Sentences with phrase «withstand aggressive challenges»

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BY PAUL SCHINDLER In a primary that saw four of the incumbent gay city councilmembers unopposed and two of the seven - member LGBTQ Caucus out of action due to terms limits, the one councilmember who faced a challenge, Brooklyn's Carlos Menchaca, handily withstood an aggressive campaign by Assemblymember Félix Ortiz and the county Democratic organization to unseat him after one term.