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New York, State Assembly, District 119

New York State Assembly District 119
Current incumbentMarianne Buttenschon Democratic Party

New York's one hundred and nineteenth state assembly district is represented by Democratic Representative Marianne Buttenschon.

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 119

Marianne Buttenschon (D) defeated Dennis Bova Jr. (R) in the general election for New York State Assembly District 119 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Marianne Buttenschon (D)
55.5
20,889

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Dennis Bova Jr. (R)
44.4
16,732
Other/Write-in votes
0.1
37

Total votes: 37,658
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 119

Marianne Buttenschon advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 119 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate

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Marianne Buttenschon (D)

Republican primary election
Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 119

Dennis Bova Jr. defeated Frederick Nichols in the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 119 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Dennis Bova Jr. (R)
51.7
992

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Frederick Nichols (R)
48.3
928

Total votes: 1,920

2016

Incumbent Anthony Brindisi ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 119 general election.

New York State Assembly, District 119 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Anthony Brindisi Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: New York Board of Elections

Incumbent Anthony Brindisi ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 119 Democratic primary.

New York State Assembly, District 119 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Anthony Brindisi Incumbent (unopposed)
Brindisi also ran on the Working Families and Independence Party tickets.

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 Anthony Brindisi was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Brindisi also ran on the Working Families Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets. Brindisi was unchallenged in the general election.

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 Anthony Brindisi (D) was unopposed in both the general election and Democratic primary. He also ran on the Working Families Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets.

New York State Assembly, District 119, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAnthony Brindisi Incumbent 100% 32,951
Total Votes 32,951

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for New York State Assembly District 119 raised a total of $1,285,408. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $64,270 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, New York State Assembly District 119

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $115,133 1 $115,133
2014 $122,630 1 $122,630
2012 $143,908 2 $71,954
2010 $158,972 4 $39,743
2008 $111,615 2 $55,808
2006 $44,614 2 $22,307
2004 $70,366 2 $35,183
2002 $453,744 2 $226,872
2000 $64,426 4 $16,107
Total $1,285,408 20 $64,270