James Hayes (New York)
James Hayes is a former Republican member of the New York State Assembly, representing District 148 from 1999 to 2011. Hayes was also minority whip for the New York State Assembly. His other political experiences include being a member of the Amherst Town Board; deputy mayor and trustee for the Village of Williamsville. He resigned in 2011 to accept a private sector job.[1]
Biography
Hayes earned his B.A. in political science from Canisus College. His professional experience includes fundraising marketing consultant; director of development for Catholic Charities of Buffalo; campaign finance director and legislative assistant for former US Representative Bill Paxon; alumni relations director and admissions counselor for Canisius College.[2]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Hayes was appointed to the following committees:
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Hayes served on the following committees:
Elections
2010
- See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2010
Hayes was unopposed in the September 14 Republican primary. He defeated Gregory Vinal (D) in the November 2 general election.[3][4]
| New York State Assembly, District 148 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 James Hayes (R)
|
29,264 | |||
| Gregory Vinal (D) | 13,886 | |||
2008
- See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2008
On November 4, 2008, Hayes won re-election to the New York State Assembly, District 148, defeating opponents Jerome Schad (D) and Paul Brown (WF).
Hayes raised $275,236 for his campaign while Schad raised $11,238 and Brown raised $0.[5]
| New York State Assembly, District 148 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| James Hayes (R)
|
33,787 | |||
| Jerome Schad (D) | 20,680 | |||
| Paul Brown | 1,580 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Hayes and his wife, Renee, have three children.
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
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998
Footnotes
- ↑ Buffalo YNN, "Assemblyman Jim Hayes resigns, effective September 6th," August 22, 2011
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography of James Hayes," accessed December 23, 2014
- ↑ New York Times, "NY state legislative election results," accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Official Primary results from September 14, 2010," accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Report on 2008 Campaign donations in New York," accessed August 1, 2014
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|---|---|---|
| Preceded by ' |
New York Assembly - District 148 1999–2011 |
Succeeded by Raymond Walter (R) |
