New York State Assembly District 41
| New York State Assembly District 41 | ||
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| Current incumbent | Helene Weinstein  | |
New York's forty-first state assembly district is represented by Democratic Representative Helene Weinstein.
New York state assembly members represent an average of 129,187 residents, as of the 2010 Census.[1] After the 2000 Census, each member represented approximately 126,510 residents.[2]
About the office
Members of the New York State Assembly serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. New York legislators assume office the first Wednesday in January. When the first Wednesday in January falls on January 1, it shall meet the next Wednesday.[3]
Qualifications
Article 3, Section 7 of the New York Constitution states:
| “ | No person shall serve as a member of the legislature unless he or she is a citizen of the United States and has been a resident of the state of New York for five years, and, except as hereinafter otherwise prescribed, of the assembly or senate district for the twelve months immediately preceding his or her election; if elected a senator or member of assembly at the first election next ensuing after a readjustment or alteration of the senate or assembly districts becomes effective, a person, to be eligible to serve as such, must have been a resident of the county in which the senate or assembly district is contained for the twelve months immediately preceding his or her election. No member of the legislature shall, during the time for which he or she was elected, receive any civil appointment from the governor, the governor and the senate, the legislature or from any city government, to an office which shall have been created, or the emoluments whereof shall have been increased during such time.[4] | ” |
Salaries
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislators | |
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| Salary | Per diem |
| $110,000/year | For non-overnight travel: $61/day. For overnight stays: $176/day. |
Vacancies
If there is a vacancy in the New York Legislature, a special election must be held to fill the vacant seat. A special election can be held as long as the vacancy occurred before April 1. If a special session is called in the state legislature after April 1, a special election may be called to fill the seat.[5] The person elected to fill the vacant seat serves for the remainder of the unexpired term.[6]
See sources: New York Public Officers Law § 42
District map