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Bill Nojay
Bill Nojay was a Republican member of the New York State Assembly, representing District 133 from 2013 to 2016. He fatally shot himself in a Rochester cemetery on September 9, 2016.[1]
Nojay's campaign continued, urging voters to vote for him on the September 13 primary. Nojay "defeated" challenger Richard B. Milne, which meant that, under New York law, Republican leaders from three jurisdictions that fall under District 133 were required to select the candidate to replace Nojay for the November 8th ballot. They selected Joseph Errigo, who previously represented District 130.[2][3]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Nojay served on the following committees:
| New York committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Consumer Affairs and Protection |
| • Election Law |
| • Mental Health |
| • Transportation |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Nojay served on the following committees:
| New York committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Cities |
| • Consumer Affairs and Protection |
| • Election Law |
| • Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development |
| • Transportation |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2016
- See also: New York State Assembly elections, 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 Bill Nojay (R) died on September 9, 2016. He still appeared on the primary election ballot. He was replaced on the general election ballot by Joseph Errigo (R).
Joseph Errigo defeated Barbara A. Baer in the New York State Assembly District 133 general election.[4][5]
| New York State Assembly, District 133 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Joseph Errigo |
56.64% | 34,420 | |
| Democratic | Barbara A. Baer | 43.36% | 26,353 | |
| Total Votes | 60,773 | |||
| Source: New York Board of Elections | ||||
Barbara A. Baer ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 133 Democratic primary.[6][7]
| New York State Assembly, District 133 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Barbara A. Baer (unopposed) | |
Baer also ran on the Working Families and Women's Equality Party tickets. Incumbent Bill Nojay defeated Richard B. Milne in the New York State Assembly District 133 Republican primary.[6][7]
| New York State Assembly, District 133 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Bill Nojay Incumbent |
61.01% | 2,848 | |
| Republican | Richard B. Milne | 38.99% | 1,820 | |
| Total Votes | 4,668 | |||
Errigo also ran on the Conservative, Independence, and Reform Party tickets.
2014
- See also: New York State Assembly elections, 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 Bill Nojay was unopposed in the Republican primary. Nojay also ran on the Conservative Party ticket. Nojay was unchallenged in the general election.[8][9][10]
2012
- See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2012
Nojay ran in the 2012 election for New York State Assembly District 133. He defeated Richard E. Burke -- who also ran on the Conservative Party ticket -- in the Republican primary on September 13, 2012. He also ran on the Independence Party of New York State ticket. He defeated Randolph J. Weaver and Richard E. Burke in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[11][12][13]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Nojay |
51.3% | 28,556 | |
| Democratic | Randolph J. Weaver | 38% | 21,165 | |
| Conservative | Richard E. Burke | 10.6% | 5,910 | |
| Total Votes | 55,631 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Bill Nojay |
57.2% | 3,555 |
| Richard Burke | 42.8% | 2,657 |
| Total Votes | 6,212 | |
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2016
In 2016, the 201st New York State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 6 through June 18.
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- EPL/Environmental Advocates: 2016 Environmental Scorecard
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2015
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In 2015, the 201st New York State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 7 through June 25.
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2014
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In 2014, the 200th New York State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 8 to June 19, 2014.
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2013
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In 2013, the 200th New York State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 9 to December 31.
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Notable news
Fraud case in Cambodia
Assemblyman Bill Nojay and three other Americans were charged with fraud in Cambodia. The charges were connected with Nojay's rice exporting company, AKRA Agriculture Partners. The plaintiff, Eng Lykuong, claimed that she invested $1 million into the rice company and eight months later it was bankrupt. The prosecution claimed that the company was an unfunded shell company.[14][15]
In July 2016, the trial was postponed after the plaintiff, Eng Lykuong, said that the judge had a personal relationship with one of the witnesses and a defendant.[15]
Suicide
Nojay killed himself in a cemetery on September 9, 2016. He was scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court on September 9, 2016, to unseal fraud-related charges.[16]
Recent news
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See also
- New York State Assembly
- House Committees
- New York State Legislature
- New York state legislative districts
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions via OpenSecrets
Footnotes
- ↑ NY Daily News, "Upstate Assemblyman Bill Nojay dies in apparent suicide before slated court appearance in fraud case," accessed September 13, 2016
- ↑ New York Times, "GOP voters urged to select dead Assemblyman in New York race," accessed September 14, 2016
- ↑ WXXI News, "Former Assemblyman Joe Errigo choice of GOP leaders to be 133rd Dist. candidate," accessed September 15, 2016
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed October 11, 2016
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Election results, 2016," accessed December 23, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 State/Local Primary," accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 New York State Board of Elections, "Election returns September 13, 2016," accessed November 6, 2016
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Certification for the September 9, 2014, State Primary Election," accessed December 17, 2014
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Primary results for September 9, 2014," accessed October 1, 2014
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "NYS Board of Elections Assembly Election Returns November 4, 2014," accessed December 17, 2014
- ↑ State of New York, State Board of Elections, "Candidate List for the September 13, 2012, State Primary Election," accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ State of New York, State Board of Elections, "Official September 13, 2012, Primary Results," accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ State of New York, State Board of Elections, "Official Assembly Election Returns Nov. 6, 2012," accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ Democrat and Chronicle, "Reports: Nojay sought for questioning in Cambodia," accessed July 6, 2016
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 whec.com, "Fraud case naming Assemblyman Bill Nojay delayed indefinitely," accessed July 6, 2016
- ↑ Democrat & Chronicle, "Assemblyman Bill Nojay faced federal fraud charge," accessed September 13, 2016
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| Preceded by David Gantt (D) |
New York Assembly District 133 2013–2016 |
Succeeded by NA |
