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William Larkin

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William Larkin
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Prior offices
New York State Assembly

New York State Senate District 39

Education

Bachelor's

LaSalle Institute

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army

Years of service

1944 - 1967

Personal
Religion
Christian: Catholic
Contact

William J. Larkin, Jr. (b. February 5, 1928) is a former Republican member of the New York State Senate, representing District 39. He was first elected to the chamber in 1990. He served as Majority Whip from 2011 to 2015.

Larkin was a supervisor for the Town of New Windsor from 1976 to 1977. He then served in the New York State Assembly from 1978 to 1990. During this time he served as assistant minority leader pro tempore. In 1995, he was chair of the Senate Majority Steering Committee.

Biography

Larkin attended the University of Maryland and the University of Denver. He earned a degree from the LaSalle Institute. His professional experience includes serving as an executive assistant for the New York State Senate. Larkin served as a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army from 1944 to 1967.[1]

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

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

New York committee assignments, 2017
Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
Finance
Health
Insurance
Rules
Transportation
Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

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

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Larkin served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Larkin served on these 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.


Elections

2018

See also: New York State Senate elections, 2018

William Larkin did not file to run for re-election.

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 William Larkin defeated Christopher W. Eachus in the New York State Senate District 39 general election.[2][3]

New York State Senate, District 39 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png William Larkin Incumbent 52.87% 59,428
     Democratic Christopher W. Eachus 47.13% 52,986
Total Votes 112,414
Source: New York Board of Elections


Christopher W. Eachus ran unopposed in the New York State Senate District 39 Democratic primary.[4][5]

New York State Senate, District 39 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Christopher W. Eachus  (unopposed)

Eachus also ran on the Working Families Party and Women's Equality Party tickets.
Incumbent William Larkin ran unopposed in the New York State Senate District 39 Republican primary.[4][5]

New York State Senate, District 39 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png William Larkin Incumbent (unopposed)

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

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. Gay Lee was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent William Larkin was unopposed in the Republican primary. Lee ran on the Working Families Party ticket and Larkin ran on the Conservative Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets. Larkin defeated Lee in the general election.[6][7][8]

New York State Senate District 39, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Larkin Incumbent 64.3% 46,102
     Democratic Gay Lee 26.9% 19,271
     None Blank 8.8% 6,330
     None Scattering 0.1% 37
     None Void 0% 10
Total Votes 71,750

2012

See also: New York State Senate elections, 2012

Larkin ran in the 2012 election for New York State Senate District 39. 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. Larkin defeated Christopher W. Eachus (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9][10][11]

New York State Senate, District 39, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Larkin Incumbent 52.5% 54,921
     Democratic Christopher W. Eachus 47.5% 49,746
Total Votes 104,667

2010

See also: New York State Senate elections, 2010

Larkin was unopposed in the Republican primary. He defeated Harley Doles (D) in the November 2 general election.[12][13][14] He ran as a member of the Republican, Independence, and Conservative party.

New York State Senate, General Election Results, District 39 (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png William Larkin (R) 52,596
Harley Doles (D) 33,961

2008

See also: New York State Senate elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, William Larkin won the election for New York State Senate, District 39 with 72,952 votes.[15][16]

Larkin raised $337,451 for his campaign.[17]

New York State Senate, District 39 (2008)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png William Larkin (R) 72,952
Lawrence Delarose (D) 46,450

Campaign finance summary


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William Larkin campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2016New York State Senate, District 39Won $960,981 N/A**
2014New York State Senate, District 39Won $221,923 N/A**
2012New York State Senate, District 39Won $318,430 N/A**
2010New York State Senate, District 39Won $252,609 N/A**
2008New York State Senate, District 39Won $337,451 N/A**
2006New York State Senate, District 39Won $288,384 N/A**
2004New York State Senate, District 39Won $253,720 N/A**
2002New York State Senate, District 39Won $258,361 N/A**
2000New York State Senate, District 39Won $137,455 N/A**
1998New York State Senate, District 39Won $153,120 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2018

In 2018, the 202nd New York State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 3 through June 20.

Legislators are scored on their votes on legislation concerning businesses, jobs, and the economy.
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Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
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Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Legislators are scored on their legislative and budget votes as well as sponsorships of bills during the session.


2017


2016


2015


2014


2013


2012


2011

Personal

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Larkin and his wife, Patricia Kurucz McGuirk Larkin, have eight children.

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. Vote Smart, "Bill Larkin, Jr.'s Biography," accessed November 5, 2023
  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 New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 State/Local Primary," accessed August 29, 2016
  5. 5.0 5.1 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 Senate Election Returns November 4, 2014," accessed December 17, 2014
  9. State of New York, State Board of Elections, "Candidate Petition List, accessed August 9, 2012
  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 Senate Election Returns Nov. 6, 2012," accessed July 31, 2014
  12. New York Times, "NY state legislative election results," accessed February 11, 2014
  13. New York State Board of Elections, "Official Primary results from September 14, 2010," accessed July 31, 2014
  14. New York State Board of Elections, "Official Primary results from September 14, 2010," accessed July 31, 2014
  15. New York State Board of Elections, "Official Primary results from September 9, 2008," accessed July 31, 2014
  16. New York State Board of Elections, "Official Senate Election Returns November 4, 2008," accessed July 31, 2014
  17. Follow the Money, "Report on Larkin's 2008 campaign contributions," accessed July 31, 2014
Political offices
Preceded by
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New York State Senate District 39
1991–2019
Succeeded by
James G. Skoufis (D)


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