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New York, State Senate, District 23

New York State Senate District 23
Current incumbentDiane Savino Democratic Party

New York's twenty-third state senate district is represented by Democratic Senator Diane Savino.

New York state senators represent an average of 312,550 residents, as of the 2010 Census. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 306,072 residents.

About the office

Members of the New York State Senate 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).

Pension

Some legislators in New York are able to begin collecting a state pension while still serving in office and also receiving their normal salary. Under state law, if a lawmaker took office prior to 1995, they are eligible to begin collecting an annual pension once they turn 65. Those who took office after 1994 are not able to collect a pension while still in office. As of 2011, Rep. Herman Farrell (D) was the highest-paid state legislator, collecting his $113,500 salary as well as a pension of $81,619.

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the senate, 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 Senate 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 Senate District 23

Incumbent Diane Savino (D) defeated David Krainert (R) and Jasmine Robinson (Working Families Party) in the general election for New York State Senate District 23 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Diane Savino (D)
68.9
44,995

David Krainert (R)
27.7
18,084

Jasmine Robinson (Working Families Party)
3.4
2,196
Other/Write-in votes
0.1
75

Total votes: 65,350
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 23

Incumbent Diane Savino defeated Jasmine Robinson and Brandon Stradford in the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 23 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Diane Savino (D)
67.5
13,270

Jasmine Robinson (D)
20.4
4,015

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Brandon Stradford (D)
12.0
2,363

Total votes: 19,648
Republican primary election
Republican primary for New York State Senate District 23

David Krainert advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Senate District 23 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate

David Krainert (R)

2016

Elections for the New York State Senate 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 Diane Savino ran unopposed in the New York State Senate District 23 general election.

New York State Senate, District 23 General Election, 2016

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

Incumbent Diane Savino ran unopposed in the New York State Senate District 23 Democratic primary.

New York State Senate, District 23 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Diane Savino Incumbent (unopposed)
Savino also ran on the Independence Party ticket.

2014

Elections for the New York State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election took place November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 10, 2014. Incumbent Diane Savino was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Savino also ran on the Independence Party of New York State ticket. Savino was unchallenged in the general election.

2012

Elections for the office of New York State Senate 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 Diane Savino (D) defeated Lisa Grey (R) in the general election. Savino -- who also ran on the Working Families Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets -- was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Grey was unopposed in the Republican primary.

New York State Senate, District 23, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDiane Savino Incumbent 77% 50,553
Republican Lisa Grey 23% 15,131
Total Votes 65,684

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for New York State Senate District 23 raised a total of $4,180,310. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $220,016 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, New York State Senate District 23

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $541,841 1 $541,841
2014 $574,473 1 $574,473
2012 $489,751 2 $244,876
2010 $441,861 1 $441,861
2008 $316,747 2 $158,374
2006 $169,673 1 $169,673
2004 $959,502 5 $191,900
2002 $211,860 2 $105,930
2000 $474,602 4 $118,651
Total $4,180,310 19 $220,016