Justine Cuccia
Justine Cuccia (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New York State Assembly to represent District 61. She lost in the Democratic primary on June 28, 2022.
Cuccia completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Justine Cuccia earned a bachelor's degree from Syracuse University in 1983 and a law degree from the Catholic University, Columbus School of Law in 1987.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2022
General election
General election for New York State Assembly District 61
Incumbent Charles Fall won election in the general election for New York State Assembly District 61 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Charles Fall (D) | 97.9 | 21,192 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.1 | 459 | ||
| Total votes: 21,651 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 61
Incumbent Charles Fall defeated Justine Cuccia in the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 61 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Charles Fall | 70.2 | 4,515 |
 | Justine Cuccia | 29.4 | 1,894 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 26 | ||
| Total votes: 6,435 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Justine Cuccia completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Cuccia's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- A pragmatic, progressive Democrat, I am running to represent the NYS Assembly District 61, which, after re-districting, includes Battery Park City, FiDi and the North Shore of Staten Island. In Albany, I will continue to advocate to make our homes affordable and livable, our small businesses viable, our schools incubators for success, and to keep guns off our streets and out of our schools.
- As Assemblymember for 61AD, I will continue to stand up to all who treat Lower Manhattan as a piggy bank or dumping ground and will fight to re-open the waterfront in Staten Island, and ensure that the North Shore of Staten Island is forgotten no more. I will continue to support transparent, open dialogue between government and communities on resiliency, affordability, and sustainability. And will oppose all the powers that with decades of bad policy have been forcing the working class, middle class, disabled and seniors out of their homes while allowing the inventory of low income affordable housing to wither and the houseless population to explode.
- I define "affordability" as tiered housing that includes an equal distribution of Low, Moderate, Middle, Upper Middle income households. NYC has too many vacant luxury condos, coops and rentals. I will fight to increase housing options for all socio-economic brackets, which in turn will increase diversity, slow down gentrification and preserve communities. No one should be forced from their home due to.spiraling rent or property tax increases.
I stand out, loud and proud with the LGBTQ community.
I support a woman's right to choose what happens to her body - and am fighting to keep government out of our bedrooms.
I support universal healthcare and united community schools.
I am a member of the Coalition for 100% Affordability at 5 World Trade Center.
I support canceling student debt.
I advocate for open, public spaces and more green spaces throughout NYS.
I will fight to finally get The Prohibition Against Eviction Without Good Cause passed.
I support the Green New Deal and the Build Public Renewables Act, which will create jobs as well as address climate change.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 14, 2022
