New York's 9th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the
New York State Senate that is currently vacant. It was most recently represented by
Democrat Todd Kaminsky until July 2022. He first won in an April 2016 special election to replace
Republican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
Majority Leader
In U.S. politics (as well as in some other countries utilizing the presidential system), the majority floor leader is a partisan position in a legislative body. Dean Skelos
Dean George Skelos (born February 16, 1948) is an American former politician from Long Island, New York.
A Republican, Skelos served in the New York State Assembly and later represented the Ninth District in the New York State Senate from 1985 t ...
, who had been expelled from the body on corruption charges.
Geography
District 9 is located almost entirely within the town of
Hempstead in southwestern
Nassau County on
Long Island. It also includes the small city of
Long Beach
Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California.
Incorporate ...
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The district overlaps New York's
4th and
5th congressional districts, and with the 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, and 22nd districts of the
New York State Assembly.
Recent election results
2020
2018
2016
2016 special
2014
2012
Federal results in District 9
References
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