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Iwen Chu
Iwen Chu (Democratic Party) was a member of the New York State Senate, representing District 17. She assumed office on January 1, 2023. She left office on January 1, 2025.
Chu (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) ran for re-election to the New York State Senate to represent District 17. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Iwen Chu's career experience includes working as a public servant.[1]
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: New York State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for New York State Senate District 17
Steve Chan defeated incumbent Iwen Chu in the general election for New York State Senate District 17 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Steve Chan (R / Conservative Party)  | 54.7 | 30,868 |
 | Iwen Chu (D / Working Families Party) | 44.9 | 25,364 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 240 | ||
| Total votes: 56,472 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Iwen Chu advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 17.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Steve Chan advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Senate District 17.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Steve Chan advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Senate District 17.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Iwen Chu advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Senate District 17.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Chu in this election.
2022
See also: New York State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for New York State Senate District 17
Iwen Chu defeated Vito LaBella in the general election for New York State Senate District 17 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Iwen Chu (D / Working Families Party) | 50.7 | 18,362 |
 | Vito LaBella (R / Conservative Party) | 49.2 | 17,828 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 57 | ||
| Total votes: 36,247 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Iwen Chu advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 17.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John O'Hara (D)
- Yu Lin (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Vito LaBella advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Senate District 17.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Vito LaBella advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Senate District 17.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Iwen Chu advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Senate District 17.
Endorsements
To view Chu's endorsements in the 2022 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Iwen Chu did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Iwen Chu completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Chu's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Fight against the rise in hate crimes and promote public safety
- Fully fund schools
- Fix the broken property tax system
There’s a lot of work to be done on State Level to grow and revitalize our local economy. It is becoming more and more expensive to live here but also to have a small business. Small businesses need support and relief from the State, not another fine.
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
In 2024, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 3 to June 8.
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- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Legislators are scored on their support of bills related to the environment, environmental justice, public health, and transportation.
2023
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In 2023, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 4 to June 21.
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2022
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In 2022, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 5 to June 4.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate New York State Senate District 17 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 29, 2022
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| Preceded by Simcha Felder (D) |
New York State Senate District 17 2023-2025 |
Succeeded by Steve Chan (R) |
