Jeffery J. Peress
Jeffery Peress was a 2016 Green Party candidate for District 13 of the New York State Assembly.
Campaign themes
2014
Peress' campaign website highlighted the following issues:[1]
- Favors public campaign finance laws
- Favors lowering of property and sales tax, and eventually eliminating property taxes and replacing them with a personal income tax
- Favors reinstating revenue sharing and restoring the pre 1972 tax level brackets
- Favors a progressive tax giving a higher tax bracket to the wealthy and a tax break for the lower to middle income earners
- Favors raising the state minimum wage to $15/hr
- Favors free education from day care through universities/vocational schools.
- Favors single payer, universal health care coverage – Medicare for All
- Favors legalization of marijuana
- Opposes hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and favors a total statewide ban
Elections
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 Charles Lavine defeated Jeffrey S. Vitale and Jeffery J. Peress in the New York State Assembly District 13 general election.[2][3]
| New York State Assembly, District 13 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Charles Lavine Incumbent |
62.42% | 31,860 | |
| Republican | Jeffrey S. Vitale | 36.38% | 18,570 | |
| Green Party | Jeffery J. Peress | 1.20% | 614 | |
| Total Votes | 51,044 | |||
| Source: New York Board of Elections | ||||
Incumbent Charles Lavine ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 13 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| New York State Assembly, District 13 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Charles Lavine Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Lavine also ran on the Working Families and Women's Equality Party tickets. Jeffrey S. Vitale ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 13 Republican primary.[4][5]
| New York State Assembly, District 13 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Jeffrey S. Vitale (unopposed) | |
Vitale also ran on the Conservative and Reform Party tickets. Jeffery J. Peress ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 13 Green primary.[4][5]
| New York State Assembly, District 13 Green Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Green Party | Jeffery J. Peress (unopposed) | |
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. Incumbent Charles Lavine was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Louis Imbroto was unopposed in the Republican primary. Jeffery J. Peress ran as a Green Party candidate. Lavine ran on the Working Families Party, Women's Equality Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets and Imbroto ran on the Conservative Party ticket. Lavine defeated Imbroto and Peress in the general election.[6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charles Lavine Incumbent |
60.2% | 17,687 | |
| Republican | Louis Imbroto | 38.4% | 11,290 | |
| Green | Jeffery J. Peress | 1.3% | 389 | |
| Total Votes | 29,366 | |||
2012
- See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2012
Peress ran in the 2012 election for New York State Assembly District 13. He ran unopposed in the Green Party primary on September 13, 2012. Incumbent Charles D. Lavine ran unopposed in the Democratic primary; he also ran on the Working Families Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets. Louis Imbroto ran unopposed in the Republican primary; he also ran on the Conservative Party ticket. Peress was defeated by Charles Lavine in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9][10][11]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charles Lavine Incumbent |
63.3% | 29,089 | |
| Republican | Louis Imbroto | 35.8% | 16,470 | |
| Green | Jeffery J. Peress | 0.9% | 395 | |
| Total Votes | 45,954 | |||
Recent news
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- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
See also
- New York State Assembly
- New York State Assembly District 13
- New York State Assembly elections, 2014
- New York State Assembly elections, 2016
- New York State Legislature
External links
- Official campaign website
- Jeffery J. Peress on Facebook
- Jeffery J. Peress on Twitter
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- New York State Assembly
Footnotes
- ↑ Vote Peress, "Issues," accessed October 8, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 State/Local Primary," accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 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 Assembly Election Returns November 4, 2014," accessed December 17, 2014
- ↑ State of New York, State Board of Elections, "Candidate List for the September 13, 2012, State Primary Election," accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ State of New York, State Board of Elections, "Official September 13, 2012, Primary Results," accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ State of New York, State Board of Elections, "Official Assembly Election Returns Nov. 6, 2012," accessed July 31, 2014
