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New York, State Assembly, District 85

New York State Assembly District 85
Current incumbentMarcos Crespo Democratic Party

New York's eighty-fifth state assembly district is represented by Democratic Representative Marcos Crespo.

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 85

Incumbent Marcos Crespo (D) defeated Shonde Lennon (R) and Joseph Bogdany (Conservative Party) in the general election for New York State Assembly District 85 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Marcos Crespo (D)
95.4
20,783

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Shonde Lennon (R)
3.7
805

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Joseph Bogdany (Conservative Party)
0.8
167
Other/Write-in votes
0.1
23

Total votes: 21,778
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 85

Incumbent Marcos Crespo advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 85 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate

Marcos Crespo (D)

Republican primary election
Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 85

Shonde Lennon advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 85 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate

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Shonde Lennon (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 Marcos Crespo defeated Janelle King, Barbara Santander, and Daniel Zuger in the New York State Assembly District 85 general election.

New York State Assembly, District 85 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Marcos Crespo Incumbent 93.29% 25,812
Republican Janelle King 3.73% 1,033
Conservative Barbara Santander 1.47% 406
Green Party Daniel Zuger 1.51% 419
Total Votes 27,670
Source: New York Board of Elections

Incumbent Marcos Crespo defeated William R. Moore in the New York State Assembly District 85 Democratic primary.

New York State Assembly, District 85 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Marcos Crespo Incumbent 73.05% 2,635
Democratic William R. Moore 26.95% 972
Total Votes 3,607

Janelle King ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 85 Republican primary.

New York State Assembly, District 85 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Janelle King (unopposed)
Barbara Santander ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 85 Conservative primary.

New York State Assembly, District 85 Conservative Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Conservative Green check mark transparent.png Barbara Santander (unopposed)
Daniel Zuger ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 85 Green primary.

New York State Assembly, District 85 Green Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Green Party Green check mark transparent.png Daniel Zuger (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 Marcos Crespo defeated William R. Moore in the Democratic primary, while Janelle King was unopposed in the Republican primary. Barbara Santander ran on the Conservative Party ticket and Daniel Zuger ran as a Green Party candidate. Blanca Rojas was removed from the ballot before the Democratic primary. Crespo defeated King, Santander and Zuger in the general election.

New York State Assembly, District 85 General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMarcos Crespo Incumbent 93.7% 9,408
Republican Janelle King 3.6% 357
Conservative Barbara Santander 1.8% 180
Green Daniel Zuger 0.9% 91
Total Votes 10,036

New York State Assembly, District 85 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMarcos Crespo Incumbent 75.8% 2,745
William R. Moore 24.2% 874
Total Votes 3,619

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 Marcos Crespo (D) defeated Janelle King (R), Eduardo Ramirez (C) and Daniel Zuger (G) in the general election. Crespo -- who also ran on the Working Families Party ticket -- was unopposed in the Democratic primary. King, Ramirez and Zuger were all unopposed in their respective primaries on September 13.

New York State Assembly, District 85, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMarcos Crespo Incumbent 95.9% 24,997
Republican Janelle King 2.4% 620
Conservative Eduardo Ramirez 1.2% 324
Green Daniel Zuger 0.5% 122
Total Votes 26,063

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for New York State Assembly District 85 raised a total of $897,590. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $28,955 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, New York State Assembly District 85

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $228,650 5 $45,730
2014 $117,845 5 $23,569
2012 $30,531 4 $7,633
2010 $42,245 4 $10,561
2008 $133,684 4 $33,421
2006 $77,808 2 $38,904
2004 $85,292 3 $28,431
2002 $106,610 2 $53,305
2000 $74,925 2 $37,463
Total $897,590 31 $28,955