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Khristen Kerr
Khristen Kerr (Republican Party) (also known as Khris) ran for election to the New York State Senate to represent District 35. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Khristen Kerr was born in New York. She earned a high school diploma from Brooklyn Technical High School. She earned a bachelor's degree from the Pratt Institute in 1992 and a graduate degree from City University of New York, John Jay College in 2007.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: New York State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for New York State Senate District 35
Incumbent Andrea Stewart-Cousins defeated Khristen Kerr in the general election for New York State Senate District 35 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D / Working Families Party) | 66.1 | 81,254 |
 | Khristen Kerr (R) | 33.8 | 41,541 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 55 | ||
| Total votes: 122,850 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Andrea Stewart-Cousins advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 35.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Khristen Kerr advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Senate District 35.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Andrea Stewart-Cousins advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Senate District 35.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Kerr in this election.
2022
See also: New York State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for New York State Senate District 35
Incumbent Andrea Stewart-Cousins defeated Khristen Kerr in the general election for New York State Senate District 35 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D / Working Families Party) | 64.8 | 56,220 |
| Khristen Kerr (R) | 35.2 | 30,549 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 20 | ||
| Total votes: 86,789 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Andrea Stewart-Cousins advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 35.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Khristen Kerr advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Senate District 35.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Andrea Stewart-Cousins advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Senate District 35.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Khristen Kerr did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
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Khristen Kerr completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Kerr's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I have never run for political office before, but I can’t sit back and do nothing while important issues are ignored, and government officials in Albany do not listen to the people that they represent.
With out-of-control crime, inflation, higher energy costs, and a broken bail reform system. We need to make positive changes. We deserve better.
If I were elected, I would fix bail reform, provide more counselors in schools, introduce a parents’ bill of rights, and reduce taxes and energy costs. I would support the police and ask for the immediate removal of District Attorneys who do not follow the law and favor criminals over good citizens.
- We can all agree that our criminal justice system needs an overhaul. I believe firmly that we need to fund the police, correct bail reform, and ask our Governor for an independent body for the immediate removal of District Attorneys who do not follow the law and favor criminals over good citizens, and let repeat felons out on our streets to commit more crimes and the ordinary citizen that is in this room can be hurt robbed and killed. And a very important item that many NY State law makers have forgot is improve mental health and addiction services and facilities.
- Also, since the public school education is failing our children and parents, I would fix the public school system by adding additional school resource officers for the protection of our children from outsiders and rather than 1 or 2 counselors increase to 4 or 5 so each child has more access for help, school property access and cameras to further safeguard our children and teachers, ensure that there are afterschool programs that mentor children and offer sports so children can be part of a team and learn social skills. We should rebuild and bring back our Trade Schools to make America strong and bring the trades back to our Country.
- New York State has the highest taxes in our Country and our energy cost continues to rise. Taxes need to be lowered so that our residents and business do not continue to leave New York and or go bankrupted. I would like to develop a partnership with businesses and schools through Internship Programs to ensure that our school children develop the proper skills to find the career or job that suits their talents. Further, our energy costs as well as inflation are so high that families must make difficult decisions to choose between providing food for their family, trying to afford utility bill cost, fuel to heat their homes and drive their cars.
Also, I believe in court simplification would enhance access to justice for low-income, families and all residents below a financial threshold along with marginalized communities. Further, it would save millions in legal costs for low-income litigants, provide a greater platform for advancement and promotion of judges, and allow greater flexibility for judges to be assigned where needed.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 8, 2022
