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New York, State Assembly, District 71

New York State Assembly District 71
Current incumbentAlfred Taylor Democratic Party

New York's seventy-first state assembly district is represented by Democratic Representative Alfred Taylor.

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 71

Incumbent Alfred Taylor (D) won election in the general election for New York State Assembly District 71 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Alfred Taylor (D)
99.6
38,898
Other/Write-in votes
0.4
142

Total votes: 39,040
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 71

Incumbent Alfred Taylor defeated Luis Tejada and Guillermo Perez in the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 71 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Alfred Taylor (D)
47.7
9,846

Luis Tejada (D)
33.9
6,991

Guillermo Perez (D)
18.4
3,798

Total votes: 20,635
Republican primary election

No Republican candidates ran in the primary.

2017

NY Assembly District 71

A special election for the position of New York State Assembly District 71 was held on November 7, 2017.

The seat became vacant on September 5, 2017, after Herman Farrell (D) resigned.

Alfred Taylor (D, WF) was unopposed in the special election.

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 Herman Farrell defeated Vanessa Stanback in the New York State Assembly District 71 general election.

New York State Assembly, District 71 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Herman Farrell Incumbent 92.47% 43,183
Republican Vanessa Stanback 7.53% 3,516
Total Votes 46,699
Source: New York Board of Elections

Incumbent Herman Farrell ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 71 Democratic primary.

New York State Assembly, District 71 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Herman Farrell Incumbent (unopposed)
Vanessa Stanback ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 71 Republican primary.

New York State Assembly, District 71 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Vanessa Stanback (unopposed)
Stanback also ran on the Reform 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 Herman Farrell defeated Kelley S. Boyd in the Democratic primary, while Jerome Johnson was unopposed in the Republican primary. Farrell defeated Johnson in the general election.

New York State Assembly, District 71 General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngHerman Farrell Incumbent 93.5% 16,174
Republican Jerome Johnson 6.5% 1,131
Total Votes 17,305

New York State Assembly, District 71 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngHerman Farrell Incumbent 71.3% 5,551
Kelley S. Boyd 28.7% 2,237
Total Votes 7,788

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 Herman Farrell (D) was unopposed in both the general election and Democratic primary.

New York State Assembly, District 71, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngHerman Farrell Incumbent 100% 36,239
Total Votes 36,239

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for New York State Assembly District 71 raised a total of $2,128,809. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $106,440 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, New York State Assembly District 71

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $107,917 2 $53,959
2014 $176,371 3 $58,790
2012 $219,600 1 $219,600
2010 $281,008 2 $140,504
2008 $222,247 2 $111,124
2006 $314,651 2 $157,326
2004 $323,006 3 $107,669
2002 $327,526 2 $163,763
2000 $156,483 3 $52,161
Total $2,128,809 20 $106,440