Velazquez cruises to victory in primary
Incumbent beats Yungman Lee by 2-1 margin
U.S. Rep. Nydia Velazquez, who had issued an urgent appeal to U. S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch asking for a federal monitor of Tuesday’s Democratic primary in the wake of voting irregularities in the presidential primary in April, wound up having no problem at all in her contest.
Velazquez, who represents the 7th Congressional District (CD), cruised to victory over her Democratic challenger, Chinatown banker Yungman Lee, beating him by a 2-1 margin.
Velazquez garnered an impressive 61.9 percent of the vote in the June 28 contest, according to NY1 News. Lee, making his first run at public office, earned 27.9 percent. A third candidate, Jeffrey Kurzon, trailed far behind with 10.2 percent.