Lester Chang swore he was a lifelong Brooklyn resident who stored a twin residence in Midwood.
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Brooklyn Republican Lester Chang insists he has the proof to indicate he met residency necessities forward of final month’s beautiful election win over longtime Assemblyman Peter Abbate, Jr. (D-Dyker Heights).
“I'm personally offended that anybody would problem my honor and integrity,” Chang stated Saturday at a rally in Sundown Park, the place he was joined by different Republican pols and supporters.
Chang was talking for the primary time since state Meeting Democrats introduced their effort to block him from taking on the 49th District seat in southern Brooklyn.
He admitted he beforehand shared a Manhattan condominium along with his spouse — however swore he was a lifelong Brooklyn resident who stored a twin residence at his childhood house in Midwood.
Democrats are making a stink about Chang’s residency as a result of he voted in Manhattan final 12 months, however his lawyer John Ciampoli stated Chang voted there that day as a result of he’s a US Navy veteran and was within the borough on official enterprise.
Sources acquainted with the case later confirmed The Put up a few of Chang’s monetary data that seem to verify he met the requirement of dwelling in Brooklyn 12 months earlier than Election Day of this 12 months.
The Meeting’s Judiciary Committee is ready to carry a listening to Dec. 19 in Albany to weigh the matter, forward of a possible January vote by the total chamber.
If the Meeting votes in addition Chang, Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul may name a particular election to fill the seat. That would create a path for Abbate to reclaim the seat he first gained in 1986 regardless of his 48.6% to 47.49% upset loss.
Others at Saturday’s rally included Brooklyn Republican Chairman Ted Ghorra, Councilman David Carr (R-Staten Island), and former Republican mayoral candidate and Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa. All through the occasion, supporters routinely chanted “Lester gained!”
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