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New York, State Assembly, District 72

New York State Assembly District 72
Current incumbentCarmen N. De La Rosa Democratic Party

New York's seventy-second state assembly district is represented by Democratic Representative Carmen N. De La Rosa.

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 72

Incumbent Carmen N. De La Rosa (D) defeated Ronny Goodman (R) in the general election for New York State Assembly District 72 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Carmen N. De La Rosa (D)
94.3
31,317

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Ronny Goodman (R)
5.5
1,841
Other/Write-in votes
0.2
63

Total votes: 33,221
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 72

Incumbent Carmen N. De La Rosa defeated Yomaris Smith and Sosa Jimenez in the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 72 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Carmen N. De La Rosa (D)
81.1
12,838

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Yomaris Smith (D)
13.6
2,150

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Sosa Jimenez (D)
5.3
845

Total votes: 15,833
Republican primary election
Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 72

Ronny Goodman advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 72 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate

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Ronny Goodman (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.

Carmen N. De La Rosa ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 72 general election.

New York State Assembly, District 72 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Carmen N. De La Rosa (unopposed)
Source: New York Board of Elections

Carmen N. De La Rosa defeated George Fernandez and incumbent Guillermo Linares in the New York State Assembly District 72 Democratic primary.

New York State Assembly, District 72 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Carmen N. De La Rosa 52.85% 4,485
Democratic George Fernandez 9.52% 808
Democratic Guillermo Linares Incumbent 37.63% 3,194
Total Votes 8,487

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. Guillermo Linares defeated Francesca Castellanos, Manny De Los Santos, Mayobanex Villalona and Melanie Hidalgo in the Democratic primary, while Ronnie Cabrera was unopposed in the Republican primary. Linares defeated Cabrera in the general election.

New York State Assembly, District 72 General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngGuillermo Linares 91.4% 12,226
Republican Ronnie Cabrera 8.6% 1,149
Total Votes 13,375

New York State Assembly, District 72 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngGuillermo Linares 44.8% 3,210
Manny De Los Santos 26.5% 1,896
Melanie Hidalgo 18.3% 1,308
Francesca Castellanos 7.6% 542
Mayobanex Villalona 2.8% 202
Total Votes 7,158

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 Gabriela Rosa (D) defeated Ronnie Cabrera (R) in the general election. Rosa ran and defeated Melanie Hidalgo, Mayra S. Linares and Ruben D. Vargas in the Democratic primary. Cabrera was unopposed in the Republican primary.

New York State Assembly, District 72, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngGabriela Rosa Incumbent 93.5% 28,815
Republican Ronnie Cabrera 6.5% 2,006
Total Votes 30,821

New York State Assembly, District 72 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngGabriela Rosa 43.4% 3,049
Mayra Linares 34.5% 2,425
Melanie Hidalgo 15.3% 1,077
Ruben Vargas 6.7% 470
Total Votes 7,021

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for New York State Assembly District 72 raised a total of $1,119,521. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $36,114 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, New York State Assembly District 72

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $141,296 3 $47,099
2014 $83,894 6 $13,982
2012 $180,693 6 $30,116
2010 $0 2 $0
2008 $285,710 3 $95,237
2006 $91,659 3 $30,553
2004 $149,236 2 $74,618
2002 $102,082 3 $34,027
2000 $84,951 3 $28,317
Total $1,119,521 31 $36,114