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Mark Assini
Mark Assini was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 25th Congressional District of New York.[1]
Assini was a 2014 Republican and Conservative Party candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 25th Congressional District of New York.[2] He ran unopposed for both nominations in the primary on June 24, 2014.[3] Assini was defeated by incumbent Rep. Louise Slaughter (D) in the general election on November 4, 2014. With less than 1,000 votes separating the two candidates, Assini did not concede the race until eight days after the election.[4]
Biography
Assini attended Monroe Community College and the Rochester Institute of Technology. At the time of his candidacy, Assini was the Gates town supervisor and had held the position since 2010. His prior professional experience includes working as a financial analyst, cost accountant, and marketing manager.[5]
Assini is married and has three children.[5]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Louise Slaughter (D) defeated Mark Assini (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No candidate faced any opposition in the primaries on June 28, 2016.[6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Louise Slaughter Incumbent |
56.2% | 182,950 | |
| Republican | Mark Assini | 43.8% | 142,650 | |
| Total Votes | 325,600 | |||
| Source: New York Board of Elections | ||||
In January 2015, Assini announced that he planned to run for the U.S. House again in 2016 after narrowly losing to incumbent Rep. Louise Slaughter (D) in 2014. Assini stated, "Really, my heart is set on serving in congress...I think i have some great ideas to offer to the people of this district and the country. I would really like to see some of those ideas put into fruition." Assini's intentions to run for Congress were confirmed in November 2015 with his formal announcement.[1][8]
2014
Assini ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent New York's 25th District. Assini ran unopposed for the Republican and Conservative Party nominations in the primary on June 24, 2014, but lost to incumbent Rep. Louise Slaughter (D) in the general election. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Assini did not concede to Slaughter until eight days after the election.[4] With all precincts reporting, but before all absentee and affidavit ballots were counted, Slaughter had 93,053 votes to Assini's 92,471. According to two County Board of Elections commissioners, there were still around 2,000 affidavit ballots and 1,300 absentee ballots left to be counted, leaving a slim possibility that Assini could have caught up. Assini said that he would not concede until all votes had been accounted for, stating, "In all fairness to the voters, you should let the votes be counted."[9] After many of the additional ballots were counted on November 12, 2014, Slaughter had pulled ahead slightly, 96,800 to 95,931, and Assini called Slaughter to congratulate her on her victory.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Louise Slaughter Incumbent |
50.2% | 96,803 | |
| Republican | Mark Assini | 49.7% | 95,932 | |
| N/A | Write-in votes | 0.1% | 236 | |
| Total Votes | 192,971 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections, NYS Board of Elections Rep. in Congress Election Returns November 4, 2014," accessed August 30, 2021 | ||||
Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Assini's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Mark Assini's campaign website, http://markassiniforcongress.com/issues/ | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- New York's 25th Congressional District elections, 2014
- New York's 25th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Democrat and Chronicle, "Assini kicks off congressional run," November 18, 2015
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Candidate Petition List," accessed April 17, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "New York - Summary Vote Results," accessed June 24, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Time Warner Cable News, "Mark Assini Concedes to Rep. Louise Slaughter in 25th Congressional Race," accessed November 13, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Mark Assini for Congress, "Home," accessed November 28, 2015
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 Primary Election," accessed May 15, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "New York House Races Results," June 28, 2016
- ↑ Rochester Homepage, "Assini to Run for Congress in 2016," accessed January 14, 2015
- ↑ Democrat & Chronicle, "Deciding Assini-Slaughter winner could take a while," accessed November 6, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
