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New York, State Assembly, District 54

New York State Assembly District 54
Current incumbentErik Dilan Democratic Party

New York's fifty-fourth state assembly district is represented by Democratic Representative Erik Dilan.

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 54

Incumbent Erik Dilan (D) defeated Khorshed Chowdhury (R) in the general election for New York State Assembly District 54 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Erik Dilan (D)
95.2
22,659

Khorshed Chowdhury (R)
4.6
1,083
Other/Write-in votes
0.2
51

Total votes: 23,793
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 54

Incumbent Erik Dilan advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 54 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate

Erik Dilan (D)

Republican primary election
Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 54

Khorshed Chowdhury advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 54 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate

Khorshed Chowdhury (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 Erik Dilan defeated Khorshed Chowdhury in the New York State Assembly District 54 general election.

New York State Assembly, District 54 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Erik Dilan Incumbent 94.95% 28,424
Republican Khorshed Chowdhury 5.05% 1,513
Total Votes 29,937
Source: New York Board of Elections

Incumbent Erik Dilan ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 54 Democratic primary.

New York State Assembly, District 54 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Erik Dilan Incumbent (unopposed)

Khorshed Chowdhury ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 54 Republican primary.

New York State Assembly, District 54 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Khorshed Chowdhury (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. Erik Dilan defeated Kimberly Council in the Democratic primary, while Khorshed A. Chowdhury was unopposed in the Republican primary. Cyril Joseph was removed from the ballot before the Democratic primary. Council ran on the Working Families Party ticket and Chowdhury ran on the Conservative Party ticket. Dilan defeated Council (WF) and Chowdhury in the general election.

New York State Assembly, District 54 General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngErik Dilan 85.8% 7,514
Working Families Kimberly Council 9.8% 859
Republican Khorshed A. Chowdhury 4.4% 381
Total Votes 8,754

New York State Assembly, District 54 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngErik Dilan 60% 1,955
Kimberly Council 40% 1,305
Total Votes 3,260

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 Rafael Espinal (D) defeated Khorshed A. Chowdhury (R) in the general election. Espinal ran and defeated Juan C. Rodriguez in the Democratic primary. He also ran on the Conservative Party ticket. Chowdhury was unopposed in the Republican primary.

New York State Assembly, District 54, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRafael Espinal Incumbent 96.6% 24,242
Republican Khorshed A. Chowdhury 3.4% 858
Total Votes 25,100

New York State Assembly, District 54 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRafael Espinal Incumbent 66.1% 2,245
Juan Rodriguez 33.9% 1,152
Total Votes 3,397

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for New York State Assembly District 54 raised a total of $1,236,447. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $53,759 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, New York State Assembly District 54

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $75,800 2 $37,900
2014 $155,581 3 $51,860
2012 $143,110 3 $47,703
2010 $183,411 2 $91,706
2008 $126,323 2 $63,162
2006 $94,100 2 $47,050
2004 $133,195 4 $33,299
2002 $79,688 2 $39,844
2000 $245,239 3 $81,746
Total $1,236,447 23 $53,759