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John DeFrancisco
| John DeFrancisco | ||
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| New York Senate District 50 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 1993 - present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 1, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 20 | |
| 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 | November 3, 1992 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | Syracuse University | |
| J.D. | Duke University | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | October 16, 1946 | |
| Place of birth | Syracuse, NY | |
| Profession | Attorney | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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DeFrancisco has worked as Associate for Simpson, Thacher and Bartlett. He went on to work as Judge Advocate for the United States Air Force from 1972 to 1975. From 1975 to 1977 he was Assistant District Attorney for Onandoga County. He then worked as Adjunct Professor of Law for Syracuse University College of Law from 1978 to 1990. He has worked as an attorney for DeFrancisco Law Firm since 1977.
DeFrancisco earned his BS in Engineering from Syracuse University in 1968. He went on to receive his JD from Duke University Law School in 1971.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, DeFrancisco served on the following committees:
| New York Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Finance, Chair | ||||
| • Banks | ||||
| • Cities | ||||
| • Codes | ||||
| • Crime Victims, Crime and Correction | ||||
| • Judiciary | ||||
| • Labor | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, DeFrancisco served on these committees:
| New York Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Banks | ||||
| • Cities | ||||
| • Codes | ||||
| • Crime Victims, Crime and Correction | ||||
| • Finance, Chair | ||||
| • Judiciary | ||||
| • Labor | ||||
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, DeFrancisco served on these committees:
| New York Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Banks | ||||
| • Codes | ||||
| • Finance | ||||
| • Judiciary | ||||
Elections
2012
- See also: New York State Senate elections, 2012
DeFrancisco ran in the 2012 election for New York State Senate District 50. 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. DeFrancisco defeated Michael Donnelly (G) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[1]
| New York State Senate, District 50, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  John DeFrancisco Incumbent |
85.9% | 94,910 | |
| Green | Michael Donnelly | 14.1% | 15,591 | |
| Total Votes | 110,501 | |||
2010
DeFrancisco was unopposed in the September 14 Republican primary. He defeated Kathleen Joy (R) in the November 2 general election.[2]
| New York State Senate, General Election Results, District 50 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| John DeFrancisco (R)
|
58,892 | |||
| Kathleen Joy (D) | 31,997 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008 John DeFrancisco won the election for New York State Senate, District 50 with 87,795 votes.
| New York State Senate, District 50 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| John DeFrancisco (R)
|
72,337 | |||
| Carol Mulcahy (D) | 39,431 | |||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
Listed below are the largest contributors to DeFrancisco's 2010 campaign.[3]
| New York State Senate 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Top contributors to John DeFrancisco's campaign in 2010 | |
| DeFrancisco Re-Election Committee | $20,000 |
| 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East | $9,500 |
| Fransican Management Services | $6,395 |
| New York State Association of Realtors | $5,800 |
| Kimberly Mezzalingua | $5,000 |
| Total Raised in 2010 | $243,364 |
Personal
DeFrancisco and his wife, Linda, have three children.
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External links
- John DeFrancisco's personal website
- Official New York State Senate website
- Project Vote Smart biography
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998
- John DeFrancisco on Facebook
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