Peter Koo
Peter Koo | |
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顧雅明 | |
Member of the New York City Council from the 20th district | |
In office January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2021 | |
Preceded by | John Liu |
Succeeded by | Sandra Ung |
Personal details | |
Born | Shanghai, China | September 5, 1952
Political party | Republican (Prior to 2012) Democratic (Since 2012) |
Spouse | Bernadette Ching Koo |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | New Mexico College of Pharmacy |
Website | Official website |
Peter Koo | |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Gù Yǎmíng |
Yue: Cantonese | |
Jyutping | gu3 ngaa5 ming4 |
Peter Ah-Ming Koo (born September 5, 1952)Fresh Meadows and Whitestone in Queens.
Koo and
Asian-American
delegation of the council.
Life and career
Koo is a
Dunkin Donuts, Koo is a pharmacist who developed a five-store chain of pharmacies called Starside Drugs Pharmacy.[2]
He has been a member of Queens Community Board 7. Previously, he unsuccessfully challenged local state senator Toby Ann Stavisky in 2008.[3] He has been called the "Mayor" of Flushing.
In January 2012,[4] Koo changed his party affiliation from Republican to Democratic.[5]
New York City Council
Koo was elected to the city council seat on November 3, 2009, defeating
Green Party nominee Evergreen Chou. He assumed the position that was held by John Liu, the New York City Comptroller.[6]
He was term limited out of office at the end of 2021.
Election history | |||
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Location | Year | Election | Results |
NY Senate
District 16 |
2008 | General | √ Toby Ann Stavisky (D) 69.44% Peter Koo (R) 30.56% |
NYC Council District 20 |
2009 | General | √ Peter Koo (R) 49.05% Yen S. Chou (D) 45.24% S.J. Jung (Working Families) 4.06% Evergreen Chou (Green) 1.64% |
NYC Council District 20 |
2013 | General | √ Peter Koo (D) 79.67% Martha Flores-Vazqeuz (Jobs & Education) 10.38% Sunny Hahn (Reform) 6.40% Evergreen Chou (Green) 3.38% |
NYC Council District 20 |
2017 | Primary | √ Peter Koo 57.9% Alison Tan 41.67% [9] |
Koo serves on the following New York City Council committees:[10]
- Consumer Affairs and Business Licensing
- Economic Development
- Land Use
- Landmarks, Public Siting, and Maritime Uses (subcommittee of Land Use Committee)
- Parks and Recreation
- Technology (He serves as chair of this committee.)
- Transportation
Caucuses
- Black, Latino/a, and Asian Caucus
Personal life
Peter has been married for 26 years and has two children, a boy and a girl.
See also
- Hong Kong Americans in New York City
References
- ^ "Our Campaigns – Candidate – Peter Koo". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ Victor G. Mimoni (March 12, 2008). "Community activist Peter Koo challenges Stavisky". The Queens Courier. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved November 20, 2009.
- ^ Liz Rhoades (October 29, 2009). "Can Republican Koo beat Flushing Dem?". Queens Chronicle. Retrieved November 20, 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Queens City Councilman Peter Koo Defects to Democrats". DNAinfo. January 23, 2012. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ Colangelo, Lisa L. (January 23, 2012). "Queens Councilman Peter Koo flips from Republican to Democrat". Daily News. New York.
- ^ Connor Adams Sheets (November 4, 2009). "Republican Peter Koo defeats Chou in Flushing Council race". Boro Politics. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved November 20, 2009.
- ^ "New York Council". Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ^ "New York Council". Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ^ Monteverdi, Suzanne (September 13, 2017). "Incumbent Peter Koo wins Democratic primary for Flushing's Council District seat – QNS.com". qns.com. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ "District 20". Peter Koo. Retrieved April 25, 2018.