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ^ Yee, Vivian (September 14, 2016). "Yuh-Line Niou Defeats Sheldon Silver Ally in Primary for His Old Assembly Seat". The New York Times. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ^ Hollander, Sophia (September 15, 2016). "Yuh-Line Niou Girds for the Next Step". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved December 16, 2016.