Christopher Friend

Christopher Friend
New York State Assembly District 124
Incumbent
In office
2011 - Present
Term ends
January 1, 2015
Years in position	2
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$79,500/year
Per diem	$171/full day; $61/half day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	2010
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	N/A
Education
Bachelor's	University of New Hampshire
Master's	State University of New York at Buffalo
Ph.D.	State University of New York at Buffalo
Personal
Profession	Chemist
Websites
Office website

Christopher S. Friend is a Republican member of the New York State Assembly, representing District 124 since 2013. He previously represented District 137 from 2011 to 2013.

Though trained as a chemist, Friend has been involved with local government for the Town of Big Flats and elected to the Chemung County Legislature before running for assembly.

He holds a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of New Hampshire as well as a master's degree and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from SUNY Buffalo. He and his wife Renee have four children, Brianna, Joshua, Ashley, and Elijah.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Friend served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Friend served on the following committees:

Elections

2012

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2012

Friend ran in the 2012 election for New York State Assembly District 124. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on September 13, 2012. He also ran on the Conservative Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets. He was unchallenged in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

New York State Assembly, District 124, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Christopher Friend Incumbent	100%	37,789
Total Votes				37,789

2010

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2010

Friend defeated Paul Marcellus in the September 14 Republican primary. Friend defeated James Hare (D) and Paul Marcellus (Conservative) in the general election on November 2.

New York State Assembly, District 137 2010
Candidates		Votes
Christopher Friend (R)		21,248
James Hare (D)		10,844
Paul Marcellus (C)		1,677

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Friend raised a total of $82,558 in campaign contributions.

His three largest campaign contributors in 2010 were:

Donor	Amount
Friend, Christopher S	$37,216
Republican Assembly Campaign Cmte of New York	$15,000
Friends for Winner	$3,000

Personal

Friend and his wife Renee have four children.

External links

Suggest a link

• House website
• Project Vote Smart biography
• Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Campaign contributions: 2010

References

Political offices
Preceded by William Barclay (R)	New York Assembly District 124 2013-present	Succeeded by NA
Preceded by Thomas O'Mara (R)	New York Assembly District 137 2011-2013	Succeeded by David Gantt (D)

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