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Robert Jackson (New York)
Robert Jackson (Democratic Party) is a member of the New York State Senate, representing District 31. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Jackson (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) ran for re-election to the New York State Senate to represent District 31. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Committee assignments
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.
2021-2022
Jackson was assigned to the following committees:
- Cities 1 Committee, Chair
- Civil Service and Pensions Committee
- Senate Education Committee
- Senate Higher Education Committee
- Housing, Construction and Community Development Committee
- Senate Labor Committee
- New York City Education Committee
2019-2020
Jackson was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Cities Committee, Chair
- Civil Service and Pensions Committee
- Senate Education Committee
- Housing, Construction and Community Development Committee
- Senate Higher Education Committee
- Senate Labor Committee
- New York City Education Committee
Sponsored legislation
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.
Elections
2024
See also: New York State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for New York State Senate District 31
Incumbent Robert Jackson won election in the general election for New York State Senate District 31 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Robert Jackson (D / Working Families Party) | 99.3 | 70,294 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 476 | ||
| Total votes: 70,770 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Robert Jackson advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 31.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Woodrow Hines Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Senate District 31.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Robert Jackson advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Senate District 31.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Jackson in this election.
2022
See also: New York State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for New York State Senate District 31
Incumbent Robert Jackson defeated Donald Skinner in the general election for New York State Senate District 31 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Jackson (D / Working Families Party) | 85.1 | 42,110 |
| Donald Skinner (R) | 14.7 | 7,277 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 84 | ||
| Total votes: 49,471 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 31
Incumbent Robert Jackson defeated Angel Vasquez, Francesca Castellanos, and Ruben D. Vargas in the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 31 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Jackson | 58.0 | 10,478 |
 | Angel Vasquez | 32.7 | 5,900 | |
 | Francesca Castellanos | 5.0 | 896 | |
 | Ruben D. Vargas | 4.1 | 733 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 63 | ||
| Total votes: 18,070 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Donald Skinner advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Senate District 31.
Conservative Party primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Donald Skinner (Conservative Party)
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Robert Jackson advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Senate District 31.
2020
See also: New York State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for New York State Senate District 31
Incumbent Robert Jackson defeated Melinda Crump in the general election for New York State Senate District 31 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Jackson (D / Working Families Party) | 88.4 | 107,072 |
 | Melinda Crump (R) | 11.5 | 13,961 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 123 | ||
| Total votes: 121,156 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 31
Incumbent Robert Jackson defeated Tirso Santiago Pina in the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 31 on June 23, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Jackson | 84.0 | 30,443 |
| Tirso Santiago Pina | 15.6 | 5,653 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 130 | ||
| Total votes: 36,226 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Melinda Crump advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Senate District 31.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Robert Jackson advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Senate District 31.
2018
- See also: New York State Senate elections, 2018
Jackson also ran in the 2018 election as a Working Families Party candidate.
General election
General election for New York State Senate District 31
Robert Jackson defeated Melinda Crump and incumbent Marisol Alcantara in the general election for New York State Senate District 31 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Jackson (D / Working Families Party) | 88.8 | 86,966 |
| Melinda Crump (R) | 6.4 | 6,235 | |
 | Marisol Alcantara (Independence Party) | 4.8 | 4,660 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 85 | ||
| Total votes: 97,946 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 31
Robert Jackson defeated incumbent Marisol Alcantara, Tirso Santiago Pina, and Thomas Leon in the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 31 on September 13, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Jackson | 56.2 | 29,140 |
| Marisol Alcantara | 38.3 | 19,885 | |
| Tirso Santiago Pina | 4.0 | 2,076 | ||
| Thomas Leon | 1.5 | 778 | ||
| Total votes: 51,879 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Melinda Crump advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Senate District 31.
Independence Party primary election
The Independence Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Marisol Alcantara advanced from the Independence Party primary for New York State Senate District 31.
2016
- See also: New York State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the New York State Senate 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 Adriano Espaillat (D) did not seek re-election.
Marisol Alcantara defeated Melinda Crump, John Toro, and Julia Willebrand in the New York State Senate District 31 general election.[1][2]
| New York State Senate, District 31 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Marisol Alcantara |
85.59% | 97,964 | |
| Republican | Melinda Crump | 7.62% | 8,719 | |
| Conservative | John Toro | 1.20% | 1,368 | |
| Green Party | Julia Willebrand | 5.59% | 6,400 | |
| Total Votes | 114,451 | |||
| Source: New York Board of Elections | ||||
Marisol Alcantara defeated Robert Jackson, Micah Lasher, and Luis Tejada in the New York State Senate District 31 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| New York State Senate, District 31 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Marisol Alcantara |
32.70% | 8,469 | |
| Democratic | Robert Jackson | 30.65% | 7,936 | |
| Democratic | Micah Lasher | 31.57% | 8,175 | |
| Democratic | Luis Tejada | 5.08% | 1,316 | |
| Total Votes | 25,896 | |||
Melinda Crump ran unopposed in the New York State Senate District 31 Republican primary.[3][4]
| New York State Senate, District 31 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Melinda Crump (unopposed) | |
John Toro ran unopposed in the New York State Senate District 31 Conservative primary.[3][4]
| New York State Senate, District 31 Conservative Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Conservative | John Toro (unopposed) | |
Julia Willebrand ran unopposed in the New York State Senate District 31 Green primary.[3][4]
| New York State Senate, District 31 Green Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Green Party | Julia Willebrand (unopposed) | |
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 Adriano Espaillat defeated Robert Jackson and Luis Tejada in the Democratic primary. Corey Ortega was removed from the ballot before the Democratic primary. Espaillat was unchallenged in the general election.[5][6][7]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Adriano Espaillat Incumbent |
49.9% | 10,439 |
| Robert Jackson | 43.1% | 9,019 |
| Luis Tejada | 7% | 1,466 |
| Total Votes | 20,924 | |
Endorsements
In 2014, Jackson's endorsements included the following:[8]
- Congressman Charles Rangel
- Senator Bill Perkins
- Assemblyman Daniel O'Donnell
- Former Councilwoman Ronnie Eldridge
- Former Borough President Virginia Fields
- The League of Conservation
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Robert Jackson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Robert Jackson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Robert Jackson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Robert Jackson participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on October 1, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Robert Jackson's responses follow below.[9]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | Supporting a real, progressive Democratic majority in the State Senate that puts the people's interest first so that we can 1) Finally fully funding our public schools for all our children. |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Government must level the playing field and fight for our children, our seniors and those least fortunate. We must give every child the chance to succeed, health care is a right not a privilege, and we must protect affordable housing so that seniors can stay here, young people can start here and the middle class can thrive. We are made strong by our diversity and we must promote equality, justice and fairness. Workers deserve good jobs with good benefits and we all need clean air to breath, clean water to drink and open spaces to enjoy. Those are the principle that have guided me as a labor representative, tenant leader and elected official and that I will fight for as the next State Senator.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[11]
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Campaign finance summary
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2024
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In 2024, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 3 to June 8.
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2023
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In 2023, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 4 to June 21.
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2022
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In 2022, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 5 to June 4.
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2021
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In 2021, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 6 to June 10.
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2020
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In 2020, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 8 to December 31.
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2019
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In 2019, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 9 through January 8, 2020.
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2018
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In 2018, the 202nd New York State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 3 through June 20.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed October 11, 2016
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Election results, 2016," accessed December 23, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 State/Local Primary," accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 New York State Board of Elections, "Election returns September 13, 2016," accessed November 6, 2016
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Vote Robert Jackson, "Main page," accessed August 18, 2014
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Robert Jackson's responses," October 1, 2018
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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| Preceded by Marisol Alcantara (D) |
New York State Senate District 31 2019-Present |
Succeeded by - |
