Democrat Christian Menefee defeated fellow Democrat Amanda Edwards in a special runoff to fill the deep-blue 18th District, which has been vacant for almost a year since the death of Democratic Rep.

Several years ago, my then-colleague Barry Chung offered to nominate me for an honor in our professional organization. There was one problem: I didn’t think I qualified. I tried to decline. Our ...

Special elections are taking place for three seats in the state Legislature, including Mayor Zohran Mamdani's former seat in Queens. The seats up for election are in: the 36th Assembly District in ...