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Paul Gilman
From Ballotpedia
Paul Gilman was a 2014 Green Party candidate for District 11 of the New York State Senate.
Campaign themes
2014
Gilman's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[1]
Criminalize Hydrofracking
- Excerpt: "Water is a right, not a commodity. Down State / Up State, hydrofracking threatensto turn New York — one of the most water rich states in the U.S. — into a toxic waste dump, forcing people to pay for water further disempowering the 99%"
Legalize Cannabis and Hemp
- Excerpt: "Not only is cannabis a benign substance compared to alcohol and tobacco, the medicinal benefits of cannabis far outweigh it’s negative effects. Hemp for fuel, hemp for building materials, hemp for paper, hemp for clothing. The New York Greens are for taxing and regulating for-profit business cannabis and against taxing and regulating home-grown. personal use, not for sale or trade cannabis."
End the Drug War
- Excerpt: "Historically, prohibitions have been and still are based on manufactured hysterias in order to oppress targeted ethnic and political groups. 80% of the people in prison for drugs are Black and Latino yet Black and Latino do not do 80% of the drugs. The Green Party calls for replacing criminal justice models with family and community based interventions to deal with problem drug use. We call for pardons for all non-violent drug offenders."
State Bank
- Excerpt: "Create a state-owned bank to finance public projects and private businesses at lower cost than private banks. Between 35% and 40% of the cost of public projects is interest on borrowing. When the state owns the bank, it gets this interest back, and then can finance more projects at less cost than borrowing from private investors. The state bank would be capitalized by the deposit of state tax revenues, a portion of state pension funds, and private individuals, businesses and pension funds that want to invest in the future of New York. This capital would then be invested in production ventures in New York State that benefit the people."
Elections
2014
- See also: New York State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the New York State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election took place November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 10, 2014. Incumbent Tony Avella defeated John Liu in the Democratic primary. Paul Gilman ran as a Green Party candidate. Avella also ran on the Independence Party of New York State ticket. Avella defeated Gilman in the general election.[2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Tony Avella Incumbent |
71.2% | 29,359 | |
| None | Blank | 21.6% | 8,888 | |
| Green | Paul Gilman | 6.8% | 2,813 | |
| None | Scattering | 0.4% | 164 | |
| Total Votes | 41,224 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Tony Avella Incumbent |
53% | 7,896 |
| John Liu | 47% | 7,002 |
| Total Votes | 14,898 | |
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Paul + Gilman + New + York + Senate"
See also
- New York State Senate
- New York State Senate District 11
- New York State Senate elections, 2014
- New York State Legislature
External links
- Official campaign website
- Paul Gilman on Facebook
- Paul Gilman on Twitter
- New York State Senate
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
Footnotes
- ↑ Vote for Paul Gilman, "Issues," accessed October 6, 2014
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Certification for the September 9, 2014, State Primary Election," accessed December 17, 2014
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Primary results for September 9, 2014," accessed October 1, 2014
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "NYS Board of Elections Senate Election Returns November 4, 2014," accessed December 17, 2014
Current members of the New York State Senate
Leadership
Majority Leader:Andrea Stewart-Cousins
Minority Leader:Robert Ortt
Senators
District 1
Anthony Palumbo (R)
District 2
Mario Mattera (R)
District 3
Dean Murray (R)
District 4
Monica Martinez (D)
District 5
Steven Rhoads (R)
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Siela Bynoe (D)
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Jack Martins (R)
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Alexis Weik (R)
District 9
District 10
James Sanders (D)
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Toby Stavisky (D)
District 12
Michael Gianaris (D)
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Jessica Ramos (D)
District 14
Leroy Comrie (D)
District 15
Joseph Addabbo (D)
District 16
John Liu (D)
District 17
Steve Chan (R)
District 18
Julia Salazar (D)
District 19
Roxanne Persaud (D)
District 20
Zellnor Myrie (D)
District 21
Kevin Parker (D)
District 22
Sam Sutton (D)
District 23
District 24
Andrew Lanza (R)
District 25
Jabari Brisport (D)
District 26
Andrew Gounardes (D)
District 27
Brian Kavanagh (D)
District 28
Liz Krueger (D)
District 29
Jose Serrano (D)
District 30
Cordell Cleare (D)
District 31
Robert Jackson (D)
District 32
Luis Sepúlveda (D)
District 33
J. Rivera (D)
District 34
District 35
District 36
Jamaal Bailey (D)
District 37
Shelley Mayer (D)
District 38
William Weber (R)
District 39
Robert Rolison (R)
District 40
Peter Harckham (D)
District 41
Michelle Hinchey (D)
District 42
James Skoufis (D)
District 43
Jacob Ashby (R)
District 44
James Tedisco (R)
District 45
Daniel Stec (R)
District 46
Patricia Fahy (D)
District 47
District 48
Rachel May (D)
District 49
Mark Walczyk (R)
District 50
Christopher Ryan (D)
District 51
Peter Oberacker (R)
District 52
Lea Webb (D)
District 53
Joseph Griffo (R)
District 54
Pamela Helming (R)
District 55
Samra Brouk (D)
District 56
Jeremy Cooney (D)
District 57
George Borrello (R)
District 58
Thomas O'Mara (R)
District 59
Kristen Gonzalez (D)
District 60
Patrick Gallivan (R)
District 61
Sean Ryan (D)
District 62
Robert Ortt (R)
District 63
April Baskin (D)
Democratic Party (41)
Republican Party (22)
