Jimmy Meng was a New York State Assembly

New York State Assembly

The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652...

man representing the 22nd Assembly District in Queens, New York.

In 2004, Meng became the first Asian American

Asian American

Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asians as "Asian” refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan,...

 to be elected to the legislature in New York State history. He served only one term, having decided against running for re-election in 2006 following a scandal regarding election irregularities in his first campaign. His Chief of Staff was Sandra Ung.

He was succeeded by another Asian American, Ellen Young

Ellen Young

Ellen Young is an American Democratic Party politician who represented the 22nd assembly district in the New York State Assembly. She was elected in 2006 to represent Flushing, Queens.She lost in the 2008 primary for reelection to Grace Meng...

. In turn, Young lost the September 9, 2008 primary to Meng's daughter, Grace Meng

Grace Meng

Grace Meng is a lawyer and a member of the New York State Assembly, representing the 22nd Assembly District in Flushing, Queens, New York.Meng was born and raised in Queens and is a graduate of Stuyvesant High School. She received a B.A. degree from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctor...

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