New York State Assembly District 1 | ||
Current incumbent | Fred Thiele |
New York's first state assembly district is represented by Independence Representative Fred Thiele.
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.
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.
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."
State legislators | |
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Salary | Per diem |
$110,000/year | $174/day (including overnight) or $59/day (no overnight). |
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.
This district is one of 710 state legislative districts that intersects with one or more Pivot Counties. These 206 Pivot Counties voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012.
The 206 Pivot Counties are located in 34 states. Iowa, with 31, had the most such counties. The partisan makeup of state legislative districts intersecting with Pivot Counties is slightly more Republican than the overall partisan makeup of state legislatures throughout the country.
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.
Incumbent Fred Thiele (Independence Party) defeated Patrick O'Connor (R) in the general election for New York State Assembly District 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
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✔ |
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Fred Thiele (Independence Party) |
61.6
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31,961 |
|
Patrick O'Connor (R) |
38.4
|
19,953 | |
Other/Write-in votes |
0.0
|
9 |
|
Total votes: 51,923 (100.00% precincts reporting) |
No Democratic candidates ran in the primary.
Patrick O'Connor advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 1 on September 13, 2018.
Candidate |
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✔ |
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Patrick O'Connor (R) |
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Incumbent Fred Thiele (Independence Party) defeated Patrick O'Connor (R) in the general election for New York State Assembly District 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
✔ |
|
Fred Thiele (Independence Party) |
61.6
|
31,961 |
|
Patrick O'Connor (R) |
38.4
|
19,953 | |
Other/Write-in votes |
0.0
|
9 |
|
Total votes: 51,923 (100.00% precincts reporting) |
No Democratic candidates ran in the primary.
Patrick O'Connor advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 1 on September 13, 2018.
Candidate |
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✔ |
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Patrick O'Connor (R) |
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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 Fred Thiele defeated Heather Collins in the New York State Assembly District 1 general election.New York State Assembly, District 1 General Election, 2016
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | Fred Thiele Incumbent | 62.35% | 35,246 | |
Republican | Heather Collins | 37.65% | 21,280 | |
Total Votes | 56,526 | |||
Source: New York Board of Elections |
New York State Assembly, District 1 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party | Candidate | |
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Democratic | Fred Thiele Incumbent (unopposed) |
New York State Assembly, District 1 Republican Primary, 2016
Party | Candidate | |
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Republican | Heather Collins (unopposed) |
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 Fred Thiele was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Heather Collins was unopposed in the Republican primary. Brian DeSesa ran on the Conservative Party ticket. Thiele also ran on the Working Families Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets. Thiele defeated Collins and DeSesa in the general election.
New York State Assembly, District 1 General Election, 2014
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | Fred Thiele Incumbent | 60.6% | 19,956 | |
Republican | Heather Collins | 32.4% | 10,684 | |
Conservative | Brian DeSesa | 7% | 2,313 | |
Total Votes | 32,953 |
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 Fred Thiele (D) was unopposed in both the general election and Democratic primary. He also ran on the Working Families Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets.
New York State Assembly, District 1, General Election, 2012
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | Fred Thiele Incumbent | 100% | 38,005 | |
Total Votes | 38,005 |
From 2002 to 2016, candidates for New York State Assembly District 1 raised a total of $1,293,820. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $64,691 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.
Campaign contributions, New York State Assembly District 1
Year | Amount | Candidates | Average |
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2016 | $19,075 | 2 | $9,538 |
2014 | $21,350 | 3 | $7,117 |
2012 | $6,495 | 2 | $3,248 |
2010 | $379,591 | 2 | $189,796 |
2008 | $192,879 | 2 | $96,440 |
2006 | $218,436 | 2 | $109,218 |
2004 | $179,821 | 2 | $89,911 |
2002 | $162,976 | 3 | $54,325 |
2000 | $113,197 | 2 | $56,599 |
Total | $1,293,820 | 20 | $64,691 |