Helen Qiu
What this job does: Your district's vote in the New York State Assembly (150 members), the larger house of the Legislature. Members write and vote on state laws and the state budget. A term is two years.
- Occupation
- Pastor
Background
- Bachelor's degree from Zhongshan University (1990); graduate degrees from Reformed Seminary (2007) and Columbia University (2010), per Ballotpedia. source: ballotpedia.org
- Worked as a teacher, engineer and engineering manager before becoming a pastor, per Ballotpedia. source: ballotpedia.org
- Republican nominee for Assembly District 65 in 2022; lost to Grace Lee. source: ballotpedia.org
- Ran for NYC Council District 1 in 2023 and 2025; lost both general elections to Christopher Marte. source: ballotpedia.org
In their own words
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- Public safety: repeal cashless bail, fund the NYPD, improve transit security (2022 Ballotpedia survey) source: ballotpedia.org
- Housing: protect NYCHA from sale, support affordable housing for seniors (2022 survey) source: ballotpedia.org
- Small business: reduce regulations, taxes and fines (2022 survey) source: ballotpedia.org
- Education: keep merit-based admissions including the SHSAT (2022 survey) source: ballotpedia.org
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