Christopher B. Garvey

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Christopher B. Garvey

Libertarian Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 6, 2018

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Christopher B. Garvey (Libertarian Party, Reform Party) ran for election for Attorney General of New York. Garvey (Libertarian Party) lost in the general election on November 6, 2018. He lost in the Reform Party primary on September 13, 2018.

Garvey was a 2015 candidate for the Supreme Court 12th Judicial District in New York. He also ran as a Libertarian candidate for governor of New York in 1998 and for Suffolk District Attorney in 2017, 2013, and 2009.

Biography

Christopher Garvey’s career experience includes working as a patent attorney, as an instructor with NY Sailing School, and as an industrial designer with Roy Alexander Design. He joined the National Rifle Association in 2001, and has been a member of the Sportsmen's Association for Firearms Education. He was the vice president of the Ripon Society--NY Chapter and the chairman of the Suffolk County Libertarian Organization, the Suffolk Society for Individual Liberty, and the Nassau Bar Association Speakers' Bureau Subcommittee. Garvey was previously a member of the Foundation for Economic Education.

Elections

2018

See also: New York Attorney General election, 2018

General election

General election for Attorney General of New York

Letitia James defeated Keith Wofford, Michael Sussman, Christopher B. Garvey, and Nancy Sliwa in the general election for Attorney General of New York on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Letitia James (D)	62.4	3,739,239
		Keith Wofford (R)	35.2	2,108,600
		Michael Sussman (G)	1.2	72,512
		Christopher B. Garvey (L)	0.7	43,767
	Submit photo	Nancy Sliwa (Reform Party)	0.4	26,441
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	2,958

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,993,517
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Vincent Messina (Independence Party)
• Kenneth Schaeffer (Working Families Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Attorney General of New York

Letitia James defeated Zephyr Teachout, Sean Maloney, and Leecia Eve in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of New York on September 13, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Letitia James	40.3	608,308
		Zephyr Teachout	31.0	468,083
		Sean Maloney	25.1	379,099
		Leecia Eve	3.5	52,367

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,507,857
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Attorney General of New York

Keith Wofford advanced from the Republican primary for Attorney General of New York on September 13, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Keith Wofford

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Green primary election

Green primary for Attorney General of New York

Michael Sussman advanced from the Green primary for Attorney General of New York on September 13, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Michael Sussman

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Independence Party primary election

Independence Party primary for Attorney General of New York

Vincent Messina advanced from the Independence Party primary for Attorney General of New York on September 13, 2018.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Vincent Messina

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Reform Party primary election

Reform Party primary for Attorney General of New York

Nancy Sliwa defeated Michael Diederich Jr. and Christopher B. Garvey in the Reform Party primary for Attorney General of New York on September 13, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Nancy Sliwa	52.8	14,864
	Submit photo	Michael Diederich Jr.	24.0	6,752
		Christopher B. Garvey	23.2	6,533

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 28,149
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Working Families Party primary election

Working Families Party primary for Attorney General of New York

Kenneth Schaeffer advanced from the Working Families Party primary for Attorney General of New York on September 13, 2018.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Kenneth Schaeffer

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Campaign themes

2018

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The candidate completed Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form:

“	What is your political philosophy? "" ...the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed."" The Libertarian Principle: People should be free to do whatever they want, except to initiate force, the threat of force, or fraud against other people or their property. Laws & regulations should be tested against the Libertarian Principle. If a law has another purpose, such as (in 1937) banning hemp so Big Oil Companies needn't compete with hemp Diesel oil, the law should not be enforced. I won't enforce such laws. The Attorney General can help protect people from bad laws. I won't prosecute the innocent. I shall investigate & prosecute public officials (elected & otherwise) who divert government money to themselves or to their friends. My loyalty is to the people - - not to high officials of established political parties. NY's over-regulation of its people costs the people jobs, time, and money. I would scrutinize bad regulations & laws for unconstitutional flaws, and work to invalidate such laws. Victims have helped me identify such bad regulations & laws. My election would encourage more victims of bad laws to tell me about such bad regulations & laws. I will publicly encourage them. I would litigate to enforce the Open Meetings Law. Many local legislators have closed secret caucus sessions in which a majority decides on spending, contracts, and legislation. A series of cryptic numbered bills are handed out as a list shortly before the lawful public legislature meeting. After the public speaks, each bill number is proposed and then passed, over objections by citizens & minority legislators. Such secret procedures violate the open meetings law. I will ask local activists to advise me of violations of the Open Meetings Law. The ""Three men in a Room"" (Governor + Assembly Leader + Senate Leader) last-minute legislation process in NY State violates the NY State Constitution. I will litigate to change it. Is there anything you would like to add? In this 7-candidate race, I'm the only candidate who supports the 2nd Amendment. votegarvey.org	”
—Christopher Garvey

Reform Party primary election

Reform Party primary election

Reform Party primary for Attorney General of New York

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Nancy Sliwa	52.8	14,864
	Submit photo	Michael Diederich Jr.	24.0	6,752
		Christopher B. Garvey	23.2	6,533

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2015

See also: New York judicial elections, 2015

New York's judicial elections included a primary on September 10, 2015, and a general on November 3, 2015. The filing deadline for primary candidates was August 16, 2015.

The candidates ran for six open seats.

Supreme Court 12th Judicial District, 6 open seats, General Election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Lizbeth Gonzalez	16.5%	21,803
	Democratic	Robert T. Johnson	16.5%	21,756
	Democratic	Sallie Manzanet-Daniels Incumbent	15.6%	20,555
	Democratic	Ruben Franco	14.9%	19,649
	Democratic	Dianne Renwick Incumbent	14.5%	19,128
	Democratic	Mitchell J. Danziger	13.9%	18,256
	Republican, Conservative	Steve Mayo	3.0%	3,931
	Republican, Conservative	Guy T. Parisi	2.6%	3,489
	Conservative	Christopher B. Garvey	2.0%	2,674
		Write-in votes	0.42%	554
Total Votes (96.67% of precincts reporting)				131,795
Source: New York City Board of Elections, "Unofficial Election Results: Justice of the Supreme Court 12th Judicial District," November 4, 2015

See also

• New York Attorney General
• New York Attorney General election, 2018
• Courts in New York
• New York Supreme Courts
• New York judicial elections, 2015

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