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The 2009 election for New York City Comptroller was held on November 3, 2009 to coincide with the 2009 mayoral election to determine who would serve as New York City Comptroller. The Democratic and Republican primaries were held on September 15, 2009.〔 There was a run-off election for the Democratic Party nomination on September 29, 2009. Joe Mendola was nominated as the Republican candidate. John Liu was nominated the candidate of the Democratic Party; he is also on the Working Families Party line in November. Liu won the race and was elected Comptroller, becoming the first Asian American to be elected to a city-wide office. ==Democratic nomination== Four candidates sought the Democratic Party nomination. They were: *Melinda Katz, City Council member and former State Assemblywoman *John Liu, City Council member *David Weprin, City Council member and former Deputy Superintendent of the New York State Banking Commission *David Yassky, City Council member In March 2009, Liu announced that he is running for the post of New York City Comptroller. As part of this bid, Liu donated $10,000 to the Working Families Party, which endorsed him less than 6 months later. Liu has raised $3 million for his political run, more than his competitors. Beginning in May, Liu picked up several endorsements. The Village Independent Democrats,〔http://www.villagedemocrats.org/〕 The Queens County Democratic organization,〔Queens Chronicle, May 28, 2009 http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2009/04/wfp-endorses-councilmember-john-liu-for-comptroller/〕 the local Americans for Democratic Action chapter〔The Daily Gotham http://dailygotham.com/mole333/blog/americansfordemocraticactionendorsementsforsept15thprimary〕 and the Working Families Party,〔April 23, 2009 http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2009/04/wfp-endorses-councilmember-john-liu-for-comptroller/〕 1199 SEIU union local and the Uniformed Firefighters Association endorsed him. On September 1, the United Federation of Teachers endorsed Liu. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「New York City comptroller election, 2009」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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