Matthew Varvaro

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Matthew Varvaro
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Republican Party

Education

Bachelor's

Johns Hopkins University

Contact

Personal website

Matthew Varvaro was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 16 of the New York State Assembly.

Biography

Varvaro graduated from Johns Hopkins University with bachelor's degrees in economics and political science. Since graduating, he has served as a research director for George Pataki and a legislative aide for councilwoman Dina De Giorgio.[1]

Campaign themes

2016

Varvaro's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“

Ethics

  • Term limits.
  • An oversight board with teeth.
  • An overhaul of the broken state contract and grant process.
  • Tougher penalties for corrupt politicians.
  • More government transparency.

The Economy

  • Comprehensive tax reform with lower rates and fewer loopholes.
  • Making the property tax cap permanent.
  • Reducing burdensome and unnecessary regulations.

Education

  • Reforming Common Core.
  • Promoting technology in the classroom.
  • Enacting common-sense tenure and compensation reform.
  • Stopping the raid of Long Island school funds.
  • Making college more affordable.

The Environment

  • Protect our waterways from nitrogen pollution.
  • Prevent saltwater intrusion into our groundwater.
  • Clean our waterways and restore wildlife habitats.
  • Mitigate the effects of climate change through investments in alternative energy.[2]
 ”
—Matthew Varvaro[3]

Elections

2016

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2016

Elections for the New York State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for major party candidates was July 14, 2016. The filing deadline for independent candidates was August 23, 2016. Incumbent Michelle Schimel (D) did not seek re-election.

Anthony D'Urso defeated Matthew Varvaro in the New York State Assembly District 16 general election.[4][5]

New York State Assembly, District 16 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Anthony D'Urso 52.20% 29,409
     Republican Matthew Varvaro 47.80% 26,932
Total Votes 56,341
Source: New York Board of Elections


Anthony D'Urso ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 16 Democratic primary.[6][7]

New York State Assembly, District 16 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Anthony D'Urso  (unopposed)

D'Urso also ran on the Working Families, Independence, and Women's Equality Party tickets.
Matthew Varvaro ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 16 Republican primary.[6][7]

New York State Assembly, District 16 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Matthew Varvaro  (unopposed)

Varvaro also ran on the Conservative and Reform Party tickets.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on September 29, 2016
  2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  3. ↑ Matthew for Assembly, "Issues," accessed October 14, 2016
  4. ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed October 11, 2016
  5. ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Election results, 2016," accessed December 23, 2016
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 State/Local Primary," accessed August 29, 2016
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 New York State Board of Elections, "Election returns September 13, 2016," accessed November 6, 2016


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