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Raymond Walter

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Raymond Walter
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Republican Party

New York Supreme Court 8th Judicial District
Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2035

Years in position

3

Prior offices
New York State Assembly District 148
Successor: Joseph Giglio
Predecessor: James Hayes
New York State Assembly District 146
Successor: Karen McMahon
Predecessor: Kevin Smardz

Compensation

Base salary

$79,500/year

Per diem

$175/day (including overnight); $59/day (no overnight)

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 2, 2021

Education

Bachelor's

University of New York College, Geneseo

Law

State University of New York, Buffalo School of Law

Contact

Personal website

Raymond Walter (Republican Party) is a judge of the New York Supreme Court 8th Judicial District. Walter assumed office on January 1, 2022. Walter's current term ends on December 31, 2035.

Walter (Republican Party, Democratic Party, Conservative Party) ran for election for judge of the New York Supreme Court 8th Judicial District. Walter won in the general election on November 2, 2021.

Biography

Walter earned his B.A. in history from the University of New York College at Geneseo in 1994 and his J.D. from State University of New York School of Law at Buffalo in 2007. His professional experience includes working as an attorney at Magavern Magavern Grimm LLP, as a research assistant at the Erie County Charter Revision Commission and as a law clerk at the Erie County District Attorney's Office.[1]

Elections

2021

See also: Municipal elections in Erie County, New York (2021)

General election

General election for New York Supreme Court 8th Judicial District (4 seats)

Grace Hanlon, John Licata, incumbent Frank Caruso, and Raymond Walter won election in the general election for New York Supreme Court 8th Judicial District on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Grace Hanlon (D / Working Families Party / R / Conservative Party)
 
26.1
 
285,994
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John Licata (D / Working Families Party / R / Conservative Party)
 
25.1
 
274,861
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Frank Caruso (R / D / Conservative Party)
 
24.5
 
269,055
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Raymond Walter (R / D / Conservative Party)
 
24.1
 
263,880
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
3,262

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,097,052
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2018

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2018

Walter also ran in the 2018 election as a Conservative Party, Independence Party, and Reform Party candidate.

General election

General election for New York State Assembly District 146

Karen McMahon defeated incumbent Raymond Walter and Danilo Lawvere in the general election for New York State Assembly District 146 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
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Karen McMahon (D)
 
53.0
 
27,616
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Raymond Walter (R)
 
46.4
 
24,160
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Danilo Lawvere (G)
 
0.7
 
346
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
3

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Total votes: 52,125
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Karen McMahon advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 146.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Raymond Walter advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 146.

Green primary election

The Green primary election was canceled. Danilo Lawvere advanced from the Green primary for New York State Assembly District 146.

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 Raymond Walter defeated Steven G. Meyer in the New York State Assembly District 146 general election.[2][3]

New York State Assembly, District 146 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Raymond Walter Incumbent 51.18% 30,560
     Democratic Steven G. Meyer 48.82% 29,146
Total Votes 59,706
Source: New York Board of Elections


Steven G. Meyer ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 146 Democratic primary.[4][5]

New York State Assembly, District 146 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Steven G. Meyer  (unopposed)

Meyer also ran on the Green, Working Families, and Women's Equality Party tickets. Incumbent Raymond Walter ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 146 Republican primary.[4][5]

New York State Assembly, District 146 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Raymond Walter Incumbent (unopposed)

Walter also ran on the Conservative, Independence, and Reform Party tickets.

Incumbent Raymond Walter defeated Douglas B. Lippert in the New York State Assembly District 146 Conservative primary.[4][5]

New York State Assembly, District 146 Conservative Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Conservative Green check mark transparent.png Raymond Walter Incumbent 69.83% 162
     Conservative Douglas B. Lippert 30.17% 70
Total Votes 232


Steven G. Meyer defeated Dorothy Sobczyk in the New York State Assembly District 146 Green primary.[4][5]

New York State Assembly, District 146 Green Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Green Party Green check mark transparent.png Steven G. Meyer 52.94% 9
     Green Party Dorothy Sobczyk 47.06% 8
Total Votes 17

Steven G. Meyer defeated William P. Kracker in the New York State Assembly District 146 Working Families primary.[4][5]

New York State Assembly, District 146 Working Families Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Working Families Green check mark transparent.png Steven G. Meyer 80.95% 34
     Working Families William P. Kracker 19.05% 8
Total Votes 42


Incumbent Raymond Walter defeated Rachel L. Obenauer in the New York State Assembly District 146 Independence primary.[4][5]

New York State Assembly, District 146 Independence Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Independence Green check mark transparent.png Raymond Walter Incumbent 62.03% 147
     Independence Rachel L. Obenauer 37.97% 90
Total Votes 237

2014

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2014

Elections for the New York State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 10, 2014. Steven G. Meyer defeated Ken Smith in the Democratic primary, while Incumbent Raymond Walter was unopposed in the Republican primary. Meyer ran on the Working Families Party ticket and Walter ran on the Conservative Party, SCC-Stop Common Core and Independence Party of New York State tickets. Walter defeated Meyer in the general election.[6][7][8]

New York State Assembly, District 146 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRaymond Walter Incumbent 58.7% 20,852
     Democratic Steven G. Meyer 41.3% 14,641
Total Votes 35,493
New York State Assembly, District 146 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngSteven G. Meyer 70.3% 2,929
Ken Smith 29.7% 1,236
Total Votes 4,165

2012

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2012

Walter ran in the 2012 election for New York State Assembly District 146. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on September 13, 2012. He also ran on the Conservative Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets. He defeated Joanne A. Schultz in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9][10][11]

New York State Assembly, District 146, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRaymond Walter Incumbent 54.2% 30,393
     Democratic Joanne A. Schultz 45.8% 25,711
Total Votes 56,104

2011

See also: State legislative special elections, 2011

The special election was called to fill the vacancy created when James Hayes (R) resigned to accept a private sector finance job.[12]

Walter defeated Craig Bucki (D) in the November 8 special election.[13]

Campaign themes

2021

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Campaign finance summary

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Raymond Walter campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2016New York State Assembly, District 146Won $90,701 N/A**
2014New York State Assembly, District 146Won $132,548 N/A**
2011New York State Assembly special elections, District 148Won $116,311 N/A**
Grand total$339,560 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal

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Walter and his wife, Jennifer, have two children.

State legislative tenure

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Walter served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Walter served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

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2020

In 2020, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 8 to December 31.

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2011

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography of Rep. Walter,” accessed August 1, 2014
    2. ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed October 11, 2016
    3. ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Election results, 2016," accessed December 23, 2016
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 State/Local Primary," accessed August 29, 2016
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 New York State Board of Elections, "Election returns September 13, 2016," accessed November 6, 2016
    6. ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Certification for the September 9, 2014, State Primary Election," accessed December 17, 2014
    7. ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Primary results for September 9, 2014," accessed October 1, 2014
    8. ↑ New York Board of Elections, "NYS Board of Elections Assembly Election Returns November 4, 2014," accessed December 17, 2014
    9. ↑ State of New York, State Board of Elections, "Candidate List for the September 13, 2012, State Primary Election," accessed July 31, 2014
    10. ↑ State of New York, State Board of Elections, "Official September 13, 2012, Primary Results," accessed July 31, 2014
    11. ↑ State of New York, State Board of Elections, "Official Assembly Election Returns Nov. 6, 2012," accessed July 31, 2014
    12. ↑ Buffalo YNN, "Assemblyman Jim Hayes resigns, effective September 6th," August 22, 2011
    13. ↑ WBEN, "NYS Assembly: GOP's Walter Beats Dem Bucki by Slim Margin," November 9, 2011
    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Kevin Smardz (R)     		New York Assembly District 146
    2013–2019     		Succeeded by
    Karen McMahon (D)
    Preceded by
    James Hayes (R)     		New York Assembly District 148
    2012–2013     		Succeeded by
    Joseph Giglio (R)

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