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Scott Hutchins
Scott Hutchins (Green Party) ran for election to the New York City Council to represent District 41. He lost in the general election on November 2, 2021.
Hutchins was previously a Green candidate for District 35 representative on the New York City Council in New York. Hutchins was defeated in the primary election on September 12, 2017. Click here to read Hutchins' response to Ballotpedia's 2017 municipal candidate survey.
Hutchins was a 2016 Green Party candidate for District 74 of the New York State Assembly.
Biography
Hutchins earned his bachelor's degree from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. He later received his master's degree from The College of Staten Island.[1]
Elections
2021
See also: City elections in New York, New York (2021)
General election
General election for New York City Council District 41
Darlene Mealy defeated Scott Hutchins in the general election for New York City Council District 41 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Darlene Mealy (D) | 95.5 | 15,911 |
 | Scott Hutchins (G) | 4.2 | 694 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 51 | ||
| Total votes: 16,656 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 41
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Darlene Mealy in round 1 .
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Total votes: 15,447 |
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2020
See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2020
General election
General election for New York State Assembly District 54
Incumbent Erik Dilan defeated Khorshed Chowdhury and Scott Hutchins in the general election for New York State Assembly District 54 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Erik Dilan (D) | 85.7 | 29,619 |
| Khorshed Chowdhury (R) | 9.3 | 3,211 | ||
| Scott Hutchins (G) | 4.9 | 1,693 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 45 | ||
| Total votes: 34,568 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Erik Dilan advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 54.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Khorshed Chowdhury advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 54.
Green primary election
The Green primary election was canceled. Scott Hutchins advanced from the Green primary for New York State Assembly District 54.
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House New York District 12
Incumbent Carolyn B. Maloney defeated Eliot Rabin and Scott Hutchins in the general election for U.S. House New York District 12 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Carolyn B. Maloney (D) | 86.4 | 217,430 |
 | Eliot Rabin (R) | 12.1 | 30,446 | |
| Scott Hutchins (G) | 1.5 | 3,728 | |
| Total votes: 251,604 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 12
Incumbent Carolyn B. Maloney defeated Suraj Patel in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 12 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carolyn B. Maloney | 59.6 | 26,742 |
 | Suraj Patel | 40.4 | 18,098 | |
| Total votes: 44,840 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Sander Hicks (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 12
Eliot Rabin advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 12 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Eliot Rabin |
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Green primary election
Green primary for U.S. House New York District 12
Scott Hutchins advanced from the Green primary for U.S. House New York District 12 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Scott Hutchins |
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2017
Jabari Brisport defeated Scott Hutchins in the Green primary election for the District 35 seat on the New York City Council.[2]
| New York City Council, District 35 Green Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jabari Brisport |
88.89% | 32 |
| Scott Hutchins | 11.11% | 4 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 36 | |
| Source: New York City Board of Elections, "2017 Primary: Certified Results," accessed September 28, 2017 | ||
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 Brian Kavanagh defeated Frank Scala and Scott Hutchins in the New York State Assembly District 74 general election.[3][4]
| New York State Assembly, District 74 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Brian Kavanagh Incumbent |
81.70% | 39,878 | |
| Republican | Frank Scala | 15.08% | 7,362 | |
| Green Party | Scott Hutchins | 3.21% | 1,569 | |
| Total Votes | 48,809 | |||
| Source: New York Board of Elections | ||||
Incumbent Brian Kavanagh ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 74 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| New York State Assembly, District 74 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Brian Kavanagh Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Kavanagh also ran on the Working Families Party ticket. Frank Scala ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 74 Republican primary.[5][6]
| New York State Assembly, District 74 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Frank Scala (unopposed) | |
Scala also ran on the Reform Party ticket. Scott Hutchins ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 74 Green primary.[5][6]
| New York State Assembly, District 74 Green Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Green Party | Scott Hutchins (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Scott Hutchins did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Scott Hutchins did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Scott Hutchins participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 25, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Scott Hutchins's responses follow below.[7]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Ending Citizens United decision 2) single payer health care |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Homeless issues, because I've been homeless and realize it's mainly about policy decisions rather than personal failures. Ending wars for profit. The U.S. is currently engaged in eight unofficial wars, none of which benefit the American people.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[9]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Scott Hutchins answered the following:
Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?
| “ | Edward Bellamy, Equality[9] | ” |
| “ | An elected official needs to be able to represent the people. It's often thought that business owners best represent the people, but in reality, they best represent other business owners. Most Americans are employees.[9] | ” |
| “ | I have taken a leadership role in a number of activist organizations, particularly Picture the Homeless, with whom I recently co-wrote a whiote paper, The Business of Homelesssness: Structural and Human Costs of the Shelter Industrial Complex.[9] | ” |
| “ | To represent constituents, not curry favor from campaign donors.[9] | ” |
| “ | As an opponent to the wealthy profiting off the backs of the rest of us (at hom, as well as abroad through wars for profit).[9] | ” |
| “ | I remember 1980 being a bad year for the economy. I was 4 and didn't really understand, though.[9] | ” |
| “ | I believe they should have some sort of involvement in politics, not necessarily electoral politics.[9] | ” |
| “ | wealth inequality - exploitation of labor and other resources.[9] | ” |
| “ | Appropriations, Ethics,Education & Workforce[9] | ” |
| “ | Yes[9] | ” |
| “ | I don't think people should be seriving for 20 years--that's a career.[9] | ” |
| “ | Rational redestricting based on geographic areas rather than going for enclaves that will vote a certain way.[9] | ” |
| “ | Kucinich, Sanders[9] | ” |
2017
Hutchins participated in Ballotpedia's 2017 survey of municipal government candidates.[10] The following sections display his responses to the survey questions. When asked what his top priority would be if elected, the candidate made the following statement:
| “ | Replacing homeless shelters with low income housing by implementing Picture the Homeless's Gaining Ground proposal as new legislation.[9] | ” |
| —Scott Hutchins (August 28, 2017)[11] | ||
Ranking the issues
The candidate was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the city, with 1 being the most important and 12 being the least important: city services (trash, utilities, etc.), civil rights, crime reduction/prevention, environment, government transparency, homelessness, housing, K-12 education, public pensions/retirement funds, recreational opportunities, transportation, and unemployment. This table displays this candidate's rankings from most to least important.
| Issue importance ranking | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate's ranking |
Issue | Candidate's ranking |
Issue |
| Housing | K-12 education | ||
| Homelessness | Environment | ||
| Unemployment | City services | ||
| Civil rights | Public pensions/retirement funds | ||
| Government transparency | Crime reduction/prevention | ||
| Transportation | Recreational opportunities | ||
Nationwide municipal issues
The candidate was asked to answer questions from Ballotpedia regarding issues facing cities across America. The questions are in the left column and the candidate's responses are in the right column. Some questions provided multiple choices, which are noted after those questions.
| Question | Response |
|---|---|
| Not important | |
| Local | |
| Increased economic opportunities | |
| Instituting a citywide minimum wage | |
| The arts | |
| The average cost of housing is far higher than the average income, as a result, homelessness is skyrocketing even among working people. |
Additional themes
Hutchins offered the following statement of political philosophy to Ballotpedia:
| “ |
I hope to make a difference for the ethical and disenfranchised. I was asked to run with the Green Party because my values align with theirs based on my work with Picture the Homeless.[12][9] |
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| —Scott Hutchins (2017) | ||
2016
Hutchins' campaign website highlighted the following issues:
| “ |
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| —Scott Hutchins[13] | ||
See also
2021 Elections
External links
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Candidate New York City Council District 41 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Scott Hutchins for Assembly, "Biography," accessed August 15, 2017
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email correspondence with the New York City Board of Elections," July 14, 2017
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 State/Local Primary," accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 New York State Board of Elections, "Election returns September 13, 2016," accessed November 6, 2016
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Scott Hutchins's responses," April 25, 2018
- ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 9.14 9.15 9.16 9.17 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey, 2017, "Scott Hutchins's Responses," August 28, 2017
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email correspondence with Scott Hutchins," August 28, 2017]
- ↑ Scott Hutchins 2017 campaign website, "Issues," accessed October 14, 2016
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