34 Facts About Yuh-Line Niou

Yuh-Line Niou is an American politician who served as a member of the New York State Assembly for the 65th district.

Yuh-Line Niou was a candidate for Congress in New York's newly redrawn 10th congressional district in 2022.

Yuh-Line Niou was born in Taipei, Taiwan, the eldest of three children, and emigrated to the US with her parents when she was six months old.

Yuh-Line Niou's mother worked as a registered nurse and hospital administrator while her father worked as a materials science engineer.

Yuh-Line Niou's mother worked as an assistant director of environment, safety, and health at the company during this time.

Yuh-Line Niou lived in Moscow, Idaho, and El Paso, Texas, before her parents settled in Vancouver, Washington.

Yuh-Line Niou attended and graduated from Columbia River High School.

Yuh-Line Niou earned her Bachelor of Arts in social policy from Evergreen State College and worked as a legislative assistant to State Representative Eileen Cody and Senator Debbie Regala of the Washington State Legislature.

Yuh-Line Niou moved to New York City in 2010 to obtain a Master of Public Administration from Baruch College, and served as chief of staff to Ron Kim, a member of the New York State Assembly.

Yuh-Line Niou ran for the seat again in the 2016 Democratic primary and won the Democratic nomination in August 2016.

In 2018 Yuh-Line Niou was uncontested in the primary and general elections.

Since her election to the New York State Assembly, Yuh-Line Niou has prioritized legislation related to consumer protection and tenants rights as well as advocating for increased funding for the New York City Housing Authority.

Yuh-Line Niou has worked to prevent a new housing and office building from being developed on community supported green space, the Elizabeth Street Garden.

In December 2021, Niou stated her intention to issue a primary challenge against state Senator Brian P Kavanagh of New York's 26th State Senate district.

In May 2022, Yuh-Line Niou announced she was instead running for Congress in New York's 10th congressional district.

Yuh-Line Niou was endorsed by the Working Families Party, Sunrise Movement NYC, New York Communities for Change, New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, State Sen.

Yuh-Line Niou garnered about 1,300 fewer votes than Dan Goldman in the crowded Democratic primary from in-person ballots according to the Associated Press.

Yuh-Line Niou decided against a third-party challenge to Goldman using the Working Families Party ballot line in the general election, citing her priority of defending democracy in other competitive races and lack of resources needed to mount a serious challenge against the Democratic nominee.

Yuh-Line Niou has voted to expand legal protections for abortion providers in New York and prohibit extradition of abortion providers to other states.

Yuh-Line Niou said codifying abortion rights is one of her first priorities if she were to be elected to Congress in an interview with New York Magazine.

In 2019, Yuh-Line Niou voted in favor of a criminal justice reform bill that prohibits the use of cash bail for misdemeanors and non-violent felonies, requires both defendants and prosecutors to share all evidence in their possession in advance of trials, and mandates all misdemeanor and felony cases in the state of New York to be resolved within 90 and 180 days, respectively.

Yuh-Line Niou has a "F" rating from the NRA Political Victory Fund.

Yuh-Line Niou has voted to expand red flag laws, require license for possession of a semi-automatic firearm, prohibit the sale of privately made firearms, and authorize the State of New York to sue gun manufactures for damage caused by their guns.

Yuh-Line Niou is in favor of banning assault rifles and assault weapons.

In 2021, Yuh-Line Niou co-introduced and cosponsored legislation to expand the practice of applied behavior analysis in New York State.

In 2019, Yuh-Line Niou supported a controversial lawsuit to stop a Habitat for Humanity affordable housing development for seniors in Elizabeth Street Garden in Little Italy.

Yuh-Line Niou has expressed doubts about proposals to allow for more dense housing, including affordable housing, in NoHo and SoHo.

Yuh-Line Niou supports allocating 100 percent of residential units in the proposed 5 World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan as affordable housing.

Yuh-Line Niou supports expanding the Supreme Court of the United States and implementing term limits on Justices.

Yuh-Line Niou has been endorsed by Sunrise Movement NYC for her campaign for New York's 10th congressional district in 2022.

Yuh-Line Niou supports providing Israel with defensive military assistance, as long as it is not used for human rights violations and is accompanied by appropriate oversight.

Yuh-Line Niou clarified that she views BDS as a constitutionally protected form of protest rather than antisemitic, and opposes anti-BDS legislation on free speech grounds.

Yuh-Line Niou has simultaneously said she has not personally participated in any boycott of Israel, adding that she does not embrace all of BDS's tactics or demands.

Yuh-Line Niou is a cousin of Howard Wang, an American voice actor known for his roles in anime dubs.