Gia Arnold
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Gia Arnold was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 62 of the New York State Senate.
Arnold withdrew from the race on August 12, 2014, after she admitted to having an extra-martial affair, but on August 22, 2014, rejoined the race due to the support she received.[1][2]
Campaign themes
2014
Arnold's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[3]
Control
- Excerpt: "Gia believes in lessening the restrictions and mandates set forth by state government, reducing control, and restoring the power back into the hands of the people through local government and community involvement."
Common Core
- Excerpt: "Gia believes this state’s educations system is failing our children. Our current public school system has adopted a curriculum that is supposed to be one size fits all. Not only does it attempt to make cookie cutter replicas of all students, it fails to recognize that each child is truly unique."
Taxes
- Excerpt: "Representing the 3 counties with highest property taxes per value in the state, Gia believes in reducing taxes for homeowners, as well as across the board. She would like to cut unfunded mandates as well as analyze large spending programs to find areas where expenses can be reduced."
Freedom
- Excerpt: "Gia believes in a small, limited government, which allows all people to live freely. She believes that all New Yorkers are equal under the guaranteed equal rights under Constitution, and should be able to do as they please so long as they are not causing injustice towards another."
2nd Amendment
- Excerpt: "Gia is opposed to any measure of gun control and would like to see the SAFE Act fully repealed. She would also like to see that it become easier for law abiding citizens in New York State to obtain a handgun permit. Instead of targeting law abiding gun owners, she would like to see a focus on stricter penalties for violent criminals as well as gun safety in classrooms and readily available for those interested."
Elections
2014
- See also: New York State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the New York State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election took place November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 10, 2014. Johnny G. Destino was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Robert Ortt defeated Gia Arnold in the Republican primary. Ortt also ran on the Conservative Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets. Paul Brown ran as a Working Families Party candidate. Ortt defeated Destino and Brown in the general election.[4][5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Robert Ortt |
64% | 47,606 | |
| Democratic | Johnny G. Destino | 29.2% | 21,678 | |
| None | Blank | 4.2% | 3,136 | |
| Working Families | Paul Brown | 2.5% | 1,840 | |
| None | Scattering | 0.1% | 41 | |
| None | Void | 0% | 30 | |
| Total Votes | 74,331 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Robert Ortt |
78% | 5,645 |
| Gia Arnold | 22% | 1,589 |
| Total Votes | 7,234 | |
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Gia + Arnold + New + York + Senate"
See also
- New York State Senate
- New York State Senate District 62
- New York State Senate elections, 2014
- New York State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ UPI.com, "New York state Senate candidate drops out after affair revealed," August 14, 2014
- ↑ Wgrz.com, "Gia Arnold back in the race for NYS Senate," August 22, 2014
- ↑ Vote Gia, "Issues," accessed September 5, 2014
- ↑ 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 Senate Election Returns November 4, 2014," accessed December 17, 2014
Current members of the New York State Senate
Leadership
Majority Leader:Andrea Stewart-Cousins
Minority Leader:Robert Ortt
Senators
District 1
Anthony Palumbo (R)
District 2
Mario Mattera (R)
District 3
Dean Murray (R)
District 4
Monica Martinez (D)
District 5
Steven Rhoads (R)
District 6
Siela Bynoe (D)
District 7
Jack Martins (R)
District 8
Alexis Weik (R)
District 9
District 10
James Sanders (D)
District 11
Toby Stavisky (D)
District 12
Michael Gianaris (D)
District 13
Jessica Ramos (D)
District 14
Leroy Comrie (D)
District 15
Joseph Addabbo (D)
District 16
John Liu (D)
District 17
Steve Chan (R)
District 18
Julia Salazar (D)
District 19
Roxanne Persaud (D)
District 20
Zellnor Myrie (D)
District 21
Kevin Parker (D)
District 22
Sam Sutton (D)
District 23
District 24
Andrew Lanza (R)
District 25
Jabari Brisport (D)
District 26
Andrew Gounardes (D)
District 27
Brian Kavanagh (D)
District 28
Liz Krueger (D)
District 29
Jose Serrano (D)
District 30
Cordell Cleare (D)
District 31
Robert Jackson (D)
District 32
Luis Sepúlveda (D)
District 33
J. Rivera (D)
District 34
District 35
District 36
Jamaal Bailey (D)
District 37
Shelley Mayer (D)
District 38
William Weber (R)
District 39
Robert Rolison (R)
District 40
Peter Harckham (D)
District 41
Michelle Hinchey (D)
District 42
James Skoufis (D)
District 43
Jacob Ashby (R)
District 44
James Tedisco (R)
District 45
Daniel Stec (R)
District 46
Patricia Fahy (D)
District 47
District 48
Rachel May (D)
District 49
Mark Walczyk (R)
District 50
Christopher Ryan (D)
District 51
Peter Oberacker (R)
District 52
Lea Webb (D)
District 53
Joseph Griffo (R)
District 54
Pamela Helming (R)
District 55
Samra Brouk (D)
District 56
Jeremy Cooney (D)
District 57
George Borrello (R)
District 58
Thomas O'Mara (R)
District 59
Kristen Gonzalez (D)
District 60
Patrick Gallivan (R)
District 61
Sean Ryan (D)
District 62
Robert Ortt (R)
District 63
April Baskin (D)
Democratic Party (41)
Republican Party (22)
