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New York, State Assembly, District 145

New York State Assembly District 145
Current incumbentAngelo J. Morinello Republican Party

New York's one hundred and forty-fifth state assembly district is represented by Republican Representative Angelo J. Morinello.

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.

2016 pivot county

206 Pivot Counties Logo.png

This district is one of 710 state legislative districts that intersects with one or more Pivot Counties. These 206 Pivot Counties voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012.

The 206 Pivot Counties are located in 34 states. Iowa, with 31, had the most such counties. The partisan makeup of state legislative districts intersecting with Pivot Counties is slightly more Republican than the overall partisan makeup of state legislatures throughout the country.

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 145

Incumbent Angelo J. Morinello (R) won election in the general election for New York State Assembly District 145 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Angelo J. Morinello (R)
99.4
31,884
Other/Write-in votes
0.6
187

Total votes: 32,071
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election

No Democratic candidates ran in the primary.

Republican primary election
Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 145

Incumbent Angelo J. Morinello advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 145 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate

Angelo J. Morinello (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.

Angelo J. Morinello defeated incumbent John Ceretto in the New York State Assembly District 145 general election.

New York State Assembly, District 145 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Angelo J. Morinello 54.59% 28,381
Democratic John Ceretto Incumbent 45.41% 23,609
Total Votes 51,990
Source: New York Board of Elections

Incumbent John Ceretto ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 145 Democratic primary.

New York State Assembly, District 145 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png John Ceretto Incumbent (unopposed)
Ceretto also ran on the Working Families Party ticket. Angelo J. Morinello ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 145 Republican primary.

New York State Assembly, District 145 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Angelo J. Morinello (unopposed)
Morinello also ran on the Conservative, Independence, and Reform 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 John Ceretto was unopposed in the Republican primary. Ceretto also ran on the Conservative Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets. Ceretto 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 John Ceretto (R) defeated Robert M. Restaino (D) in the general election. Ceretto -- who also ran on the Conservative Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets -- was unopposed in the Republican primary. Restaino was unopposed in the Democratic primary; he also ran on the Working Families Party primary.

New York State Assembly, District 145, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Ceretto Incumbent 50.9% 25,936
Democratic Robert M. Restaino 49.1% 24,976
Total Votes 50,912

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for New York State Assembly District 145 raised a total of $2,538,726. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $126,936 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, New York State Assembly District 145

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $993,924 2 $496,962
2014 $40,331 1 $40,331
2012 $863,806 4 $215,952
2010 $136,423 1 $136,423
2008 $104,693 2 $52,347
2006 $89,151 2 $44,576
2004 $88,297 4 $22,074
2002 $116,178 2 $58,089
2000 $105,923 2 $52,962
Total $2,538,726 20 $126,936