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New York, State Assembly, District 97

New York State Assembly District 97
Current incumbentEllen Jaffee Democratic Party

New York's ninety-seventh state assembly district is represented by Democratic Representative Ellen Jaffee.

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 97

Incumbent Ellen Jaffee (D) defeated Rosario Presti Jr. (R) in the general election for New York State Assembly District 97 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Ellen Jaffee (D)
65.6
25,100

Rosario Presti Jr. (R)
34.3
13,123
Other/Write-in votes
0.1
25

Total votes: 38,248
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 97

Incumbent Ellen Jaffee advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 97 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate

Ellen Jaffee (D)

Republican primary election
Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 97

Rosario Presti Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 97 on September 13, 2018.

Candidate

Rosario Presti Jr. (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 Ellen Jaffee defeated Joseph S. Chabot and Thomas M. Gulla in the New York State Assembly District 97 general election.

New York State Assembly, District 97 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Ellen Jaffee Incumbent 61.36% 29,782
Republican Joseph S. Chabot 36.40% 17,670
Working Families Thomas M. Gulla 2.24% 1,088
Total Votes 48,540
Source: New York Board of Elections

Incumbent Ellen Jaffee defeated Thomas M. Gulla in the New York State Assembly District 97 Democratic primary.

New York State Assembly, District 97 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Ellen Jaffee Incumbent 65.41% 6,200
Democratic Thomas M. Gulla 34.59% 3,279
Total Votes 9,479

Jaffee also ran on the Green Party ticket. Gulla also ran on the Working Families ticket. Joseph S. Chabot ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 97 Republican primary.

New York State Assembly, District 97 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Joseph S. Chabot (unopposed)
Chabot also ran on the Conservative and Reform Party tickets.

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 Ellen Jaffee was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Robert Romanowski was unopposed in the Republican primary. Jaffee ran on the Working Families Party and Romanowski ran on the Conservative Party ticket. Jaffee defeated Romanowski in the general election.

New York State Assembly, District 97 General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngEllen Jaffee Incumbent 58.6% 16,375
Republican Robert Romanowski 41.4% 11,557
Total Votes 27,932

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 Ellen Jaffee (D) defeated Joseph T. Gravagna (R) in the general election. Jaffee -- who also ran on the Working Families Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets -- was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Gravagna was unopposed in the Republican primary; he also ran on the Independence Party of New York State and Conservative Party tickets.

New York State Assembly, District 97, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngEllen Jaffee Incumbent 65.2% 29,546
Republican Joseph T. Gravagna 34.8% 15,801
Total Votes 45,347

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for New York State Assembly District 97 raised a total of $1,175,227. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $55,963 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, New York State Assembly District 97

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $106,541 3 $35,514
2014 $56,920 2 $28,460
2012 $70,066 2 $35,033
2010 $83,799 2 $41,900
2008 $85,108 2 $42,554
2006 $236,894 2 $118,447
2004 $118,443 2 $59,222
2002 $232,497 4 $58,124
2000 $184,959 2 $92,480
Total $1,175,227 21 $55,963