Giovanni Perna
Giovanni Perna (Republican Party, Conservative Party, Save Our City Party) ran for election to the New York State Assembly to represent District 38. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Perna completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Giovanni Perna was born in Queens, New York. He earned a bachelor's degree from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2020
General election
General election for New York State Assembly District 38
Jenifer Rajkumar defeated Giovanni Perna in the general election for New York State Assembly District 38 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jenifer Rajkumar (D)  | 72.6 | 25,232 |
 | Giovanni Perna (R / Conservative Party / Save Our City Party) | 27.2 | 9,443 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 66 | ||
| Total votes: 34,741 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 38
Jenifer Rajkumar defeated incumbent Michael Miller and Joseph De Jesus in the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 38 on June 23, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jenifer Rajkumar | 51.9 | 3,817 |
 | Michael Miller | 25.2 | 1,851 | |
 | Joseph De Jesus | 22.7 | 1,668 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 12 | ||
| Total votes: 7,348 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Giovanni Perna advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 38.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Giovanni Perna advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Assembly District 38.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Giovanni Perna completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Perna's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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After graduating, Giovanni has worked in Albany for Assemblyman Peter D. Lopez for the 2017 legislation session. While being mentored by Mr. Peter Lopez, a knowledgeable and great person, Giovanni attended numerous committees, task force, and constituent meetings about proposed legislations/bills. He has also participated and help address district issues such as flood recovery, jobs, schools, businesses, public transportation, and drug epidemic.
Giovanni has aspirations of following up in the political field, in hope of making changes for a better and safer New York City, and State. Giovanni intends to uplift his community and pave the way for the future. With that being said, his first step is to run for Assembly to represent and build the neighborhood, community, and district.
- Combat Homelessness
- Back the NYPD
- Ensure Public Safety
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 31, 2020
