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New York, State Assembly, District 63

New York State Assembly District 63
Current incumbentMichael Cusick Democratic Party

New York's sixty-third state assembly district is represented by Democratic Representative Michael Cusick.

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 63

Incumbent Michael Cusick (D) defeated John Dennie (G) in the general election for New York State Assembly District 63 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Michael Cusick (D)
95.2
27,337

John Dennie (G)
4.3
1,244
Other/Write-in votes
0.4
123

Total votes: 28,704
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 63

Incumbent Michael Cusick advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 63 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate

Michael Cusick (D)

Republican primary election

No Republican candidates ran in the primary.

Green Party primary election
Green primary for New York State Assembly District 63

John Dennie advanced from the green primary for New York State Assembly District 63 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate

John Dennie (G)

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 Michael Cusick ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 63 general election.

New York State Assembly, District 63 General Election, 2016

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

Incumbent Michael Cusick ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 63 Democratic primary.

New York State Assembly, District 63 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Michael Cusick Incumbent (unopposed)
Cusick also ran on the Conservative 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 Michael Cusick was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Joseph Tirone was unopposed in the Republican primary. Cusick also ran on the Independence Party of New York State ticket. Tirone also ran on the Conservative Party ticket. Cusick defeated Tirone in the general election.

New York State Assembly, District 63 General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Cusick Incumbent 58.6% 12,039
Republican Joseph Tirone 41.4% 8,506
Total Votes 20,545

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 Michael Cusick (D) defeated Samuel T. Pirozzolo (R) in the general election. Cusick -- who also ran on the Conservative Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets -- was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Pirozzolo was unopposed in the Republican primary.

New York State Assembly, District 63, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Cusick Incumbent 66.1% 25,294
Republican Samuel T. Pirozzolo 33.9% 12,977
Total Votes 38,271

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for New York State Assembly District 63 raised a total of $1,347,766. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $74,876 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, New York State Assembly District 63

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $204,534 1 $204,534
2014 $251,470 2 $125,735
2012 $221,780 2 $110,890
2010 $163,258 2 $81,629
2008 $141,587 2 $70,794
2006 $66,191 2 $33,096
2004 $95,198 2 $47,599
2002 $159,333 3 $53,111
2000 $44,415 2 $22,208
Total $1,347,766 18 $74,876