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'''John Chun Liu''' ({{zh|t=[[wikt:劉|劉]][[wikt:醇|醇]][[wikt:逸|逸]]|s=[[wikt:刘|刘]][[wikt:醇|醇]][[wikt:逸|逸]]|p=Liú Chúnyì}}, born [[January 8]], 1967 in [[Taiwan]]) is a [[New York City]] elected official, currently serving as [[New York City Comptroller]]. Liu previously served on the [[New York City Council]] representing District 20. He was elected to the City Council in 2001 to represent northeast [[Queens]] ([[Flushing, Queens|Flushing]], [[Queensboro Hill]], [[Mitchell Linden]], [[Murray Hill, Queens|Murray Hill]], [[Holly]], [[Kissena Park]], [[Harding Heights]], [[Auburndale, New York|Auburndale]], part of [[Whitestone, Queens|Whitestone]]) and was re-elected in 2003 and 2005.
'''John Chun Liu''' ({{zh|t=[[wikt:劉|劉]][[wikt:醇|醇]][[wikt:逸|逸]]|s=[[wikt:刘|刘]][[wikt:醇|醇]][[wikt:逸|逸]]|p=Liú Chúnyì}}, born [[January 8]], 1967 in [[Taiwan]]) is a [[New York City]] elected official, currently serving as [[New York City Comptroller]] and running for the 2013 mayoral race. Liu previously served on the [[New York City Council]] representing District 20. He was elected to the City Council in 2001 to represent northeast [[Queens]] ([[Flushing, Queens|Flushing]], [[Queensboro Hill]], [[Mitchell Linden]], [[Murray Hill, Queens|Murray Hill]], [[Holly]], [[Kissena Park]], [[Harding Heights]], [[Auburndale, New York|Auburndale]], part of [[Whitestone, Queens|Whitestone]]) and was re-elected in 2003 and 2005.


Liu entered the [[New York City Comptroller election, 2009|New York City Comptroller election]] in 2009 and won the race on November 3, 2009, becoming the first [[Asian American]] to be elected to a city-wide office in New York City.<ref name="2009Results">{{cite news|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2009/results/index.html|title=2009 Election Results|publisher=The New York Times|date=2009-11-04|accessdate=2009-11-04}}</ref><ref name="NBCNY">{{cite news|url=http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/politics/Liu-Becomes-1st-Asian-in-City-Wide-Office-69023447.html|title=Liu Becomes First Asian-American in City-Wide Office|author=Victoria Cavaliere|publisher=[[NBC]]|date=2009-11-04|accessdate=2009-11-04}}</ref> He was succeeded in the City Council by pharmacist [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Peter Koo]]. Koo, along with [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Margaret Chin]], a Council member from [[Manhattan]], comprise the Asian-American delegation of the Council.<ref>[http://www.apaforprogress.org/john-liu-peter-koo-margaret-chin-sworn-new-york-city-offices John Liu, Peter Koo, Margaret Chin Sworn Into New York City Offices]</ref>
Liu entered the [[New York City Comptroller election, 2009|New York City Comptroller election]] in 2009 and won the race on November 3, 2009, becoming the first [[Asian American]] to be elected to a city-wide office in New York City.<ref name="2009Results">{{cite news|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2009/results/index.html|title=2009 Election Results|publisher=The New York Times|date=2009-11-04|accessdate=2009-11-04}}</ref><ref name="NBCNY">{{cite news|url=http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/politics/Liu-Becomes-1st-Asian-in-City-Wide-Office-69023447.html|title=Liu Becomes First Asian-American in City-Wide Office|author=Victoria Cavaliere|publisher=[[NBC]]|date=2009-11-04|accessdate=2009-11-04}}</ref> He was succeeded in the City Council by pharmacist [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Peter Koo]]. Koo, along with [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Margaret Chin]], a Council member from [[Manhattan]], comprise the Asian-American delegation of the Council.<ref>[http://www.apaforprogress.org/john-liu-peter-koo-margaret-chin-sworn-new-york-city-offices John Liu, Peter Koo, Margaret Chin Sworn Into New York City Offices]</ref>

Liu's campaign fundraising practices are under investigation for violations of campaign finance law and possible use of foreign funds.<ref name=NYT4/> Two individuals tied to the Liu campaign have been arrested on charges of wire fraud and obstruction of justice.<ref>Reuters, [http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/28/us-newyorkcity-comptroller-idUSTRE81R1OE20120228 NYC comptroller campaign treasurer charged with fraud], 28 February 2012. Accessed 02-28-2012.</ref>


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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==Controversy==
==Controversy==
===Fundraising irregularities===
Investigations into the fundraising practices of Liu's election campaigns found numerous irregularities, including the use of straw donors and undisclosed bundling.<ref name=NYT1>Raymond Hernandez and David Chen, [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/12/nyregion/irregularities-found-in-john-lius-campaign-finance-reports.html?_r=1&hp=&pagewanted=print "Doubts Raised on Donations to Comptroller"] New York Times, 11 October 2011.</ref> A New York Times article in October 2011 documented several inconsistencies: after canvassing 100 households that were listed as having donated to the campaign, 24 irregularities were found, including donations from individuals who claimed they never donated, whose employers donated in their names, and several purported donors who did not appear to exist and could not be found.<ref name=NYT1/> Campaign finance laws stipulate that each individual donor must fill out donor cards themselves, and that individuals who "bundle" donations must be disclosed. Liu's donor records, however, did not disclose the identity of bundlers, and included multiple instances where several donor cards were written by the same hand. Many of the irregularities in Liu's campaign were connected to the Chinese business community in Queens.<ref name=NYT1/> In New York City, every dollar donated to a candidate is matched with $6 in taxpayer money.<ref name=NYT1/>

Following publication of the New York Times article, the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] began investigating the irregularities in Liu's campaign.<ref name=NYT2>William Rashbaum and David Chen, [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/16/nyregion/more-liu-donors-said-to-be-examined-in-fund-raising-inquiry.html "More Liu Donors Said to Be Examined in Fund-Raising Inquiry"] New York Times, 15 December 2011.</ref> In November 17, 2011, one of Liu's top fundraisers, 46-year-old Oliver (Xing Wu) Pan ((潘心武), was arrested on charges of wire fraud from illegal donations.<ref name="abc1">{{cite web|url=http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/politics&id=8434261 |title=John Liu fundraiser Xing Wu Pan charged with campaign fraud &#124; 7online.com |publisher=Abclocal.go.com |date= |accessdate=2011-11-18}}</ref><ref name=NYT3>William Rashbaum, [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/17/nyregion/liu-fund-raiser-is-arrested.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all "Fund-Raiser for Liu is Accused of Role in Illegal Donations"], New York Times, 16 November 2011.</ref> Pan was approached by an undercover [[FBI]] agent posing as someone who wanted to donate US$16,000 to Liu, which was over the city donation limit was only $4,950 for individual contributions.<ref name="abc1" /> Pan then arranged for 20 fictitious donors to make donations to Liu's campaign with the money provided by the undercover FBI agent.<ref name=NYT3/>

Initially in the first half of 2011 Liu has already received more than $1 million from fund raising contributions to his mayor run for supposedly 2013.<ref name="abc1" /><ref name="singtao1">Singtao November 17, 2011. 醇華劉逸裔主被捕. Section A1, B2.</ref>

In light of the allegations of campaign finance fraud, Liu hired former state attorney general Robert Abrams to conduct a review of his campaign finances. However, in November 2011, Liu asked Abrams to suspend his inquiry in light of the ongoing FBI investigations. Abrams resigned on 17 November.<ref name="wsj1">{{cite web|last=Howard |first=Michael |url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203611404577044782101899616.html?mod=googlenews_wsj |title=Abrams Resigns From Liu Inquiry - WSJ.com |publisher=Online.wsj.com |date= |accessdate=2011-11-18}}</ref>

In February 2012, a treasurer with the Liu campaign was arrested. 25-year-old Jenny (Jia) Hou was charged with using straw donors to circumvent campaign finance laws and gain more matching funds from taxpayers.<ref>Jonathan Dienst, [http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/liu-campaign-treasurer-arrested-jenny-hou-jia-hou-comptroller-john-liu-140730463.html John Liu Campaign Treasurer Arrested], NBC, 28 Feb 2012. Accessed -2-28-2012.</ref>

===Foreign fundraising issue===
===Foreign fundraising issue===
In late 2009, Manhattan federal prosecutors launched an investigation into the possibility that foreign money had flowed illegally into Liu's campaign for comptroller.<ref name=NYT4>Benjamin Weiser and William Rashbaum, [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/15/nyregion/federal-inquiry-examines-fund-raising-by-nyc-comptroller-john-liu.html "Fund-Raising by City Comptroller Is Investigated"], New York Times, 14 November 2011.</ref><ref name="wsj1" />
In November 17, 2011 Liu faced charges of wire fraud from illegal donations.<ref name="abc1">{{cite web|url=http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/politics&id=8434261 |title=John Liu fundraiser Xing Wu Pan charged with campaign fraud &#124; 7online.com |publisher=Abclocal.go.com |date= |accessdate=2011-11-18}}</ref> Pan was approached by an undercover [[FBI]] agent posing as someone who wanted to donate US$16,000 to Liu, which was over the city donation limit was only $4950 for individual contributions.<ref name="abc1" /> Initially in the first half of 2011 Liu has already received more than $1 million from fund raising contributions to his mayor run for supposedly 2013.<ref name="abc1" /><ref name="singtao1">Singtao November 17, 2011. 醇華劉逸裔主被捕. Section A1, B2.</ref> Behind the illegal donations is the 46 year old Oliver Pan Xing-wu (潘心武).<ref name="singtao1" /> In 2005 when interviewed, Oliver Pan said he was from [[Changle]], [[Fujian]], [[People's Republic of China]].<ref name="singtao1" /><ref name="wsj1">{{cite web|last=Howard |first=Michael |url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203611404577044782101899616.html?mod=googlenews_wsj |title=Abrams Resigns From Liu Inquiry - WSJ.com |publisher=Online.wsj.com |date= |accessdate=2011-11-18}}</ref>

Pan is the president of a company called "Golden Arrow Property" (金箭房地產有限責公司).<ref name="wsj1" /> Oliver Pan's office is in 35 [[East Broadway (Manhattan)|East Broadway]], [[New York]] room 506 handles finance, banking, insurance and real estate.<ref name="singtao1" /> He also has an office in [[Mendham]] [[New Jersey]].<ref name="nypost1">{{cite web|last=Campanile |first=Carl |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bust_for_johnny_cash_dy4v35xNx9D4mJaKeDfBSN |title=Top fund-raiser for New York City Comptroller John Liu charged with funneling sham donations |publisher=NYPOST.com |date=2011-01-01 |accessdate=2011-11-18}}</ref> Some people in the Chinese community believe Liu is being framed.<ref name="singtao1" /> Pan's funding activities extended beyond Liu, as he was listed as a fundraiser for [[Hillary Clinton]] during the [[Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, 2008|2008 presidential campaign]].<ref name="nypost1" /> Ru Mei-hua (盧美華), director of planning for John Liu, helped him rise from a councilman 10 years ago to a major political force mainly connecting Liu to a network of [[Asian American]] businessmen in NY.<ref name="nytimes ru">{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/01/nyregion/behind-rise-of-liu-quiet-architect-of-his-campaign-financing.html|title=Quiet Aide to Liu Helped Build a Donor Base Now Under Scrutiny|publisher=The New York Times|date=2011-11-30|accessdate=2011-12-04}}</ref> She has been considered a key to understanding the fund raising details from donors, but denied requests to be interviewed.<ref name="nytimes ru" />


Pan is the president of a company called "Golden Arrow Property" (金箭房地產有限責公司).<ref name="wsj1" /> Oliver Pan's office is in 35 [[East Broadway (Manhattan)|East Broadway]], [[New York]] room 506 handles finance, banking, insurance and real estate.<ref name="singtao1" /> He also has an office in [[Mendham]] [[New Jersey]].<ref name="nypost1">{{cite web|last=Campanile |first=Carl |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bust_for_johnny_cash_dy4v35xNx9D4mJaKeDfBSN |title=Top fund-raiser for New York City Comptroller John Liu charged with funneling sham donations |publisher=NYPOST.com |date=2011-01-01 |accessdate=2011-11-18}}</ref> US federal authorities have been looking into foreign money illegally donated into his campaign since 2009.<ref name="wsj1" /> Some people in the Chinese community believe Liu is being framed.<ref name="singtao1" /> Pan's funding activities extended beyond Liu, as he was listed as a fundraiser for [[Hillary Clinton]] during the [[Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, 2008|2008 presidential campaign]].<ref name="nypost1" /> Ru Mei-hua (盧美華), director of planning for John Liu, helped him rise from a councilman 10 years ago to a major political force mainly connecting Liu to a network of [[Asian American]] businessmen in NY.<ref name="nytimes ru">{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/01/nyregion/behind-rise-of-liu-quiet-architect-of-his-campaign-financing.html|title=Quiet Aide to Liu Helped Build a Donor Base Now Under Scrutiny|publisher=The New York Times|date=2011-11-30|accessdate=2011-12-04}}</ref> She has been considered a key to understanding the fund raising details from donors, but denied requests to be interviewed so far.<ref name="nytimes ru" /> According to anti-[[Communist party of China|Communist Party]]'s [[Epoch Times]], the source have warned of a [[Fifth Column]] concept where Beijing infiltrates another nation by installing subgroups, societies and educational institutes.<ref name="renminb1">{{cite web|url=http://renminbao.com/rmb/articles/2011/11/24/55661b.html |title=劉醇逸門波及"第五縱隊" 北京在行動 |publisher=Renminbao.com |date= |accessdate=2011-12-04}}</ref> Liu can be seen as a focal point that can expose some of these Fifth Columns.<ref name="renminb1" /> This is in sharp contrast to [[Xinhua News Agency]], who said John Liu was a Chinese superstar, who many people would like to support as the first Chinese New York mayor.<ref name="xinhuanet">{{cite web|url=http://big5.xinhuanet.com/gate/big5/news.xinhuanet.com/world/2011-11/23/c_122321353.htm |title=紐約華裔競選遭遇政治地震：陰謀or見怪不怪 - 新華國際 - 新華網 |publisher=Big5.xinhuanet.com |date= |accessdate=2011-12-04}}</ref>
According to the Chinese dissident newspaper [[The Epoch Times]], Liu has connections with the Communist Party's [[United Front Work Department]], and had received recognition from the [[Overseas Chinese Affairs Office]].<ref>Charlotte Cuthbertson, [http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/united-states/john-liu-comptroller-united-front-22243.html "China's United Front and John Liu's Connections], Epoch Times, 9 Sept 2009.</ref> Renminbao warns that Liu may be representative of a [[Fifth Column]] of influence, whereby Beijing infiltrates another nation by installing subgroups, societies and educational institutes.<ref name="renminb1">{{cite web|url=http://renminbao.com/rmb/articles/2011/11/24/55661b.html |title=劉醇逸門波及"第五縱隊" 北京在行動 |publisher=Renminbao.com |date= |accessdate=2011-12-04}}</ref> The state-run [[Xinhua News Agency]], by contrast, hails John Liu as a Chinese superstar, who many people would like to support as the first Chinese New York mayor.<ref name="xinhuanet">{{cite web|url=http://big5.xinhuanet.com/gate/big5/news.xinhuanet.com/world/2011-11/23/c_122321353.htm |title=紐約華裔競選遭遇政治地震：陰謀or見怪不怪 - 新華國際 - 新華網 |publisher=Big5.xinhuanet.com |date= |accessdate=2011-12-04}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 20:20, 28 February 2012

For other uses of the name John Liu, see John Liu (disambiguation).
John C. Liu
劉醇逸
Liu at the 2009 West Indian Day Parade.
New York City Comptroller
Assumed office
January 1, 2010
MayorMichael Bloomberg
Preceded byBill Thompson
Member of the New York City Council from the 20th District
In office
January 2002 – January 2010
Preceded byJulia Harrison
Succeeded byPeter Koo
ConstituencyQueens: Flushing, Queensboro Hill, Mitchell Gardens, Kissena Park, Harding Heights, Auburndale; part of Whitestone
Personal details
Born (1967-01-08) January 8, 1967 (age 57)
Taiwan
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJenny Liu
ChildrenJoey
Residence(s)Flushing, New York, United States
Alma materBinghamton University
ProfessionPolitician
WebsiteOffice of the Comptroller

John Chun Liu (simplified Chinese: 刘醇逸; traditional Chinese: 劉醇逸; pinyin: Liú Chúnyì, born January 8, 1967 in Taiwan) is a New York City elected official, currently serving as New York City Comptroller and running for the 2013 mayoral race. Liu previously served on the New York City Council representing District 20. He was elected to the City Council in 2001 to represent northeast Queens (Flushing, Queensboro Hill, Mitchell Linden, Murray Hill, Holly, Kissena Park, Harding Heights, Auburndale, part of Whitestone) and was re-elected in 2003 and 2005.

Liu entered the New York City Comptroller election in 2009 and won the race on November 3, 2009, becoming the first Asian American to be elected to a city-wide office in New York City.[1][2] He was succeeded in the City Council by pharmacist Republican Peter Koo. Koo, along with Democrat Margaret Chin, a Council member from Manhattan, comprise the Asian-American delegation of the Council.[3]

Liu's campaign fundraising practices are under investigation for violations of campaign finance law and possible use of foreign funds.[4] Two individuals tied to the Liu campaign have been arrested on charges of wire fraud and obstruction of justice.[5]

Biography

At the age of five, he moved with his family to the United States from Taiwan. Chang F. Liu, his father, changed Liu's first name from Chun to John in honor of John F. Kennedy. His brothers became Robert and Edward, while his father became Joseph.[6]

He attended New York City public schools.[7] In 1985, Liu graduated from The Bronx High School of Science, a secondary school.[7][8]

He attended Binghamton University where he majored in Mathematical Physics and graduated in 1988.[7] He worked as a manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers before his election to the City Council.[7][9]

Liu is married to Jenny Liu, an engineer, and has one son, Joey. He resides in Flushing, near where he grew up.

Political career

Elected to the New York City Council in 2001 to represent District 20, the northeast Queens area, Liu is the first Taiwanese American and Asian American to be elected to the City Council.[10] He served as the Chairperson of the New York City Council's Transportation Committee and also served on the committees on Education, Consumer Affairs, Health, Land Use, Contracts, Oversight & Investigations and Lower Manhattan Redevelopment.[11]

In March 2009, Liu announced that he was running for the post of New York City Comptroller.[12] Liu has raised $3 million for his political run, more than his competitors. [13]

Beginning in May, Liu picked up several endorsements. The Village Independent Democrats,[14] The Queens County Democratic organization,[15] the local Americans for Democratic Action chapter[16] and the Working Families Party,[17] 1199 SEIU union local and the Uniformed Firefighters Association endorsed him.[18] On September 1, the United Federation of Teachers endorsed Liu.

In the September 15 Democratic primary, Liu was the front-runner, ending up with 133,986 votes, or 38 percent of the vote. Because he did not manage to reach 40 of the vote, a run-off election was required between Liu and runner-up David Yassky, who received 30 percent of the vote in the primary.[19] Two weeks later, Liu won the run-off by taking 55.6% of the vote against Yassky.[20][21]

In the general election on November 3, Liu won the comptroller election with 76% of the vote, a total of 696,330 votes. Republican candidate Joseph Mendola came in second with 19.3% of the vote. After he was officially sworn in to the post, Liu became the first Asian American to hold a city-wide political office in New York City.[1][2]

Asian Political Leadership Fund

Liu is one of the leaders of the Asian Political Leadership Fund, a federally-designated 527 fund whose purpose is to promote political leadership from within the Asian American community.[22]

Controversy

Fundraising irregularities

Investigations into the fundraising practices of Liu's election campaigns found numerous irregularities, including the use of straw donors and undisclosed bundling.[23] A New York Times article in October 2011 documented several inconsistencies: after canvassing 100 households that were listed as having donated to the campaign, 24 irregularities were found, including donations from individuals who claimed they never donated, whose employers donated in their names, and several purported donors who did not appear to exist and could not be found.[23] Campaign finance laws stipulate that each individual donor must fill out donor cards themselves, and that individuals who "bundle" donations must be disclosed. Liu's donor records, however, did not disclose the identity of bundlers, and included multiple instances where several donor cards were written by the same hand. Many of the irregularities in Liu's campaign were connected to the Chinese business community in Queens.[23] In New York City, every dollar donated to a candidate is matched with $6 in taxpayer money.[23]

Following publication of the New York Times article, the Federal Bureau of Investigation began investigating the irregularities in Liu's campaign.[24] In November 17, 2011, one of Liu's top fundraisers, 46-year-old Oliver (Xing Wu) Pan ((潘心武), was arrested on charges of wire fraud from illegal donations.[25][26] Pan was approached by an undercover FBI agent posing as someone who wanted to donate US$16,000 to Liu, which was over the city donation limit was only $4,950 for individual contributions.[25] Pan then arranged for 20 fictitious donors to make donations to Liu's campaign with the money provided by the undercover FBI agent.[26]

Initially in the first half of 2011 Liu has already received more than $1 million from fund raising contributions to his mayor run for supposedly 2013.[25][27]

In light of the allegations of campaign finance fraud, Liu hired former state attorney general Robert Abrams to conduct a review of his campaign finances. However, in November 2011, Liu asked Abrams to suspend his inquiry in light of the ongoing FBI investigations. Abrams resigned on 17 November.[28]

In February 2012, a treasurer with the Liu campaign was arrested. 25-year-old Jenny (Jia) Hou was charged with using straw donors to circumvent campaign finance laws and gain more matching funds from taxpayers.[29]

Foreign fundraising issue

In late 2009, Manhattan federal prosecutors launched an investigation into the possibility that foreign money had flowed illegally into Liu's campaign for comptroller.[4][28]

Pan is the president of a company called "Golden Arrow Property" (金箭房地產有限責公司).[28] Oliver Pan's office is in 35 East Broadway, New York room 506 handles finance, banking, insurance and real estate.[27] He also has an office in Mendham New Jersey.[30] Some people in the Chinese community believe Liu is being framed.[27] Pan's funding activities extended beyond Liu, as he was listed as a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton during the 2008 presidential campaign.[30] Ru Mei-hua (盧美華), director of planning for John Liu, helped him rise from a councilman 10 years ago to a major political force mainly connecting Liu to a network of Asian American businessmen in NY.[31] She has been considered a key to understanding the fund raising details from donors, but denied requests to be interviewed.[31]

According to the Chinese dissident newspaper The Epoch Times, Liu has connections with the Communist Party's United Front Work Department, and had received recognition from the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office.[32] Renminbao warns that Liu may be representative of a Fifth Column of influence, whereby Beijing infiltrates another nation by installing subgroups, societies and educational institutes.[33] The state-run Xinhua News Agency, by contrast, hails John Liu as a Chinese superstar, who many people would like to support as the first Chinese New York mayor.[34]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "2009 Election Results". The New York Times. 2009-11-04. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
  2. ^ a b Victoria Cavaliere (2009-11-04). "Liu Becomes First Asian-American in City-Wide Office". NBC. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
  3. ^ John Liu, Peter Koo, Margaret Chin Sworn Into New York City Offices
  4. ^ a b Benjamin Weiser and William Rashbaum, "Fund-Raising by City Comptroller Is Investigated", New York Times, 14 November 2011.
  5. ^ Reuters, NYC comptroller campaign treasurer charged with fraud, 28 February 2012. Accessed 02-28-2012.
  6. ^ O'Donnell, Michelle (2006-04-22). "Political Trailblazer Is Quick to a Microphone". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-09-09.
  7. ^ a b c d Official Biography of John C. Liu on the NYC Council website. Accessed September 30, 2009.
  8. ^ Official Opening of Bronx Science's New Foreign Language Laboratory on December 3rd, 2008: Queens Councilman John C. Liu, a Bronx Science alumnus, Class of 1985, was instrumental in procuring the funding for this Laboratory. Found at The Bronx High School of Science official website. Accessed September 30, 2009.
  9. ^ "About John Liu". People for John Liu. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
  10. ^ Janet Dang (2000-05-25). "Building Trust: Candidate vies to become first API New York City Council member". AsianWeek. Retrieved 2007-11-08.
  11. ^ "John C. Liu". New York City Council. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
  12. ^ Pete Davis (2009-03-11). "John Liu now running for City Comptroller". The Queens Courier. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
  13. ^ JONATHAN P. HICKS (2008-09-25). "Queens Councilman Leaning Toward Comptroller Run". New York Times City Page Blog. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
  14. ^ "Village Independent Democrats". Villagedemocrats.org. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
  15. ^ Queens Chronicle, May 28, 2009 http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2009/04/wfp-endorses-councilmember-john-liu-for-comptroller/
  16. ^ The Daily Gotham http://dailygotham.com/mole333/blog/americansfordemocraticactionendorsementsforsept15thprimary
  17. ^ April 23, 2009 http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2009/04/wfp-endorses-councilmember-john-liu-for-comptroller/
  18. ^ Fahim, Kareem; Bosman, Julie (2009-08-31). "Liu and de Blasio Gain Key Endorsements". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
  19. ^ "Community Newspaper Group". Yournabe.com. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
  20. ^ "De Blasio, Liu Claim Victory In Primary Runoff". NY1. 2009-09-29. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
  21. ^ Bosman, Julie; Fahim, Kareem (2009-09-29). "De Blasio and Liu Win in N.Y. Democratic Runoffs". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-09-30. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  22. ^ Sam Yoon. "About Us". Asian Political Leadership Fund. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
  23. ^ a b c d Raymond Hernandez and David Chen, "Doubts Raised on Donations to Comptroller" New York Times, 11 October 2011.
  24. ^ William Rashbaum and David Chen, "More Liu Donors Said to Be Examined in Fund-Raising Inquiry" New York Times, 15 December 2011.
  25. ^ a b c "John Liu fundraiser Xing Wu Pan charged with campaign fraud | 7online.com". Abclocal.go.com. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
  26. ^ a b William Rashbaum, "Fund-Raiser for Liu is Accused of Role in Illegal Donations", New York Times, 16 November 2011.
  27. ^ a b c Singtao November 17, 2011. 醇華劉逸裔主被捕. Section A1, B2.
  28. ^ a b c Howard, Michael. "Abrams Resigns From Liu Inquiry - WSJ.com". Online.wsj.com. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
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Preceded by New York City Council, 20th District
2002 – 2009 		Succeeded by

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