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John DeFrancisco
John DeFrancisco (Republican Party) was a member of the New York State Senate, representing District 50. He assumed office in 1993. He left office in 2018.
DeFrancisco (Republican Party) ran for election for Governor of New York. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on September 13, 2018.
DeFrancisco is a former Republican member of the New York State Senate, representing District 50 from 1993 to 2018.
DeFrancisco was a member of the City of Syracuse Board of Education from 1978 to 1981 and the board's president from 1980 to 1981. He was councilor-at-large for the Syracuse Common Council from 1982 to 1989. From 1990 to 1992, he served as president of the Syracuse Common Council.
Biography
DeFrancisco (b. October 16, 1946) earned his B.S. in engineering from Syracuse University in 1968 and his J.D. from Duke University Law School in 1971. His professional experience includes working as an associate for Simpson, Thacher and Bartlett, as a judge advocate for the United States Air Force from 1972 to 1975, as assistant district attorney for Onondaga County from 1975 to 1977, as an adjunct professor of law for Syracuse University College of Law from 1978 to 1990, and as an attorney for DeFrancisco Law Firm beginning in 1977.[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 |
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| • Rules, Vice chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, DeFrancisco served on the following committees:
| New York committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Banks |
| • Cities |
| • Codes |
| • Crime Victims, Crime and Correction |
| • Finance, Chair |
| • Judiciary |
| • Labor |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, DeFrancisco served on the following committees:
| New York committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Finance, Chair |
| • Banks |
| • Cities |
| • Codes |
| • Crime Victims, Crime and Correction |
| • Judiciary |
| • Labor |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, DeFrancisco served on these committees:
| New York committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Banks |
| • Cities |
| • Codes |
| • Crime Victims, Crime and Correction |
| • Finance, Chair |
| • Judiciary |
| • Labor |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, DeFrancisco served on these committees:
| New York committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Banks |
| • Codes |
| • Finance |
| • Judiciary |
Sponsored legislation
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
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 John DeFrancisco ran unopposed in the New York State Senate District 50 general election.[2][3]
| New York State Senate, District 50 General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  John DeFrancisco Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: New York Board of Elections | ||
Incumbent John DeFrancisco ran unopposed in the New York State Senate District 50 Republican primary.[4][5]
| New York State Senate, District 50 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | John DeFrancisco Incumbent (unopposed) | |
DeFrancisco 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. Incumbent John DeFrancisco was unopposed in the Republican primary. DeFrancisco also ran on the Conservative Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets. DeFrancisco was unchallenged in the general election.[6][7][8]
2012
- See also: New York State Senate elections, 2012
DeFrancisco ran in the 2012 election for New York State Senate District 50. 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. DeFrancisco defeated Michael Donnelly (G) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9][10][11]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John DeFrancisco Incumbent |
85.9% | 94,910 | |
| Green | Michael Donnelly | 14.1% | 15,591 | |
| Total Votes | 110,501 | |||
2010
- See also: New York State Senate elections, 2010
DeFrancisco was unopposed in the September 14 Republican primary. He defeated Kathleen Joy (R) in the November 2 general election.[12][13][14]
| New York State Senate, General Election Results, District 50 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| John DeFrancisco (R)
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58,892 | |||
| Kathleen Joy (D) | 31,997 | |||
2008
- See also: New York State Senate elections, 2008
On November 4, 2008, John DeFrancisco won the election for New York State Senate, District 50 with 87,795 votes.[15][16]
| New York State Senate, District 50 (2008) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| John DeFrancisco (R)
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72,337 | |||
| Carol Mulcahy (D) | 39,431 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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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.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- EPL/Environmental Advocates: 2018 Environmental Scorecard
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
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- Legislators are scored on their legislative and budget votes as well as sponsorships of bills during the session.
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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2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
| John DeFrancisco | |
| Republican National Convention, 2016 | |
| Status: | District-level delegate |
| Congressional district: | 24 |
| State: | New York |
| Bound to: | John Kasich |
| Delegates to the RNC 2016 | |
| Calendar and delegate rules overview • Types of delegates • Delegate rules by state • State election law and delegates • Delegates by state | |
DeFrancisco was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from New York. DeFrancisco was one of six delegates from New York bound by state party rules to support John Kasich at the convention.[17] Kasich suspended his campaign on May 4, 2016. At the time, he had approximately 156 bound delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates.
Delegate rules
At-large delegates from New York to the Republican National Convention were selected by the New York Republican State Committee and were awarded to presidential candidates based on the results of the New York Republican primary election on April 19, 2016. District-level delegates were elected in the state primary election. All New York delegates were bound on the first round of voting at the convention.
New York primary results
- See also: Presidential election in New York, 2016
| New York Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
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Donald Trump |
59.2% | 554,522 | 89 | |
| John Kasich | 24.7% | 231,166 | 6 | |
| Ted Cruz | 14.5% | 136,083 | 0 | |
| Blank or void | 1.6% | 14,756 | 0 | |
| Totals | 936,527 | 95 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and New York State Board of Elections | ||||
Delegate allocation
New York had 95 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 81 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 27 congressional districts). New York's district delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 20 percent of the vote in a district in order to be eligible to receive a share of that district's delegates. The first place finisher in a district received two of that district's delegates and the second place finisher received one delegate. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the vote in a district, he or she received all of that district's delegates.[18][19]
Of the remaining 14 delegates, 11 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 20 percent of the statewide vote in order to be eligible to receive a share of the state's at-large delegates. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the statewide vote, he or she received all of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.[18][19]
See also
- Governor of New York
- New York gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018
- New York State Senate
- Senate Committees
- New York State Legislature
- New York state legislative districts
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- John DeFrancisco's personal website
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- John DeFrancisco on Facebook
- Campaign contributions via OpenSecrets
Footnotes
- ↑ Vote Smart, "John DeFrancisco's Biography," accessed November 5, 2023
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Official Primary results from September 14, 2010," accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Official Primary results from September 9, 2008," accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Official Senate Election Returns November 4, 2008," accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ Newsday, "Here are the New York State GOP delegates," May 20, 2016
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
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| Preceded by - |
New York State Senate District 50 1993–2018 |
Succeeded by Bob Antonacci (R) |
