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New York, State Assembly, District 13

New York State Assembly District 13
Current incumbentCharles Lavine Democratic Party

New York's thirteenth state assembly district is represented by Democratic Representative Charles Lavine.

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 13

Incumbent Charles Lavine (D) defeated Andrew Monteleone (R) in the general election for New York State Assembly District 13 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Charles Lavine (D)
68.1
31,602

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Andrew Monteleone (R)
31.9
14,804
Other/Write-in votes
0.0
14

Total votes: 46,420
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 13

Incumbent Charles Lavine advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 13 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate

Charles Lavine (D)

Republican primary election
Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 13

Andrew Monteleone advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 13 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate

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Andrew Monteleone (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 Charles Lavine defeated Jeffrey S. Vitale and Jeffery J. Peress in the New York State Assembly District 13 general election.

New York State Assembly, District 13 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Charles Lavine Incumbent 62.42% 31,860
Republican Jeffrey S. Vitale 36.38% 18,570
Green Party Jeffery J. Peress 1.20% 614
Total Votes 51,044
Source: New York Board of Elections

Incumbent Charles Lavine ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 13 Democratic primary.

New York State Assembly, District 13 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Charles Lavine Incumbent (unopposed)
Lavine also ran on the Working Families and Women's Equality Party tickets. Jeffrey S. Vitale ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 13 Republican primary.

New York State Assembly, District 13 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jeffrey S. Vitale (unopposed)
Vitale also ran on the Conservative and Reform Party tickets. Jeffery J. Peress ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 13 Green primary.

New York State Assembly, District 13 Green Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Green Party Green check mark transparent.png Jeffery J. Peress (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. Incumbent Charles Lavine was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Louis Imbroto was unopposed in the Republican primary. Jeffery J. Peress ran as a Green Party candidate. Lavine ran on the Working Families Party, Women's Equality Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets and Imbroto ran on the Conservative Party ticket. Lavine defeated Imbroto and Peress in the general election.

New York State Assembly, District 13 General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngCharles Lavine Incumbent 60.2% 17,687
Republican Louis Imbroto 38.4% 11,290
Green Jeffery J. Peress 1.3% 389
Total Votes 29,366

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 Charles Lavine (D) defeated Jeffery J. Peress (G) and Louis Imbroto (R) in the general election. Lavine -- who also ran on the Working Families Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets -- was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Imbroto ran unopposed in the Republican primary; he also ran on the Conservative Party ticket.

New York State Assembly, District 13, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngCharles Lavine Incumbent 63.3% 29,089
Republican Louis Imbroto 35.8% 16,470
Green Jeffery J. Peress 0.9% 395
Total Votes 45,954

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for New York State Assembly District 13 raised a total of $1,505,488. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $57,903 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, New York State Assembly District 13

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $169,329 3 $56,443
2014 $241,428 3 $80,476
2012 $154,487 3 $51,496
2010 $176,528 2 $88,264
2008 $140,137 2 $70,069
2006 $131,257 2 $65,629
2004 $331,591 3 $110,530
2002 $86,451 4 $21,613
2000 $74,280 4 $18,570
Total $1,505,488 26 $57,903