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David Carlucci
David Carlucci (Democratic Party) was a member of the New York State Senate, representing District 38. He assumed office in 2011. He left office on January 1, 2021.
Carlucci (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent New York's 17th Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 23, 2020.
Carlucci was a part of the eight-member Independent Democratic Conference in the New York State Senate until April 2018. He and other former IDC members faced progressive challengers in the September 13 Democratic primaries. Click here to learn more about the primaries. Carlucci served as the IDC whip until April 2018.
Biography
Carlucci graduated from Rockland Community College before attending Cornell University, where he received his B.S. in Industrial Labor Relations. His professional experience includes serving as the Clarkstown Town Clerk for three terms, during which his notable achievements included improving accessibility to local government by digitizing records and staggering office hours.
Elections
2020
See also: New York's 17th Congressional District election, 2020
New York's 17th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Republican primary)
New York's 17th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House New York District 17
Mondaire Jones defeated Maureen McArdle Schulman, Yehudis Gottesfeld, Joshua Eisen, and Michael Parietti in the general election for U.S. House New York District 17 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mondaire Jones (D / Working Families Party)  | 59.3 | 197,354 |
 | Maureen McArdle Schulman (R) | 35.2 | 117,309 | |
 | Yehudis Gottesfeld (Conservative Party) | 2.7 | 8,887 | |
 | Joshua Eisen (ECL Party) | 1.9 | 6,363 | |
 | Michael Parietti (Serve America Movement Party) | 0.8 | 2,745 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 214 | ||
| Total votes: 332,872 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 17
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 17 on June 23, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mondaire Jones | 41.6 | 32,796 |
 | Adam Schleifer | 16.2 | 12,732 | |
 | Evelyn Farkas | 15.5 | 12,210 | |
 | David Carlucci | 11.0 | 8,649 | |
 | David Buchwald | 8.5 | 6,673 | |
 | Asha Castleberry-Hernandez | 2.6 | 2,062 | |
 | Allison Fine | 2.0 | 1,588 | |
 | Catherine Parker (Unofficially withdrew) | 2.0 | 1,539 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 532 | ||
| Total votes: 78,781 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Duane Jackson (D)
- Delter Guin (D)
- George John-Bosco (D)
- David Katz (D)
- John Jabbour (D)
- Lola Osoria (D)
- Jo-Anna Rodriguez-Wheeler (D)
- Catherine Borgia (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 17
Maureen McArdle Schulman defeated Yehudis Gottesfeld in the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 17 on June 23, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maureen McArdle Schulman | 76.2 | 8,492 |
| Yehudis Gottesfeld | 21.0 | 2,338 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.8 | 310 | ||
| Total votes: 11,140 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jarred Buchanan (R)
- Joshua Eisen (R)
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Yehudis Gottesfeld advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 17.
Libertarian primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Serve America Movement Party primary election
The Serve America Movement Party primary election was canceled. Michael Parietti advanced from the Serve America Movement Party primary for U.S. House New York District 17.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Mondaire Jones advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 17.
2018
- See also: New York State Senate elections, 2018
Carlucci also ran in the 2018 election as a Women's Equality Party candidate.
General election
General election for New York State Senate District 38
Incumbent David Carlucci defeated C. Scott Vanderhoef in the general election for New York State Senate District 38 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Carlucci (D) | 65.3 | 63,009 |
 | C. Scott Vanderhoef (R) | 34.5 | 33,327 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 125 | ||
| Total votes: 96,461 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 38
Incumbent David Carlucci defeated Julie Goldberg in the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 38 on September 13, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Carlucci | 53.9 | 13,066 |
 | Julie Goldberg | 46.1 | 11,174 | |
| Total votes: 24,240 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New York State Senate District 38
C. Scott Vanderhoef advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Senate District 38 on September 13, 2018.
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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 David Carlucci defeated Thomas F. DePrisco in the New York State Senate District 38 general election.[1][2]
| New York State Senate, District 38 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  David Carlucci Incumbent |
65.01% | 77,317 | |
| Republican | Thomas F. DePrisco | 34.99% | 41,612 | |
| Total Votes | 118,929 | |||
| Source: New York Board of Elections | ||||
Incumbent David Carlucci ran unopposed in the New York State Senate District 38 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| New York State Senate, District 38 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | David Carlucci Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Carlucci also ran on the Independence and Women's Equality Party tickets.
Thomas F. DePrisco ran unopposed in the New York State Senate District 38 Republican primary.[3][4]
| New York State Senate, District 38 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Thomas F. DePrisco (unopposed) | |
DePrisco also ran on the Conservative 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. Incumbent David Carlucci was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Donna Held was unopposed in the Republican primary. Carlucci also ran on the Working Families Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets. Carlucci defeated Held in the general election.[5][6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | David Carlucci Incumbent |
64.5% | 47,520 | |
| Republican | Donna Held | 28.7% | 21,171 | |
| None | Blank | 6.6% | 4,846 | |
| None | Scattering | 0.1% | 108 | |
| None | Void | 0% | 20 | |
| Total Votes | 73,665 | |||
2012
- See also: New York State Senate elections, 2012
Carlucci ran in the 2012 election for New York State Senate District 38. Carlucci ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on September 13, 2012. He also ran on the Working Families Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets. Carlucci defeated Janis A. Castaldi (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9][10]
Grant M. Valentine initially filed to challenge Carlucci in the primary, but Carlucci challenged Valentine's petitions, ultimately getting him removed from the ballot.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | David Carlucci Incumbent |
70.6% | 75,428 | |
| Republican | Janis A. Castaldi | 29.4% | 31,460 | |
| Total Votes | 106,888 | |||
2010
- See also: New York State Senate elections, 2010
Carlucci defeated Grant Vallentine in the September 14 Democratic primary. Carlucci defeated Scott Vanderhoef (R) in the general election on November 2.[12][13] Carlucci ran as a member of the Democratic, Independence and Working Families party.
| New York State Senate, General Election Results, District 38 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| David Carlucci (D)
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51,515 | |||
| Scott Vanderhoef (R) | 45,605 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
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2010
Carlucci's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[14]
- Reform Albany: "I will fight from my first moment in office to reform the way the State Senate conducts business. Without that reform, we won’t be able to tackle the pressing issue of exploding property taxes, we won’t be able to fix our outdated property tax formula, and we won’t be able to stop pitting the education of our school children against the economic interests of property owners. First and foremost, we must reform the way Albany works, and we can't trust the people who have created this mess to clean it up."
CapitalTonight.com - Senate Struggle for Power - 38th District[15] |
- Jobs Plan: "David believes that the most important issue facing the District is the economy. The recent loss of such local employers as Pfizer, Dress Barn, and Mirant have reduced the jobs available in Rockland by approximately 2,500 and led to a loss in tax revenue of over $50 million. The unemployment rate in our District has doubled in the past ten years. David is proposing a four point plan, including an emergency two year job plan and a Strategic Jobs Incentive Program, to begin the critical process of growing the local job market. "
- Property Tax Reform: "Over the past ten years in our District, the population has stagnated while property taxes have doubled. As companies continue to leave the area, the burden on individual taxpayers to provide the necessary funding to cover our District’s considerable costs has increased greatly. This troubling trend will prevent citizens from buying or keeping homes and raising families in our District. David proposes a plan to cap property tax increases and consolidate resources to help reduce the crippling burden placed on individual taxpayers."
- MTA Tax Reform: "Several counties and county executives have filed lawsuits to block the MTA Tax. The current gap in service to payments sits at $60 million in Rockland and $42 million in Orange. Gross mismanagement is blamed for 1/3 of the MTA’s current fiscal debt. The additional tax will push businesses out of New York and increase the already high financial burden on local families. David wants to stop using the issue as a political football and start working toward a real solution."
- Medicaid Reform: "Medicaid is a Federal Program that disburses money annually. In New York, the federal government pays New York State, New York State pays its counties, and the counties pay the service providers. Fraud is investigated at each level, and under the current system, whoever finds the fraud keeps the money. The current system leads to redundant resources, unshared information, and competing interests, all of which are ineffective and costly. David proposes Medicaid fraud reform, which would save us approximately $200 million, as well as creating a more efficient distribution system."
- Hydrofracking: ""Hydrofracking," the process of using water and chemicals to release trapped deposits of natural gas in shale shelves, in many respects is New York's equivalent to the Gulf's deep water oil drilling process...and must be treated as such. Whether to allow unchecked hydrofracking in New York comes down to weighing the very real environmental impact concerns against potential economic benefits. This May, New York State passed a one year moratorium on hydrofracking. Pennsylvania allowed hydrofracking and has experienced watershed pollution as a result. As a pro-business Democrat, David will get behind proposals that would help stimulate the economy upstate and lessen our dependence on foreign oil, but only if we can ensure that any such process is safe for New Yorkers. We need only look at the Gulf oil disaster to see what happens without the necessary precautions. "
Campaign finance summary
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Committee assignments
2019-2020
Carlucci was assigned to the following committees:
- Energy and Telecommunications Committee
- Senate Health Committee
- Investigations and Government Operations Committee
- Senate Insurance Committee
- Senate Mental Health Committee, Chair
- Senate Transportation Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| New York committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Alcoholism and Drug Abuse |
| • Consumer Protection, Chair |
| • Ethics |
| • Finance |
| • Investigations and Government Operations |
| • Local Government |
| • Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities |
| • Rules |
| • Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Carlucci served on the following committees:
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Carlucci served on the following committees:
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Carlucci served on these committees:
| New York committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Banks |
| • Elections |
| • Higher Education |
| • Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs |
Sponsored legislation
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2020
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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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2017
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In 2017, the 202nd New York State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 4 through December 31. A recess began June 21, and there was a special session June 28-29.
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2016
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In 2016, the 201st New York State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 6 through June 18.
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2015
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In 2015, the 201st New York State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 7 through June 25.
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2014
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In 2014, the 200th New York State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 8 to June 19, 2014.
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2013
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In 2013, the 200th New York State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 9 to December 31.
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2012
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In 2012, the 199th New York State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 4 to June 22, 2012.
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2011
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In 2011, the 199th New York State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 5 to June 20, 2011.
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Endorsements
2010
In 2010, Carlucci’s endorsements included the following: Carlucci has been highlighted as a "critical progressive candidate" by the People for the American Way.[16] Other endorsements:[17]
- John Hall, U.S. Representative
- Ellen Jaffee
- Empire State Pride Agenda
- New York State United Teachers Union
- Planned Parenthood
- Plumbers Local Union 1
- Orange County Democratic Committee of New York Rockland County, Democratic Committee of New York
- The Working Families Party of New York
- CWA Local 1107
- Transit Workers Union (TWU), Local 100
- Council of School Supervisors and Administrators (CSA)
- The Stonewall Club of Rockland County
- Town of Clarkstown, Democratic Committee
- Town of Orangetown, Democratic Committee
- Town of Haverstraw, Democratic Committee
- Town of Warwick, Democratic Committee
- Village of Piermont, Democratic Committee
- Rockland Women's Political Caucus, Inc.
- Rockland Progressive Democratic Caucus[18]
Personal
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Carlucci has a wife, Lauren.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Profile from the New York State Senate
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- David Carlucci on Facebook
- David Carlucci on Twitter
- Campaign contributions via OpenSecrets
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 New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 State/Local Primary," accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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
- ↑ State of New York, State Board of Elections, "Candidate Petition List, accessed August 9, 2012
- ↑ 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 Senate Election Returns Nov. 6, 2012," accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ NY altnews, "Carlucci challenger’s petitions tossed by NY BoE," August 8, 2012(Archived)
- ↑ New York Times, "NY state legislative election results," accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Official Primary results from September 14, 2010," accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ Carlucci2010.com, "Issues," accessed August 1, 2014(Archived)
- ↑ YouTube, "State of Politics YouTube channel," accessed August 1, 2014
- ↑ Openleft.com, "Young progressives in critical races,” accessed August 1, 2014
- ↑ New City Patch, "Congressman, Assemblywoman, Group Back Carlucci," September 4, 2010
- ↑ Carlucci2010.com, "Endorsements," accessed August 1, 2014(Archived)
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| Preceded by - |
New York State Senate District 38 2011-2021 |
Succeeded by Elijah Reichlin-Melnick (D) |
