This year John Liu is the first and only Asian-American in the running for New York City comptroller.
From his website:
"Prior to being elected to the City Council in 2001, John worked as a manager at the financial consulting firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers. His expertise has helped the city to root out waste and mismanagement in government and to expose and correct fiscal mismanagement in city agencies like the DOT, MTA and TLC, saving taxpayers millions of dollars.
John believes that every New Yorker deserves to be treated with respect and dignity, and he has been called on many times to speak out and act against bias and hate crimes in our City. John has co-sponsored numerous City Council measures protecting the rights of minorities, women and members of the LGBT community; he has taken on radio and television personalities who try to exploit ethnic and racial differences in the name of "humor"; and he has denounced assaults and killings of New Yorkers because of their race or sexual orientation.
John has lived in Flushing since he was five years old, and he has had the opportunity to know and work with many diverse communities in Queens and across our city. John has been a member and leader of numerous civic and community organizations, including serving as President of the North Flushing Civic Association, Member of Queens Community Board 7 and Vice President of the Queens Civic Congress. John's lifelong commitment to serve his community and his city, embodied by his work with these organizations and on the City Council for the past eight years, are major reasons why he is embarking on this new journey to become New York City Comptroller. John and his wife Jenny live in Flushing with their son Joey."