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02-25-2009, 02:01 PM
Dominican born Julissa Ferreras has won a special election for New York City Council. With 99% of the precincts reporting, Ferreras received 46% of yesterday's vote, well ahead of Francisco Moya who received 25%. The other candidates in the four-person race finished in the teens. Ferreras ran to fill the New York City Council seat vacated by former Councilman Hiram Monserrate who is now a New York State Senator. Ferreras, whose parents emigrated from the Dominican Republic 35 years ago, becomes the first Dominican and the first Latina to represent Queens in the New York City Council. She will join fellow Dominican council members Miguel Martinez (Manhattan) and Diana Reyna (Brooklyn) in the New York City Council. Ferreras serves on the board of directors of the Dominican American National Roundtable (DANR) and the Dominican Wheelchair Foundation. Ferreras is a resident of Corona, Queens.
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