Brian Romero, a progressive queer activist whose background spans from social work to the State Legislature, is taking his own shot at a campaign for State Assembly in his hometown district in Queens — and the Democratic primary race is heating up.
Romero is running in Queens’ District 34 (Astoria, Corona, East Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, and Woodside) in a bid to succeed his old boss, Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas, for whom Romero served as chief of staff before moving over to work for State Senator Kristen Gonzalez. González-Rojas, for her part, is leaving her Assembly seat to mount a primary challenge against State Senator Jessica Ramos in District 13.
