U.S. Congressman Meng Zhaowen, whose parents are from Taiwan, easily defeated his opponent in the midterm elections on the 8th and is in his sixth term.

The picture shows Meng Zhaowen participating in the special exhibition "Taiwan: Orchid World" at the Queens Botanical Garden in New York on August 11.

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[Central News Agency] The US midterm elections voted on the 8th. Among Taiwanese candidates in New York, Federal Representative Meng Zhaowen was successfully re-elected, and State Senator Liu Chunyi was in sight.

Political rookies Qu Yiwen, Liao Anyi and their rivals are in equal numbers, and the election results are unpredictable.

According to the Associated Press, 70% of the votes were cast in the 6th Congressional District of Queens, New York City, where Meng Zhaowen is located, and she won about 63% of the votes for her sixth term. Chee (Tom Zmich).

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Meng Zhaowen is 47 years old and his parents are from Taiwan.

She followed in the footsteps of her father Meng Guangrui and entered politics. She was elected to the New York State House of Representatives in 2008. She successfully ran for the Federal House of Representatives in 2012. She entered Congress as the first Taiwanese female federal representative in the United States, focusing on women's rights, elder care, gun control, climate change, immigration and security issues.

She served as vice chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and is currently a member of the House Appropriations Committee.

Liu Chunyi, 55, represented the Democratic Party and faced a challenge from Republican opponent Ruben Cruz in the 16th District of the New York State Senate in Queens.

According to the New York Times, nearly 70% of the votes were cast, with Liu Chunyi leading by 16 percentage points, but he has not yet declared himself elected.

Liu Chunyi, a former New York City Councilman and City Comptroller, lost successive elections for New York mayor and state senator.

After years of resuming his teaching career, he returned to politics in 2018, becoming the first Taiwan-born senator from New York State with more than half of the votes, and was successfully re-elected in 2020.

Qu Yiwen was endorsed by Liu Chunyi and ran for the 17th District of the New York State Senate in Brooklyn.

As of press time, more than 60% of the votes were cast, and she led the Republican opponent Vito LaBella by less than 1 percentage point.

Qu Yiwen has been working in the local area for many years, striving to become the first Taiwan-born female senator from New York State.

Political amateur Liao Anyi ran for the Republican Party and challenged Ron Kim, a Democratic Korean-American congressman in the 40th district of the New York State House of Representatives in Queens.

As of press time, nearly 40% of the votes have been cast, and Liao Anyi's vote rate is 4 percentage points behind.

In the New York gubernatorial race, according to the Associated Press, nearly 90% of the votes were cast, and Democratic incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul defeated Republican Congressman Lee Zeldin by less than 6 percentage points. ), was successfully elected.

Last August, Hou Ke became New York's first female governor, taking office after former Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned amid a sexual harassment scandal.

Now she has passed the test of the election campaign and became the first woman to be elected governor of New York, writing history again.

However, New York has always been a Democratic vote base. At a time when voters are increasingly dissatisfied with law and order and the economy, her victory margin is smaller than expected.

As for other congressional elections, Democratic leader Chuck Schumer easily won the election with a margin of about 14 percentage points, but he may not be able to retain the title of majority leader of the Senate.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a representative of the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, was also re-elected to the House of Representatives by a wide margin, not too surprising.