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New York, State Assembly, District 148

New York State Assembly District 148
Current incumbentJoseph Giglio Republican Party

New York's one hundred and forty-eighth state assembly district is represented by Republican Representative Joseph Giglio.

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 148

Incumbent Joseph Giglio (R) won election in the general election for New York State Assembly District 148 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Joseph Giglio (R)
99.7
33,574
Other/Write-in votes
0.3
99

Total votes: 33,673
(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 148

Incumbent Joseph Giglio advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 148 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate

Joseph Giglio (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 Joseph Giglio ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 148 general election.

New York State Assembly, District 148 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Joseph Giglio Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: New York Board of Elections

Incumbent Joseph Giglio ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 148 Republican primary.

New York State Assembly, District 148 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Joseph Giglio Incumbent (unopposed)
Giglio 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 Joseph Giglio was unopposed in the Republican primary. Giglio also ran on the Conservative Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets. Giglio 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 Joseph Giglio (R) defeated Daniel J. Brown (D) in the general election. Giglio -- who also ran on the Conservative Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets -- was unopposed in the Republican primary. Brown was unopposed in the Democratic primary; he also ran on the Working Families Party ticket.

New York State Assembly, District 148, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph Giglio Incumbent 64.9% 28,873
Democratic Daniel J. Brown 35.1% 15,636
Total Votes 44,509

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for New York State Assembly District 148 raised a total of $1,332,882. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $70,152 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, New York State Assembly District 148

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $11,049 1 $11,049
2014 $7,100 1 $7,100
2012 $40,330 2 $20,165
2010 $195,694 2 $97,847
2008 $286,474 4 $71,619
2006 $485,515 3 $161,838
2004 $208,930 2 $104,465
2002 $24,723 2 $12,362
2000 $73,067 2 $36,534
Total $1,332,882 19 $70,152