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State Assembly Member - District 49

Lester Chang

Lester Chang

RepublicanIncumbent

Republican Assembly member for District 49 since Jan. 1, 2023, after unseating Democrat Peter Abbate Jr. in 2022; re-elected unopposed in 2024.

Fundraising

$75K

raised

His committee, Lester 4 NY 2026, raised $74,845 from 433 itemized contributions for the 2026 election cycle as reported through July 11, 2026, and reported $58 in itemized spending plus $93,342.27 in spending it listed as qualified campaign expenditures. It also reported $10,000 in loans and had received $94,485 in public matching funds by then; loans and matching funds are not donations.

Who funds them

Largest contributors, people and organizations alike

  • JGH Franklin LLC$4K
  • J & GH Realty LLC$3K
  • NY Laundromat Business Association$2K
  • 772 & 720 Holding LLC$2K
  • US Leisure Vacations Inc$2K
  • Heng Chen$2K

Cycle-to-date · NYS Board of Elections — figures change as new reports are filed.

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