Helen Qiu
Helen Qiu (Republican Party, Conservative Party, Common Sense Party, Arts and Culture Party) ran for election to the New York City Council to represent District 1. She lost in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Biography
Helen Qiu earned a bachelor's degree from Zhongshan University in 1990, and a graduate degree from the Reformed Seminary in 2007 and from Columbia University in 2010. Her career experience includes working as a pastor, teacher, engineer, and engineering manager. Qiu has been affiliated with the New York City Education Council.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: City elections in New York, New York (2023)
General election
General election for New York City Council District 1
Incumbent Christopher Marte defeated Helen Qiu in the general election for New York City Council District 1 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Christopher Marte (D) | 68.1 | 9,038 |
 | Helen Qiu (R / Conservative Party / Common Sense Party / Arts and Culture Party) | 30.9 | 4,102 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 123 | ||
| Total votes: 13,263 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 1
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Christopher Marte in round 1 .
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Total votes: 8,761 |
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Republican primary election
Republican Primary for New York City Council District 1
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Helen Qiu in round 1 .
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Conservative Party primary election
Conservative Primary for New York City Council District 1
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Helen Qiu in round 1 .
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2022
New York State Assembly election
See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2022
General election
General election for New York State Assembly District 65
Grace Lee defeated Helen Qiu in the general election for New York State Assembly District 65 on November 8, 2022.
| Total votes: 26,959 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 65
Grace Lee defeated Illapa Sairitupac, Denny Salas, and Alana Sivin (Unofficially withdrew) in the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 65 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Grace Lee | 48.6 | 4,653 |
 | Illapa Sairitupac | 34.5 | 3,305 | |
 | Denny Salas | 13.7 | 1,312 | |
| Alana Sivin (Unofficially withdrew) | 3.0 | 285 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 18 | ||
| Total votes: 9,573 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jasmin Sanchez (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Helen Qiu advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 65.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Yubao Dai (R)
Congressional election
See also: New York's 10th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House New York District 10
Daniel Goldman defeated Benine Hamdan and Steve Speer in the general election for U.S. House New York District 10 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Daniel Goldman (D) | 83.5 | 160,582 |
 | Benine Hamdan (R / Conservative Party) | 15.1 | 29,058 | |
| Steve Speer (Medical Freedom Party) | 0.8 | 1,447 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 1,260 | ||
| Total votes: 192,347 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mondaire Jones (Working Families Party)
- Matthew Goldstein (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 10
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 10 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Daniel Goldman | 25.9 | 18,505 |
 | Yuh-Line Niou | 23.6 | 16,826 | |
 | Mondaire Jones | 18.1 | 12,933 | |
 | Carlina Rivera | 16.5 | 11,810 | |
 | Jo Anne Simon | 6.1 | 4,389 | |
 | Elizabeth Holtzman | 4.4 | 3,140 | |
 | Jimmy Jiang Li | 1.6 | 1,170 | |
 | Yan Xiong | 1.0 | 742 | |
 | Maud Maron | 0.9 | 625 | |
 | Bill de Blasio (Unofficially withdrew) | 0.7 | 519 | |
 | Brian Robinson | 0.5 | 341 | |
| Peter Gleason | 0.2 | 162 | |
 | Quanda Francis | 0.2 | 129 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 100 | ||
| Total votes: 71,391 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John Herron (D)
- Patrick Dooley (D)
- Ian Medina (D)
- David Yassky (D)
- Elizabeth Kim (D)
- Brad Hoylman (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Benine Hamdan advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 10.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Helen Qiu (R)
- Michael Ragusa (R)
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Benine Hamdan advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 10.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Mondaire Jones advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 10.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John Herron (Working Families Party)
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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New York State Assembly election
Helen Qiu completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Qiu's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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As a former senior engineering Project Manager, I consider it my duty to save New York from corrupt and robotic State Legislators in Albany. New York State is in 160 billion dollars of debt. We do not feel safe walking the streets or taking subways. We hesitate attending a dinner or concert due to the reckless cashless bail reform law allowing 80% of gun-related violent criminals back on the streets within hours. Our charity and high tax dollars are housing medically unscreened people in luxury Times Square hotels. New Yorkers are being forced to leave the city. The answer: Vote Helen Qiu 丘海倫 for NYS Assembly, District 65.
- Safe MTA, Repeal Cashless Bail
- End All Mandates, Rehire Workers
- Parental Rights for Children's Education
1. Public Safety:
a) Repeal Cashless Bail reform, improve prison conditions, fund NYPD
b) Fund MTA security, elevators and protection rails
c) Issue E-Bike & E-Scooter licenses with speed limits
2. Mental Illness & Drug Recovery: provide holistic treatment and recovery centers in new developments in New York State
3. Housing:
a) Preserve NYCHA from sale, stop useless scaffolding and projects, ensure funding goes to residents, install
more public lighting, purge rats, secure entrances, upgrade playgrounds
b) Affordable Housing: put New York seniors and single-parent families first
c) Create jobs and provide private cabins for homeless in New York State
4. Climate & Environment: keep East River Park, beautify streets, sponsor and encourage neighborhood small gardens
5. Education:
a) Place armed guards in all public schools
b) Uphold merit-based admission, defend SHSAT and G&T, promote bilingual and career-based programs, reject
gender theory
c) Liberate from covid mandates
6. Small Businesses:
a) Reduce regulations & taxes, eliminate draconian fines
b) Defend small landlords as small businesses, protect private property
c) End all mandates, back to normalcy, rehire workers
7. State Debt: curtail New York’s 160 billion dollars of debt, cut useless projects and utopia charity, put New Yorkers first
8. Tourism: stop congestion price taxes, open Park Row, expand free tourism buses of lower Manhattan to Chinatown and Little Italy
Queen Elizabeth I from 16th Century. She was a quintessential role model of how protestants must engage in politics and she saved England from Spain.
I wrote a Masters's Thesis on Queen Elizabeth I, titled: "Coronation as Ordination: Legal and Religious Justification for Elizabeth I as the Supreme Governor of the Church of England".
Favorite Quote:
"I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too, and think foul scorn that Parma or Spain, or any prince of Europe, should dare to invade the borders of my realm: to which rather than any dishonour shall grow by me, I myself will take up arms, I myself will be your general, judge, and rewarder of every one of your virtues in the field".
The Godfather.
Genuine, Creative, and Humorous.
Make life easier, happier and wealthier for their constituents.
That politics can be honorable.
June 4th, 1989, China. I was 20 years old and a Junior in college.
I worked as an electrical engineer after graduating from college in Guangzhou, China. I worked for six months and then I came to America for graduate studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago. At the time it was very difficult to obtain a student visa to the United States. Every week, more than one thousand students would attempt to apply for a visa, and I was the only student to receive one for an entire week. I felt very blessed to have the opportunity to come to the United States and create my life here. I treasure the freedom and opportunity America provides, and this is the foundation of my motivation to serve New Yorkers in Assembly District 65.
The Bible, because God is interesting.
The third little pig.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiLaieVUJtA
Not writing "optional" political Ballotpedia surveys until 3:17am in the morning of October 5th, 2022.
I believe a bi-partisan government is better than a partisan government. The Governor must be capable of listening to the diverse opinions of the State Legislature. The Governor should work actively with the State Legislature to ensure bills pass with the most consensus. The State Legislature should not grant unchecked executive power to the Governor for longer than six months.
The benefit is saving money and time to get things done. The drawback is greater than the benefit because a unicameral state legislature will lose the checks and balances between the upper and lower houses. Above all, a supermajority of a single party with either the upper house or lower house will have the most drawbacks and least benefits in any government construction.
Yes, it is. However, in 2022 with the challenges facing New York, I believe change and a fresh perspective are needed. There are three forces that make me a better candidate in this race for New York State Assembly 65:
1. I am a Christian Pastor. I have worked with homeless people for many years. New York has a homeless crisis and lacks solutions because career politicians sit in their easy chairs and dream about solutions, while never shaking hands with or talking with those homeless.
2. I am a Creative Problem Solver. Having worked as an engineer and engineering manager, I have solved many challenging problems with creative solutions. I believe my skillset will be transferable.
3. I have Common Sense and No Special Financial Interests. Our City and State are in ruins, not because we don't have resources -- New York State has the highest tax bracket in America -- but because career politicians ruin our state and city with insane policies stemming from an obscured understanding of "justice", such as the cashless bail law. This law allows over 80% of gun-related criminals back on the streets within hours. I will bring back common sense and real justice for New York.
Of course. I am interested to get to know more about my colleagues so I can understand their viewpoints better and work more effectively with them to get things done.
I don't have a strong objection to the current redistricting of Assembly District 65, although I wonder why wouldn't I have both Baruch houses and Lillian Wald houses. Why would Baruch be removed from my map? More surprisingly, two buildings in Lillian Wald don't belong in my district, while the rest of them do. This seems unnecessarily complicated to me.
After studying the many committees in New York State Assembly, I am open to working with any committees providing the other members welcome me. I believe I will contribute well to any committee.
The one I see in the mirror, of course! ... I hope you like my Seinfeld humor.
Honestly, I believe I can learn many things from each and every one of my colleagues.
At this point, I'm focused on running for New York State Assembly and doing a good job after I'm elected. I hope to deliver for my people of Assembly District 65, Lower East Side, Manhattan.
Yes. I have heard many stories that affirm my heart calling to run for office and serve the people of Assembly District 65. One gentleman told me that crime was particularly rampant during former Mayor Dinkins' administration. The man was taken to a corner, stripped of ALL his clothes and robbed of everything he had. I was shocked to hear his story -- he said not even underwear was left on his body. He told me he felt that crime was about to hit rock bottom in New York again, similar to that awful period. That's why he strongly supports my candidacy because he believes I will save New York.
Q: Why did the Chicken Cross the Road?
A: To Vote for Helen Qiu.
Yes, the legislature should oversee and grant the use of emergency powers, which should not exceed six months timeframe.
Compromise means both sides and all sides compromise. I intend to work with my colleagues to get things done for the benefit of my people in New York State Assembly District 65, Lower East Side.
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Congressional election
Helen Qiu did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 5, 2022
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