NYC Council '25: Middle Village Moderate Bob Holden Backs Republican Successor

"Alicia Vaichunas, the longtime deputy chief of staff to Councilmember Bob Holden, is running with her boss’s blessing for his term-limited seat," reported the Queens Eagle. "The Maspeth resident has worked for Holden for close to eight years, and has spearheaded constituent services in the office, among other efforts."

Importantly: "She’ll run as a Republican. While her boss has been elected as both a Democrat and Republican, he has mostly voted in line with the Council’s Republicans since joining the legislature in 2018."

The 30^th District includes the neighborhoods of Middle Village and Maspeth, as well as parts of Glendale, Ridgewood, Elmhurst, and Rego Park. Vaichunas (R) is the fourth candidate of any party to file to run here, but the only one with the popular Councilmember's endorsement as his replacement.