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New York's 31st State Senate District
New York's 31st State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Robert Jackson since 2019. Jackson defeated IDC-aligned incumbent Marisol Alcántara in the 2018 primary election, following primary losses for the same seat in 2014 and 2016. Geography District 31 is based in the northern Manhattan neighborhoods of Washington Heights, Inwood, and Marble Hill, also stretching south along the Hudson River to include parts of Hamilton Heights, Harlem, Morningside Heights, the Upper West Side, Hell's Kitchen, and Chelsea. The district overlaps with New York's 10th, 12th, and 13th congressional districts, and with the 67th, 69th, 70th, 71st, 72nd, and 75th districts of the New York State Assembly The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms wit ...
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New York State Senate District 31 (2023)
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Chelsea, Manhattan
Chelsea is a neighborhood on the West Side (Manhattan), West Side of the Boroughs of New York City, borough of Manhattan in New York City. The area's boundaries are roughly 14th Street (Manhattan), 14th Street to the south, the Hudson River and West Street (Manhattan), West Street to the west, and Sixth Avenue to the east, with its northern boundary variously described as near the list of numbered streets in Manhattan, upper 20sRegier, Hilda. "Chelsea (i)" in , pp.234–235 or 34th Street (Manhattan), 34th Street, the next major crosstown street to the north.Navarro, Mireya"In Chelsea, a Great Wealth Divide", ''The New York Times'', October 23, 2015. Accessed October 23, 2015. "Today's Chelsea, the swath west of Sixth Avenue between 14th and 34th Streets, could be the poster neighborhood for what Mayor Bill de Blasio calls the tale of two cities." To the northwest of Chelsea is the neighborhood of Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, Hell's Kitchen, as well as Hudson Yards, Manhattan, Hud ...
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2014 New York State Senate Election
The 2014 New York State Senate elections were held on November 4, 2014, to elect representatives from all 63 State Senate districts in the U.S. state of New York. Republican candidates won 32 seats, while Democratic candidates won 31. The 41st, 46th, and 55th district flipped from Republican-controlled to Democratic-controlled, while the 60th district flipped from Republican-controlled to Democratic-controlled. Dean Skelos and Andrea Stewart-Cousins retained their roles as Majority and Minority leader. Predictions Notes References {{Reflist Senate New York State Senate The New York State Senate is the upper house of the New York State Legislature, while the New York State Assembly is its lower house. Established in 1777 by the Constitution of New York, its members are elected to two-year terms with no term l ... New York State Senate elections ...
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Julia Willebrand
Julia Willebrand (1933-2023) was an American environmental, peace and education activist and was the Green Party nominee for the office of Comptroller of the State of New York in the 2006 New York state elections. Biography Julia was born in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of Brooklyn, and resided in Manhattan. She had been active in New York City local government as a member of the Manhattan Citizens' Solid Waste Advisory Board from 1994 to 1999 and as chair of that board 1997 to 1999. She was also a past chair of both the Solid Waste Committee of the NYC Sierra Club and the International Working Group of the Green Party. Willebrand had several higher degrees including an Ed.D. in English as a Second Language and an MA in Adult Education from Teachers College, Columbia University and a BA in American Studies from the City College of New York. As a public school teacher in the 1960s she was a delegate in her union, the United Federation of Teachers and was active in bringing the ...
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Micah Lasher
Micah C. Lasher is an American politician serving as a member of the New York General Assembly for district 69. He was previously the director of policy for governor Kathy Hochul and director of state legislative affairs under New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg. Early life and education Micah Lasher grew up on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. He graduated from New York University in 2003 with a degree in sociology. Career In 2001, when Lasher was 19, he managed Brad Hoylman-Sigal's campaign for New York City Council. Lasher also served as an aide to Congressman Jerrold Nadler and director of state legislative affairs under New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg. He later became the chief of staff to the attorney general of New York. From 2017-2020, Lasher worked as Head of Policy and Communications at Sidewalk Labs. In November 2021, governor Kathy Hochul appointed Lasher as director of policy. During his tenure, Lasher participated in shaping and implementing state ...
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2016 New York State Senate Election
The 2016 New York State Senate elections were held on November 8, 2016, to elect representatives from all 63 State Senate districts in the U.S. state of New York. The Republicans maintained control of the State Senate because of Simcha Felder and members of the Independent Democratic Conference caucusing with the Republican majority. The Democrats gained a seat by filling a vacancy. Republican candidates won 31 seats while Democrats won 32 seats. The closest races were John Brooks' victory in the 8th district and Carl Marcellino's victory in the 6th district, with both races being decided by less than two percentage points. This election was the first in which John Flanagan served as Majority Leader. Andrea Stewart-Cousins retained her role as Minority leader. Predictions Notes References {{2016 United States elections Senate New York State Senate The New York State Senate is the upper house of the New York State Legislature, while the New York State A ...
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2018 New York Senate Election
The 2018 New York State Senate elections were held on November 6, 2018, to elect representatives from all 63 State Senate districts in the U.S. state of New York. Primary elections were held on September 13, 2018. In April 2018, ''The Wall Street Journal'' described the state senate as the "last bastion of power" of the Republican Party in the State of New York. The coalition of Republicans and members of the Independent Democratic Conference collapsed in 2018, with 7 of the 8 IDC members returning to the Democratic Caucus. Democrat Simcha Felder, however, continued to caucus with the Republicans, giving them control of the chamber with only 31 seats. On Election Day, Democrats gained control of the chamber from the Republicans by picking up eight seats. The following day, ''The New York Times'' wrote that the Democrats had "decisively evict dRepublicans from running the State Senate, which they adcontrolled for all but three years since World War II". Enrolled Democrats won ...
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New York State Board Of Elections
The New York State Board of Elections is a bipartisan agency of the New York state government within the New York State Executive Department responsible for enforcement and administration of election-related laws. It also regulates campaign finance disclosure and limitations through its "fair campaign code". The State Board of Elections has four commissioners, all appointed by the Governor of New York: For the first two seats, the chairs of the two major political parties each submits a list of two or more recommended candidates, from which the governor appoints one commissioner. For the remaining two seats, each major political party's state legislative leadership submits a recommended candidate, which the governor appoints as commissioner; but if the governor declines or rejects appointing that candidate to a vacancy, the legislative leadership can either appoint the recommended candidate directly, or recommend another person to the governor instead. In addition to the Sta ...
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2020 New York State Senate Election
The 2020 New York State Senate elections were held on November 3, 2020, to elect representatives from all 63 New York State Senate, State Senate districts across the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. Partisan primary, Primary elections were held on June 23, 2020. Prior to the 2020 elections, Democratic Party (United States), Democrats held 40 seats in the State Senate, while Republican Party (United States), Republicans held 20 seats and three other seats were vacant. In 2018, Democrats won their greatest share of New York State Senate seats since 1912. Senate Democrats increased their majority by three seats, flipping five seats from Republican to Democrat while Republicans flipped two seats from Democrat to Republican. This gave Democrats their largest seat share in history, and they acquired a 2/3 supermajority. Background By 2018, the State Senate was the last Republican Party (United States), Republican-controlled body in the New York government. In the 2018 ele ...
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2022 New York State Senate Election
The 2022 New York State Senate election was held on November 8, 2022. Elections were held to elect representatives from all 63 districts across the State of New York (state), New York. This election coincided with New York elections for the 2022 New York gubernatorial election, governorship, 2022 United States Senate election in New York, U.S. Senate, and 2022 New York State Assembly election, state assembly, among others. Districts for this election were redrawn following the 2020 United States census. Democrats had held a majority in the New York State Senate since January 2019, as a result of the 2018 New York State Senate election, 2018 elections. Background By 2018, the State Senate was the last Republican Party (United States), Republican-controlled body in the New York government. In the 2018 elections, Senate Democrats won control of the chamber from the Republicans. Previously, Republicans had controlled the Senate for all but three years since World War II, with the cur ...
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2024 New York State Senate Election
The 2024 New York State Senate election was held on November 5, 2024. Primary elections were held on June 25, 2024. In this election, the Democratic Party retained its State Senate majority, but lost its veto-proof (two-thirds) majority after it lost one seat in the election for the 17th Senate district. Outgoing incumbents #New York's 6th State Senate district, 6th district: Democrat Kevin Thomas (politician), Kevin Thomas did not seek re-election. #New York's 46th State Senate district, 46th district: Democrat Neil Breslin did not seek re-election. #New York's 50th State Senate district, 50th district: Democrat John Mannion (American politician), John Mannion did not seek re-election; instead, he ran for the 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in New York#District_22, U.S. House of Representatives. Incumbents who vacated office before end of term #New York's 63rd State Senate district, 63rd district: Democrat Tim Kennedy (politician), Tim Kennedy resigned o ...
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New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits. The Assembly convenes at the State Capitol in Albany. Leadership of the Assembly The speaker of the Assembly presides over the Assembly. The speaker is elected by the Majority Conference, followed by confirmation of the full Assembly through the passage of an Assembly Resolution. In addition to presiding over the body, the speaker also has the chief leadership position, and controls the flow of legislation and committee assignments. The minority leader is elected by party caucus. The majority leader of the Assembly is selected by, and serves, the speaker. Democrat Carl Heastie of the 83rd Assembly District has served as speaker of the Assembly since February 2015. Crystal Peoples-Stokes of the 141st Assembly District has served as Assemb ...
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