State Senator - District 12
Han-Khon To
Republican
Republican nominee who ran for this seat in 2024 and lost to Michael Gianaris with 32.3% of the vote.
Background
Born in Vietnam and raised in a Chinese family, he came to the United States in 1980, worked as a phlebotomist at Kings County Hospital's outpatient department and in a laboratory role at the New York City Department of Health, and has been a notary public for more than two decades.
- Republican candidate for State Senate District 12 in 2024; lost to Michael Gianaris with 28,192 votes (32.3%)
- Republican nominee for Assembly District 35 in 2020; lost to incumbent Jeffrion Aubry with 22.0% of the vote
- Advanced as the 2026 Republican nominee without a primary vote after the June 23, 2026 Republican primary was canceled
- Phlebotomist, outpatient department, Kings County Hospital
- Associate laboratory role, New York City Department of Health
- Notary public for more than two decades
- Bachelor's degree in fine arts, graduated with honors
- Born in Vietnam and raised in a Chinese family; came to the United States in 1980
Support
No endorsements beyond the Republican nomination were found as of Sept. 29, 2026.
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