{"id":16142,"date":"2022-11-10T17:16:54","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T22:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/?p=16142"},"modified":"2022-11-17T17:05:31","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T22:05:31","slug":"first-filipino-american-elected-to-the-new-york-state-assembly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/2022\/11\/10\/first-filipino-american-elected-to-the-new-york-state-assembly\/","title":{"rendered":"First Filipino-American Elected to the New York State Assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16142\" class=\"elementor elementor-16142\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-202f081f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FIRST FILIPINO-AMERICAN ELECTED TO THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec94bfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec94bfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"571\" src=\"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Steven-Raga-1024x571.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Steven-Raga-1024x571.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Steven-Raga-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Steven-Raga-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Steven-Raga-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Steven-Raga-500x279.jpg 500w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Steven-Raga.jpg 1377w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31ab254b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31ab254b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>On Tuesday, 08 November 2022, Steven Raga (D) made history as the first ever Filipino-American elected to any state-level position in New York, if not in the entire United States of America.<\/p><p>\u201cRaga\u2019s groundbreaking victory is a triumph of the entire Filipino community,\u201d said Consul General Elmer G. Cato. \u201cFor the first time in history, Filipinos finally have a voice in the New York State government,\u201d he further added.<\/p><p>Garnering more than 54 percent of the votes cast over opponent, Sean Lally (R), Raga will be serving as the Assemblyman for Assembly District 30, an area of the Borough of Queens, where \u201cLittle Manila Avenue\u201d is located. Located in Little Manila are Filipino businesses, such as Jollibee, Max\u2019s, Philippine National Bank, Filipino convenience stores, and cash remittance centers.<\/p><p>Raised by a single mother, Raga, has a long track record in public service and community organization. He currently serves as the executive director of \u201cWoodside on the Move,\u201d a grassroots community organization in Western Queens.<\/p><p>Raga, an alumnus of FYLPRO (Filipino Young Leaders Program), is also staunch partner of the Philippine Consulate General in New York, especially on the issue of Asian Hate.<\/p><p>Raga will be serving as an Assemblyman for a two-year term.<\/p><p>Aside from Raga, Filipino-Americans in elected office in the U.S. Northeast include Mayor Arvin Amatorio of Bergenfield, New Jersey, and Councilor Constantino Alinsug of New England. <strong>END<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5126a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b5126a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press Release EGC-035-2022 10 November 2022 FIRST FILIPINO-AMERICAN ELECTED TO THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY On Tuesday, 08 November 2022, Steven Raga (D) made history as the first ever Filipino-American [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16170,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[84,27],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v14.9 - 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