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Brian Barnwell
Brian Barnwell (Democratic Party) was a member of the New York State Assembly, representing District 30. He assumed office in 2017. He left office on January 1, 2023.
Barnwell (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New York State Assembly to represent District 30. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on June 28, 2022.
Background
Barnwell launched his 2016 campaign after working as the director of special events for Councilman Costa Constantinides. He has had family living in the Woodside area since the 1930s.
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Barnwell was assigned to the following committees:
- Aging Committee
- Agriculture Committee
- Banks Committee
- Labor Committee
- Real Property Taxation Committee
- Veterans' Affairs Committee
2019-2020
Barnwell was assigned to the following committees:
- Banks Committee
- Aging Committee
- Children and Families Committee
- Judiciary Committee
- Libraries and Education Technology Committee
- Real Property Taxation Committee
- Labor Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| New York committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Aging |
| • Children and Families |
| • Labor |
| • Libraries and Education Technology |
| • Real Property Taxation |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2022
General election
General election for New York State Assembly District 30
Steven Raga defeated Sean Lally in the general election for New York State Assembly District 30 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Steven Raga (D)  | 58.3 | 11,473 |
 | Sean Lally (R / Medical Freedom Party) | 41.5 | 8,169 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 28 | ||
| Total votes: 19,670 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 30
Steven Raga defeated Ramon Cando in the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 30 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steven Raga | 70.7 | 2,717 |
| Ramon Cando | 28.6 | 1,100 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 24 | ||
| Total votes: 3,841 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brian Barnwell (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Sean Lally advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 30.
2020
See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2020
General election
General election for New York State Assembly District 30
Incumbent Brian Barnwell won election in the general election for New York State Assembly District 30 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brian Barnwell (D) | 99.0 | 32,866 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 333 | ||
| Total votes: 33,199 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Brian Barnwell advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 30.
2018
- See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2018
General election
General election for New York State Assembly District 30
Incumbent Brian Barnwell defeated Eric Butkiewicz in the general election for New York State Assembly District 30 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Barnwell (D) | 75.9 | 21,082 |
 | Eric Butkiewicz (R) | 23.9 | 6,644 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 53 | ||
| Total votes: 27,779 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 30
Incumbent Brian Barnwell defeated Melissa Sklarz in the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 30 on September 13, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Barnwell | 64.3 | 5,675 |
 | Melissa Sklarz | 35.7 | 3,149 | |
| Total votes: 8,824 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 30
Eric Butkiewicz advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 30 on September 13, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Eric Butkiewicz |
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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.
Brian Barnwell defeated Anthony P. Nunziato in the New York State Assembly District 30 general election.[1][2]
| New York State Assembly, District 30 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Brian Barnwell |
67.93% | 24,452 | |
| Republican | Anthony P. Nunziato | 32.07% | 11,542 | |
| Total Votes | 35,994 | |||
| Source: New York Board of Elections | ||||
Brian Barnwell defeated incumbent Margaret Markey in the New York State Assembly District 30 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| New York State Assembly, District 30 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Brian Barnwell |
61.25% | 1,710 | |
| Democratic | Margaret Markey Incumbent | 38.75% | 1,082 | |
| Total Votes | 2,792 | |||
Anthony P. Nunziato ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 30 Republican primary.[3][4]
| New York State Assembly, District 30 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Anthony P. Nunziato (unopposed) | |
Nunziato also ran on the Conservative and Reform Party tickets.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Brian Barnwell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Barnwell's campaign platform includes the following:
| “ | Barnwell’s platform – focusing on taxes, education and affordable housing – includes issues such as lowering personal income and corporate taxes; helping raise minimum wage; empowering teachers, parents and administrators in local schools and creating new curriculum based on districts; building more schools; and increasing the amount of affordable housing in the developing area.[5] | ” |
| —QNS.com[6] | ||
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Scorecards
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2022
In 2022, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 5 to June 4.
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2021
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In 2021, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 6 to June 10.
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2020
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In 2020, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 8 to December 31.
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2019
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In 2019, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 9 through January 8, 2020.
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2018
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In 2018, the 202nd New York State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 3 through June 20.
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2017
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In 2017, the 202nd New York State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 4 through December 31. A recess began June 21, and there was a special session June 28-29.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 State/Local Primary," accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 New York State Board of Elections, "Election returns September 13, 2016," accessed November 6, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ QNS.com, "Woodside resident to seek Assembly seat and fight for the middle class," accessed September 9, 2016
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| Preceded by - |
New York State Assembly District 30 2017-2023 |
Succeeded by Steven Raga (D) |
