"He grew up down the street, a son of Dominican immigrants in the section of Williamsburg known as Los Sures, and he still lives there with his wife, Iliana, and two sons, Alejandro, 8, and Andres, 5. In the years between, he helped start the New Kings Democrats to reform county politics, he got elected to two terms in the New York City Council and another two as Brooklyn borough president."
"Reynoso would seem like the natural successor to Rep. Nydia Velázquez, who's retiring after 34 years in the House, most recently in the 7th Congressional District including North Brooklyn and western Queens. He's Latino, ambitious and a progressive Democrat in the mold of Velázquez, whose voting record is among the most left-leaning in Congress. Her "godchildren," the stable of younger area elected officials she's taken under her wing, agreed."
Antonio Reynoso grew up in Los Sures in Williamsburg as a son of Dominican immigrants and still lives there with his wife Iliana and sons Alejandro and Andres. He helped start the New Kings Democrats, served two terms on the New York City Council and two terms as Brooklyn borough president. He is running for Congress to succeed Nydia Velázquez, who is retiring after 34 years representing the 7th District. Velázquez endorsed him while expressing she would have preferred a woman. Reynoso faces a serious challenge from Claire Valdez, a democratic socialist Assembly member supported by Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the city DSA chapter; Valdez is newer to politics and to New York.
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