See also: Historic number of LGBTQ candidates elected in 2020In Queens, Tiffany Cabán, a darling of the Democratic Socialists of America who narrowly lost her 2019 race for Queens District Attorney, in which she nearly toppled a machine-backed candidate and demonstrated the power of the nascent progressive left in New York City politics, was leading a six-person field with 49.4% of the vote, with 87% of precincts reporting.
If elected, as expected, she would become the first out LGBTQ person elected to represent the district, which includes parts of the Astoria, East Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, and Woodside neighborhoods.Other candidates still in the running include: District 26’s Amit Bagga, who is seeking to succeed the term-limited Van.