{"id":8861,"date":"2022-02-03T10:45:26","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T15:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/eastnewyork\/senator-persaud-joins-congressman-jeffries-as-she-announces-her-endorsement-of-nikki-lucas-for-assembly-in-the-60th-district\/"},"modified":"2022-02-03T10:45:26","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T15:45:26","slug":"senator-persaud-joins-congressman-jeffries-as-she-announces-her-endorsement-of-nikki-lucas-for-assembly-in-the-60th-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/eastnewyork\/senator-persaud-joins-congressman-jeffries-as-she-announces-her-endorsement-of-nikki-lucas-for-assembly-in-the-60th-district\/","title":{"rendered":"Senator Persaud Joins Congressman Jeffries As She Announces Her Endorsement of Nikki Lucas for Assembly in the 60th District"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yesterday <strong>Senator Roxanne Persaud<\/strong> announced her endorsement of <strong>Nikki Lucas for New York State Assembly<\/strong>. Lucas is running as the Democratic Nominee in the special election taking place<strong> Tuesday February 15, 2022<\/strong>. The seat, which is open, was held by Charles Barron, who moved over to the City Council seat last month. This will be the first time in decades that both seats were not held by a Barron.\u00a0 This is the first step towards change in East New York in over 20 years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cNikki is a force of nature and I\u2019m proud to endorse her for the 60th. Her long history and deep roots in the community highlight her passion for improving the lives of all New Yorkers. I look forward to working with her in Albany soon,\u201d said <strong>Senator Persaud<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI am thrilled to have Senator Persaud\u2019s support and endorsement.\u00a0 I look forward to continuing our partnership in Albany to bring more resources to East New York, Brownsville, and Canarsie,\u201d said<strong> Lucas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This is the second major endorsement that Liucas has received in the past week. <strong>Congressman Hakeem Jeffries<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/eastnewyork\/congressman-hakeem-jeffries-officially-endorses-nikki-lucas-for-open-ny-state-assembly-seat-in-east-brooklyn\/\">announced his support<\/a> for Lucas this past Monday. These endorsements are important for residents of East New York, Brownsville and Canarsie because this would be the first time in decades that the community would have various levels of government working together.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Election Day:<\/strong> Tuesday Feb, 15, 2022 &#8211; (normal voting locations)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Early Voting:<\/strong> Saturday Feb. 5 &#8211; Sunday Feb. 13.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NYCHA Van Dyke I Community Center 392 Blaje Ave. Brooklyn NY 11212<\/li>\n<li>Prince Joshua Avitto Community Center 876 Schenck Ave. Brooklyn NY 11207<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To confirm your voting location call 866-868-3692<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/electnikkilucas.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/electnikkilucas.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1643985968549000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3rTFHGKiiOb0K76SsUkIdk\">Check out her website here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday Senator Roxanne Persaud announced her endorsement of Nikki Lucas for New York State Assembly. Lucas is running as the Democratic Nominee in the special election taking place Tuesday February 15, 2022. The seat, which is open, was held by Charles Barron, who moved over to the City Council seat last month. 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