NY State Assembly · District 36
Edward Lee
CandidateR
- Race
- NY State Assembly · District 36
- Result
- Diana Moreno, projected winner
- Opponent
- Diana Moreno (D, WFP)
- Research
- Basic
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Edward Lee, a Republican candidate and longtime independent political activist, lost the November 3, 2026 election for New York State Assembly District 36 to Diana Moreno. He describes himself as having organized cross-partisan candidate forums and debates in New York City.[1][2][3]
Biography
Edward Lee, a Republican candidate and longtime independent political activist, lost the November 3, 2026 election for New York State Assembly District 36 to Diana Moreno. He describes himself as having organized cross-partisan candidate forums and debates in New York City.[1][2][3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Lee says he has been a political activist for over 30 years and that in 2022, 2024 and 2026 he gathered candidates across party lines at a project he founded, unifiedplatformusa.com, to document areas of agreement among them. He says he has organized what he describes as New York City's only third-party and independent candidate debates.[1] Ballotpedia lists his profession as activist. He was the Republican candidate in 2026; the Republican primary was canceled and he advanced without appearing on the ballot.[1][2] He received 15.1% of the vote to Diana Moreno's 84.7%, according to unofficial results reported by Ballotpedia and Wikipedia.[2][3]
In their own words
Priorities
- Lee's Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey response focuses on government transparency and accountability and on advocacy work regarding individual cases he says involve wrongful conviction and elder abuse; it does not lay out a conventional legislative platform.[4]
- His campaign site says he stands for responsible and reduced government spending, transparency, and "REAL JUSTICE".[5]
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Profile: /people/edward-lee
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Edward Lee - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026 Candidate's own words
- 2.New York State Assembly District 36 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 3.New York State Assembly District 36 results 2026 · Wikipedia · 2026-11-09 Reference
- 4.Edward Lee - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026 Candidate's own words
- 5.Ed Lee aka djelf7 for NYS Assembly 36 · Ed Lee campaign site (LICGOP.com) · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words