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New York State Assembly District 43
| New York State Assembly District 43 | ||
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| Current incumbent | Diana Richardson  | |
New York's forty-third state assembly district is represented by Democratic Representative Diana Richardson.
New York state assembly members represent an average of 129,187 residents, as of the 2010 Census.[1] After the 2000 Census, each member represented approximately 126,510 residents.[2]
About the office
Members of the New York State Assembly serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. New York legislators assume office the first day of January after a general election.[3]
Qualifications
Article 3, Section 7 of the New York Constitution states:[4]
| “ | No person shall serve as a member of the legislature unless he or she is a citizen of the United States and has been a resident of the state of New York for five years, and, except as hereinafter otherwise prescribed, of the assembly or senate district for the twelve months immediately preceding his or her election; if elected a senator or member of assembly at the first election next ensuing after a readjustment or alteration of the senate or assembly districts becomes effective, a person, to be eligible to serve as such, must have been a resident of the county in which the senate or assembly district is contained for the twelve months immediately preceding his or her election.[5] | ” |
Salaries
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2024[6] | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $142,000/year | The exact amount members receive for per diem is unknown. |
Vacancies
If there is a vacancy in the New York Legislature, a special election must be held to fill the vacant seat. A special election can be held as long as the vacancy occurred before April 1 of the last year of the former officeholder's term. If a special session is called in the state legislature after this date, a special election may be called to fill the seat.[7] The person elected to fill the vacant seat serves for the remainder of the unexpired term.[8]
See sources: New York Public Officers Law § 42
Elections
2015
Diana Richardson (Working Families and Green Parties) defeated Menachem Raitport (Republican and Conservative Parties), Shirley Patterson (Independent Party) and Geoffrey Davis (Love Yourself Party) in the special election on May 5.[9][10]
The seat was vacant following Karim Camara's (D) resignation to join the Cuomo administration as executive director of the Office of Faith-Based Community Development Services.[11]
A special election for the position of New York State Assembly District 43 was called for May 5. Candidates were nominated by parties rather than chosen in primaries.[12]
| New York State Assembly, District 43, Special Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Working Families |  Diana Richardson |
49.6% | 4,284 | |
| Independent | Shirley Patterson | 25% | 2,160 | |
| Republican | Menachem Raitport | 15.9% | 1,370 | |
| Conservative | Menachem Raitport | 5.2% | 448 | |
| Love Yourself | Geoffrey Davis | 3.9% | 333 | |
| Other | Blank | 0.4% | 31 | |
| Other | Scattering | 0.2% | 17 | |
| Other | Void | 0% | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 8,643 | |||
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 Karim Camara was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Cartrell Gore ran on the Conservative Party ticket. Camara also ran on the Working Families Party ticket. Camara defeated Gore in the general election.[13][14][15]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Karim Camara Incumbent |
95.9% | 15,170 | |
| Conservative | Cartrell Gore | 4.1% | 654 | |
| Total Votes | 15,824 | |||
2012
- See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2012
Elections for the office of New York State Assembly consisted of a primary election on September 13, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature-filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 12, 2012. Incumbent Karim Camara (D) defeated Stuart A. Balberg (R) in the general election. Camara -- who also ran on the Working Families Party ticket -- was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Balberg was unopposed in the Republican primary; he also ran on the Conservative Party ticket.[16][17][18]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Karim Camara Incumbent |
94.9% | 34,561 | |
| Republican | Stuart A. Balberg | 5.1% | 1,840 | |
| Total Votes | 36,401 | |||
Campaign contributions
From 2002 to 2012, candidates for New York State Assembly District 43 raised a total of $1,029,287. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $60,546 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.
| Campaign contributions, New York State Assembly District 43 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Amount | Candidates | Average | |
| 2012 | $90,858 | 2 | $45,429 | |
| 2010 | $19,570 | 2 | $9,785 | |
| 2008 | $46,954 | 2 | $23,477 | |
| 2006 | $95,760 | 2 | $47,880 | |
| 2004 | $354,713 | 3 | $118,238 | |
| 2002 | $152,448 | 3 | $50,816 | |
| 2000 | $268,984 | 3 | $89,661 | |
| Total | $1,029,287 | 17 | $60,546 | |
See also
- New York State Legislature
- New York State Senate
- New York State Assembly
- New York state legislative districts
External links
References
- ↑ U.S. Census Bureau, "Population Distribution and Change: 2000 to 2010," accessed January 6, 2014
- ↑ www.census.gov/, "Population in 2000 of the American states," accessed January 6, 2014
- ↑ New York Senate, "New York Constitution, Article XIII, Section 4," accessed November 1, 2021
- ↑ New York Constitution, "Article III, Section 7," accessed May 23, 2025
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ FindLaw, "New York Consolidated Laws, Public Officers Law - PBO § 42. Filling vacancies in elective offices," accessed February 11, 2021 (Statute § 42 (4))
- ↑ FindLaw, "New York Consolidated Laws, Public Officers Law - PBO § 38. Terms of officers chosen to fill vacancies," accessed February 11, 2021 (Statute § 38)
- ↑ New York Observer, "Bizarre Paperwork Error Will Mean No Democratic Nominee in Brooklyn Assembly Race," March 3, 2015
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Results for special election - 43rd Assembly District," accessed June 23, 2015
- ↑ observer.com, "Brooklyn Assemblyman Will Join the Cuomo Administration," accessed February 20, 2015
- ↑ Time Warner Cable News 1, "Cuomo Sets Date for NYC Special Elections," February 20, 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
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "2012 general election results," accessed December 6, 2013
- ↑ State of New York, State Board of Elections, "Candidate List for the September 13, 2012, State Primary Election," accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ ABC News, "New York unofficial 2012 primary election results," accessed September 13, 2012
