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New York, State Assembly, District 149

New York State Assembly District 149
Current incumbentSean Ryan Democratic Party

New York's one hundred and forty-ninth state assembly district is represented by Democratic Representative Sean Ryan.

New York state assembly members represent an average of 129,187 residents, as of the 2010 Census. After the 2000 Census, each member represented approximately 126,510 residents.

About the office

Members of the New York State Assembly serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. New York legislators assume office the first Wednesday in January. When the first Wednesday in January falls on January 1, it shall meet the next Wednesday.

Qualifications

Article 3, Section 7 of the New York Constitution states: "No person shall serve as a member of the legislature unless he or she is a citizen of the United States and has been a resident of the state of New York for five years, and, except as hereinafter otherwise prescribed, of the assembly or senate district for the twelve months immediately preceding his or her election; if elected a senator or member of assembly at the first election next ensuing after a readjustment or alteration of the senate or assembly districts becomes effective, a person, to be eligible to serve as such, must have been a resident of the county in which the senate or assembly district is contained for the twelve months immediately preceding his or her election. No member of the legislature shall, during the time for which he or she was elected, receive any civil appointment from the governor, the governor and the senate, the legislature or from any city government, to an office which shall have been created, or the emoluments whereof shall have been increased during such time."

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$110,000/year$174/day (including overnight) or $59/day (no overnight).

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the house, a special election must be held to fill the vacant seat. An election can be held as long the vacancy happened before April 1st in an election year. The person elected to fill the vacant seat serves for the remainder of the unexpired term.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of New York State Assembly will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for June 23, 2020. The filing deadline is April 2, 2020.

2018

General election
General election for New York State Assembly District 149

Incumbent Sean Ryan (D) defeated Joseph Totaro (R) in the general election for New York State Assembly District 149 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Sean Ryan (D)
72.1
31,233

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Joseph Totaro (R)
27.9
12,062

Total votes: 43,295
(95.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 149

Incumbent Sean Ryan advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 149 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate

Sean Ryan (D)

Republican primary election
Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 149

Joseph Totaro advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 149 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate

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Joseph Totaro (R)

2016

Elections for the New York State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for major party candidates was July 14, 2016. The filing deadline for independent candidates was August 23, 2016.

Incumbent Sean Ryan defeated Arnold S. Kacalski in the New York State Assembly District 149 general election.

New York State Assembly, District 149 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Sean Ryan Incumbent 100.00% 40,525
Republican Arnold S. Kacalski 0.00%
Total Votes 40,525
Source: New York Board of Elections

Incumbent Sean Ryan ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 149 Democratic primary.

New York State Assembly, District 149 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Sean Ryan Incumbent (unopposed)
Ryan also ran on the Working Families, Independence, and Women's Equality Party tickets. Arnold S. Kacalski ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 149 Republican primary.

New York State Assembly, District 149 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Arnold S. Kacalski (unopposed)

2014

Elections for the New York State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 10, 2014. Incumbent Sean Ryan was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Jacob J. Bratek was unopposed in the Republican primary. Ryan also ran on the Working Families Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets. Charley Tarr ran as a Green Party candidate. Ryan defeated Bratek and Tarr in the general election.

New York State Assembly, District 149 General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngSean Ryan Incumbent 68% 19,243
Republican Jacob J. Bratek 29% 8,216
Green Charley Tarr 3% 852
Total Votes 28,311

2012

Elections for the office of New York State Assembly consisted of a primary election on September 13, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature-filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 12, 2012. Incumbent Sean Ryan (D) defeated Joseph A. Mascia (C) in the general election. Ryan ran and defeated Joseph A. Mascia (who also ran on the Conservative Party ticket) and Kevin P. Gaughan in the Democratic primary. Ryan also ran on the Working Families Party ticket.

New York State Assembly, District 149, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngSean Ryan Incumbent 82.8% 35,855
Conservative Joseph A. Mascia 17.2% 7,431
Total Votes 43,286

New York State Senate, District 149 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngSean Ryan Incumbent 64.5% 5,135
Kevin Gaughan 28.6% 2,274
Joseph Mascia 6.9% 549
Total Votes 7,958

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for New York State Assembly District 149 raised a total of $1,096,111. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $54,806 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, New York State Assembly District 149

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $100,027 1 $100,027
2014 $178,316 3 $59,439
2012 $204,309 5 $40,862
2010 $20,047 2 $10,024
2008 $30,758 2 $15,379
2006 $260,181 2 $130,091
2004 $138,054 2 $69,027
2002 $85,532 1 $85,532
2000 $78,887 2 $39,444
Total $1,096,111 20 $54,806