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New York, State Assembly, District 51

New York State Assembly District 51
Current incumbentFelix Ortiz Democratic Party

New York's fifty-first state assembly district is represented by Democratic Representative Felix Ortiz.

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 51

Incumbent Felix Ortiz (D) won election in the general election for New York State Assembly District 51 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Felix Ortiz (D)
98.9
20,738
Other/Write-in votes
1.1
232

Total votes: 20,970
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 51

Incumbent Felix Ortiz advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 51 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate

Felix Ortiz (D)

Republican primary election

No Republican candidates ran in the primary.

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 Felix Ortiz defeated Henry Lallave in the New York State Assembly District 51 general election.

New York State Assembly, District 51 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Felix Ortiz Incumbent 88.03% 24,181
Republican Henry Lallave 11.97% 3,288
Total Votes 27,469
Source: New York Board of Elections

Incumbent Felix Ortiz ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 51 Democratic primary.

New York State Assembly, District 51 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Felix Ortiz Incumbent (unopposed)
Henry Lallave ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 51 Republican primary.

New York State Assembly, District 51 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Henry Lallave (unopposed)
Lallave also ran on the Conservative Party ticket.

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 Felix Ortiz defeated Ceasar Zuniga in the Democratic primary, while Sandra Palacios-Serrano ran on the Conservative Party ticket. Ortiz defeated Palacios-Serrano in the general election.

New York State Assembly, District 51 General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngFelix Ortiz Incumbent 88% 7,887
Conservative Sandra Palacios-Serrano 12% 1,073
Total Votes 8,960

New York State Assembly, District 51 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngFelix Ortiz Incumbent 71.8% 2,648
Ceasar Zuniga 28.2% 1,041
Total Votes 3,689

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 Felix Ortiz (D) defeated Henry Lallave (R) in the general election and was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Lallave was unopposed in the Republican primary; he also ran on the Conservative Party ticket.

New York State Assembly, District 51, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngFelix Ortiz Incumbent 87.8% 18,918
Republican Henry Lallave 12.2% 2,635
Total Votes 21,553

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for New York State Assembly District 51 raised a total of $541,146. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $27,057 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, New York State Assembly District 51

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $5,000 2 $2,500
2014 $249,964 3 $83,321
2012 $28,075 2 $14,038
2010 $78,526 2 $39,263
2008 $40,235 3 $13,412
2006 $39,175 2 $19,588
2004 $33,425 2 $16,713
2002 $19,876 2 $9,938
2000 $46,870 2 $23,435
Total $541,146 20 $27,057