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Roxanne Persaud
2015 - Present
2027
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Roxanne Persaud (Democratic Party) is a member of the New York State Senate, representing District 19. She assumed office in 2015. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Persaud (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New York State Senate to represent District 19. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Persaud was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Children and Families Committee
- Cities 1 Committee
- Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business Committee
- Disabilities Committee
- Senate Labor Committee
- Senate Social Services Committee, Chair
- Senate Transportation Committee
2019-2020
Persaud was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Children and Families Committee
- Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business Committee
- Senate Banks Committee
- Senate Labor Committee
- Senate Social Services 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 |
|---|
| • Children and Families |
| • Cities |
| • Civil Service and Pensions |
| • Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business |
| • Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation |
| • Ethics |
| • Health |
| • Social Services |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Persaud served on the following committees:
| New York committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Children and Families |
| • Higher Education |
| • Libraries and Education Technology |
| • Real Property Taxation |
| • Social Services |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: New York State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for New York State Senate District 19
Incumbent Roxanne Persaud won election in the general election for New York State Senate District 19 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Roxanne Persaud (D) | 99.6 | 74,011 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 313 | ||
| Total votes: 74,324 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Roxanne Persaud advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 19.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Persaud in this election.
2022
See also: New York State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for New York State Senate District 19
Incumbent Roxanne Persaud won election in the general election for New York State Senate District 19 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Roxanne Persaud (D) | 99.6 | 44,772 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 168 | ||
| Total votes: 44,940 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Roxanne Persaud advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 19.
2020
See also: New York State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for New York State Senate District 19
Incumbent Roxanne Persaud won election in the general election for New York State Senate District 19 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Roxanne Persaud (D) | 99.4 | 95,755 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 567 | ||
| Total votes: 96,322 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 19
Incumbent Roxanne Persaud defeated Keron Alleyne in the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 19 on June 23, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Roxanne Persaud | 74.8 | 19,971 |
| Keron Alleyne | 24.9 | 6,642 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 85 | ||
| Total votes: 26,698 | |||
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2018
- See also: New York State Senate elections, 2018
Persaud also ran in the 2018 election as a Working Families Party candidate.
General election
General election for New York State Senate District 19
Incumbent Roxanne Persaud defeated Jeffrey Ferretti in the general election for New York State Senate District 19 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Roxanne Persaud (D) | 89.8 | 69,320 |
 | Jeffrey Ferretti (R) | 10.1 | 7,820 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 56 | ||
| Total votes: 77,196 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 19
Incumbent Roxanne Persaud advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 19 on September 13, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Roxanne Persaud |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New York State Senate District 19
Jeffrey Ferretti advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Senate District 19 on September 13, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Jeffrey Ferretti |
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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 Roxanne Persaud ran unopposed in the New York State Senate District 19 general election.[1][2]
| New York State Senate, District 19 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  Roxanne Persaud Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: New York Board of Elections | ||
Incumbent Roxanne Persaud defeated Mercedes Narcisse in the New York State Senate District 19 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| New York State Senate, District 19 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Roxanne Persaud Incumbent |
75.93% | 10,358 | |
| Democratic | Mercedes Narcisse | 24.07% | 3,284 | |
| Total Votes | 13,642 | |||
Persaud also ran on the Working Families Party ticket.
2015
A special election for the position of New York State Senate District 19 was called for November 3.[5]
The seat was vacant following John L. Sampson's (D) removal from office on July 24, 2015.[6]
Roxanne Persaud (D) defeated Jeffrey J. Ferretti (R) and Elias J. Weir (C) in the special election. Persaud also ran on the Women's Equality and Independence tickets.[5][7][8]
| New York State Senate, District 19, Special Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Roxanne Persaud |
87.7% | 7,546 | |
| Republican | Jeffrey J. Ferretti | 9.1% | 779 | |
| Conservative | Elias J. Weir | 3.2% | 278 | |
| Total Votes | 8,603 | |||
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. Roxanne Persaud was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Jeffrey J. Ferretti was unopposed in the Republican primary. Ferretti also ran on the Conservative Party ticket. Persaud defeated Ferretti in the general election.[9][10][11]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Roxanne Persaud |
73.6% | 11,395 | |
| Republican | Jeffrey J. Ferretti | 26.4% | 4,079 | |
| Total Votes | 15,474 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Roxanne Persaud did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Roxanne Persaud did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2024
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In 2024, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 3 to June 8.
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2023
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In 2023, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 4 to June 21.
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2022
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In 2022, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 5 to June 4.
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2021
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In 2021, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 6 to June 10.
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2020
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In 2020, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 8 to December 31.
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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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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Officeholder New York State Senate District 19 |
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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
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 State/Local Primary," accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Election returns September 13, 2016," accessed November 6, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 capitalnewyork.com, "Brooklyn Democrats fall in behind Persaud," accessed September 14, 2015
- ↑ NY Times, "John Sampson, New York State Senator, Is Guilty on Some Federal Charges," July 24, 2015
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Candidate Petition List," accessed September 28, 2015
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "NYS Board of Elections State Senator Election Returns Nov. 3, 2015," accessed November 3, 2015
- ↑ 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
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Alan Maisel (D) |
New York State Assembly District 59 2015-2015 |
Succeeded by Jaime Williams (D) |
| Preceded by - |
New York State Senate District 19 2015-Present |
Succeeded by - |
