Democrats win multiple Assembly races in Queens

Democratic candidates secured several victories in New York State Assembly races across Queens on November 3. David Orkin, a democratic socialist and immigrant workers’ rights attorney, won the 38th Assembly District with 73.3 percent of the vote, defeating Republican Ruben Cruz II. Orkin previously defeated incumbent Jenifer Rajkumar in the June primary.

Other notable results included Samantha Kattan, who was unopposed to replace Claire Valdez, and Patrick Martinez, who won the District 30 seat with over 70 percent of the vote. Pesach Osin was leading Republican Thomas Sullivan in the race for District 23. Several incumbents, including David Weprin, Andrew Hevesi, and Nily Rozic, were also reelected to the Assembly.