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William Schweitzer
William Schweitzer (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent New York. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on June 25, 2024.
Schweitzer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Schweitzer was born in Rochester, New York (Rush-Henrietta High School) and graduated from Hobart and William Smith Colleges with a B.A. in political science and minor in law in 2011. He was a member of the U.S. Army's 75th Ranger Regiment, and later worked in the intelligence community. After his military service, Schweitzer founded Schweitzer Laboratories where they developed software to combat political corruption and foreign interference in campaign finance. Additionally, Schweitzer has worked for multiple political campaigns and leaders including: President Obama, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer, Congressman Joe Morelle, NY Governor Andrew Cuomo, the Monroe County Democratic Committee, and the New York State Democratic Party. As of 2023, he lives in New York City with his wife and two sons.
Elections
2024
See also: United States Senate election in New York, 2024
General election
General election for U.S. Senate New York
Incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand defeated Mike Sapraicone and Diane Sare in the general election for U.S. Senate New York on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kirsten Gillibrand (D / Working Families Party) | 58.8 | 4,711,298 |
 | Mike Sapraicone (R / Conservative Party) | 40.5 | 3,246,114 | |
 | Diane Sare (LaRouche Party)  | 0.5 | 39,413 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 13,492 | ||
| Total votes: 8,010,317 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jonathan Ramos (Independent)
- Emily Yuexin Miller (American Independent Party)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate New York.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- William Schweitzer (D)
- Tyrrell Lev Sharif Ben-Avi (D)
- Khaled Salem (D)
- Reece Wright-McDonald (D)
- Daniel Foti (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Mike Sapraicone advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Senate New York.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Calvin Driggers (R)
- Jeffrey Rozler (R)
- Joshua Eisen (R)
- David Bellon (R)
- Cara Castronuova (R)
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Mike Sapraicone advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. Senate New York.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. Senate New York.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Schweitzer in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
William Schweitzer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Schweitzer's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Born and raised in Rochester, NY (Rush-Henrietta HS), William committed himself to public service in the aftermath of 9/11. He received a B.A. in Political Science (minor in Law) from Hobart and William Colleges in Geneva, NY and started his political career working as the colleges chapter coordinator for President Obama’s ‘08 campaign. He then went on to work for the Monroe County Democratic Committee, helping state a local democrats win multiple elections in 2010.
In 2011 William volunteered as an infantryman in the US Army and was selected to join the elite 75th Ranger Regiment, deploying multiple times to Afghanistan. Upon completing his service he returned to Rochester and worked for Sen. Schumer’s district office helping constituents navigate the federal government. In 2015 William moved to New York City and began working in the intelligence community, developing a deep understanding of the geopolitical threat landscape, and role of emerging technology in national security matters. By 2018 William had launched his own private company, Schweitzer Laboratories, where they built a new payments and compliance system for combatting political corruption in campaign finance - working directly with regulators, law enforcement, technologists and political leaders across the country.
He’s married and has two sons.- Restoring trust in our democratic institutions
- Stopping the extreme, MAGA Republicans
- Protecting individuals life, liberty and pursuit of happiness.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
