Yuh-Line Niou
Yuh-Line Niou | |
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牛毓琳 | |
Niou in 2017 | |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from the 65th district | |
| In office January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Alice Cancel |
| Succeeded by | Grace Lee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 15, 1983 Taipei, Taiwan |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Evergreen State College (BA) Baruch College (MPA) |
| Website | State Assembly website
Campaign website |
Yuh-Line Niou (/juliːn nioʊ/; Chinese: 牛毓琳; pinyin: Niú Yùlín; born July 15, 1983) is an American politician who served as a member of the New York State Assembly for the 65th district. The Lower Manhattan district, which is heavily Democratic and over 40% Asian American, includes Chinatown, the Financial District, Battery Park City, and the Lower East Side. Niou is the first Asian American elected to the State Assembly for the district. She was a candidate for Congress in New York's newly redrawn 10th congressional district in 2022.