Assembly Member Steven Raga has launched a campaign to succeed outgoing state Sen. Michael Gianaris in the 12th Senate District, vowing to deliver “people-powered leadership” to working families if he is elected to the Senate.

Raga, who currently represents the 30th Assembly District including parts of Woodside, Jackson Heights, Elmhurst and Maspeth, announced his campaign to succeed Gianaris underneath the 46th Street-Bliss Street subway station in Sunnyside on Saturday, Feb. 21.