Laura Ahearn
Laura Ahearn (Democratic Party, Protect the Taxpayer Party) ran for election to the New York State Senate to represent District 1. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020. She advanced from the Democratic primary on June 23, 2020.
Ahearn completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Ahearn earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Dowling College, a master's degree in social work from State University of New York at Stony Brook, and a law degree from Touro Law Center. Ahearn graduated top of her class at Touro and received the Martin Schwartz Award for Excellence in Civil Rights.[1] Ahearn has been affiliated with the New York State Bar Association, the Suffolk County Bar Association, and the National Association of Social Workers.[2]
Elections
2020
See also: New York State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for New York State Senate District 1
Anthony Palumbo defeated Laura Ahearn in the general election for New York State Senate District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Anthony Palumbo (R / Conservative Party) | 51.7 | 86,975 |
 | Laura Ahearn (D / Protect the Taxpayer Party)  | 48.3 | 81,265 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 33 | ||
| Total votes: 168,273 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Valerie Cartright (Working Families Party)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 1
Laura Ahearn defeated Valerie Cartright, Thomas Schiavoni, Skyler Johnson, and Nora Higgins in the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 1 on June 23, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Laura Ahearn | 34.2 | 8,429 |
 | Valerie Cartright | 26.7 | 6,576 | |
 | Thomas Schiavoni | 23.6 | 5,825 | |
 | Skyler Johnson | 11.5 | 2,830 | |
| Nora Higgins | 3.9 | 952 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 29 | ||
| Total votes: 24,641 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Anthony Palumbo advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Senate District 1.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Anthony Palumbo advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Senate District 1.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Valerie Cartright advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Senate District 1.
Endorsements
To view Ahearn's endorsements in the 2020 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Laura Ahearn completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Ahearn'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 will fight to ensure we have the PPE needed to stay safe, for our fair share in Albany, and to help restart our economy by investing in our infrastructure to create new jobs., to hold the line on taxes, and to provide small businesses incentives to help them recover from COVID.
- Work to Improve our Quality of Life by promoting public safety to protect children and families, fight for school funding, and quality health care and low cost prescriptions for all.
- Protect our Drinking Water and our Environment and Address Climate Change by ensuring we transition from fossil fuels to renewable sustainable energy such as wind and solar power.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
