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Jeffrey Dinowitz
| Jeffrey Dinowitz | ||
 | ||
| New York State Assembly District 81 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 1994 - Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 1, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 19 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $79,500/year | |
| Per diem | $171/full day; $61/half day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | February 1994 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | City University of New York, 1975 | |
| J.D. | Brooklyn Law School, 1979 | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | 12/03/1954 | |
| Place of birth | Bronx, NY | |
| Religion | Jewish | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Dinowitz's professional experiences include administrative law judge for the State of New York; an employee of New York State Department of Motor Vehicles; attorney for New York City Comptroller's office; and assistant counsel for New York State Assembly.
Dinowitz earned a BA from Herbert Lehman College, City University of New York and a JD from Brooklyn Law School. He and his wife, Sylvia Gottlieb, have two children; Kara and Eric.[1]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Dinowitz served on the following committees:
| New York Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Consumer Affairs and Protection, Chair | ||||
| • Election Law | ||||
| • Health | ||||
| • Judiciary | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Dinowitz served on the following committees:
| New York Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Aging, Chair | ||||
| • Election Law | ||||
| • Health | ||||
| • Judiciary | ||||
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Dinowitz served on the following committees:
| New York Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Aging | ||||
| • Election Law | ||||
| • Health | ||||
| • Judiciary | ||||
Elections
2012
- See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2012
Dinowitz ran in the 2012 election for New York State Assembly District 81. He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on September 13, 2012. He also ran on the Working Families Party ticket. He defeated Judith Kunz in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012. [2][3]
| New York State Assembly, District 81, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Jeffrey Dinowitz Incumbent |
93% | 32,251 | |
| Conservative | Judith Kunz | 7% | 2,434 | |
| Total Votes | 34,685 | |||
Endorsements
- 32BJ/SEIU[4]
2010
- See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2010
Dinowitz ran unopposed in the September 14 Democratic primary. He defeated Joseph McLaughlin (R) in the general election on November 2. In addition to running on the Democratic ticket, he ran on the Working Familes ticket.[5]
| New York State Assembly, District 81 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Jeffrey Dinowitz (D)
|
16,660 | |||
| Joseph McLaughlin (R) | 4,915 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008 Dinowitz won re-election to the New York State Assembly, District 81, defeating opponent Jeffrey Klapper (C).
Dinowitz raised $75,533 for his campaign while Klapper raised $0.[6]
| New York State Assembly, District 81 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Jeffrey Dinowitz (D)
|
28,702 | |||
| Jeffrey Klapper (C) | 1,271 | |||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, Dinowitz received $86,082 in campaign donations. The top contributors are listed below.[7]
| New York State Assembly 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Top contributors to Jeffrey Dinowitz's campaign in 2010 | |
| New York State United Teachers | $3,800 |
| New York State Trial Lawyers | $3,000 |
| 1199 Seiu United Healthcare Workers East | $2,500 |
| Katsikoumbas, Stefanos | $2,500 |
| Tosellet, Gilles | $2,500 |
| Total Raised in 2010 | $86,082 |
2008
In the 2008 election, Dinowitz raised a total of $75,533.[8]
His five largest contributors in 2008 were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| New York State Trial Lawyers | $4,800 |
| 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East | $3,800 |
| Katsikoumbas, Christina | $2,500 |
| Katsikoumbas, Dimitrios | $2,000 |
| New York Coalition Quality Assisted Living/NYCQAL | $2,000 |
| New York State Funeral Directors Association | $2,000 |
External links
- New York Assembly - Rep. Jeffrey Dinowitz
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998
References
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Dinowitz
- ↑ State of New York, State Board of Elections, Candidate Petition List, retrieved August 15, 2012.
- ↑ ABC News, "New York unofficial 2012 primary election results," accessed September 13, 2012
- ↑ New York Daily News, "32BJ/SEIU Endorses For State Senate, Assembly," August 1, 2012
- ↑ New York Times NY state legislative election results
- ↑ Follow the Money's report 2008 Campaign donations in New York
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2010 contributions
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2008 Campaign contributions
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