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New York State Assembly District 109
| New York State Assembly District 109 | ||
 | ||
| Current incumbent | Patricia Fahy  | |
New York's one hundred and ninth state assembly district is represented by Democratic Representative Patricia Fahy.
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
2018
General election
General election for New York State Assembly District 109
Incumbent Patricia Fahy defeated Robert Porter and Joseph Sullivan in the general election for New York State Assembly District 109 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Patricia Fahy (D) | 71.2 | 39,563 |
 | Robert Porter (R) | 23.6 | 13,106 | |
| Joseph Sullivan (Conservative Party) | 5.1 | 2,822 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 42 | ||
| Total votes: 55,533 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Patricia Fahy advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 109.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Robert Porter advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 109.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Joseph Sullivan advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Assembly District 109.
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 Patricia Fahy defeated Jesse D. Calhoun in the New York State Assembly District 109 general election.[9][10]
| New York State Assembly, District 109 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Patricia Fahy Incumbent |
69.90% | 42,880 | |
| Republican | Jesse D. Calhoun | 30.10% | 18,467 | |
| Total Votes | 61,347 | |||
| Source: New York Board of Elections | ||||
Incumbent Patricia Fahy ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 109 Democratic primary.[11][12]
| New York State Assembly, District 109 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Patricia Fahy Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Fahy also ran on the Working Families and Independence Party tickets. Jesse D. Calhoun ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 109 Republican primary.[11][12]
| New York State Assembly, District 109 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Jesse D. Calhoun (unopposed) | |
Calhoun also ran on the Conservative and Reform Party tickets.
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 Patricia Fahy was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Jesse D. Calhoun was unopposed in the Republican primary. Fahy ran on the Working Families Party and Calhoun ran on the Conservative Party and SCC-Stop Common Core tickets. Fahy defeated Calhoun in the general election.[13][14][15]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Patricia Fahy Incumbent |
66.5% | 27,509 | |
| Republican | Jesse D. Calhoun | 33.5% | 13,828 | |
| Total Votes | 41,337 | |||
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. Patricia Fahy (D) defeated Theodore J. Danz, Jr. (R) and Joseph P. Sullivan (C) in the general election. Fahy defeated Margarita Perez, Frank J. Commisso, Jr., Christopher T. Higgins, Jim Coyne and William J. McCarthy, Jr. in the Democratic primary. Fahy also ran unopposed on the Working Families Party ticket and lost the Independence Party of New York State primary to Theodore J. Danz, Jr., who also ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Sullivan was unopposed in the Conservative primary.[16][17][18]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Patricia Fahy |
64% | 37,966 | |
| Republican | Theodore J. Danz, Jr. | 32.6% | 19,319 | |
| Conservative | Joseph P. Sullivan | 3.4% | 2,043 | |
| Total Votes | 59,328 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Patricia Fahy |
37.8% | 5,335 |
| Frank Commisso, Jr. | 19% | 2,686 |
| Christopher Higgins | 16.8% | 2,372 |
| William McCarthy, Jr. | 13.7% | 1,929 |
| Jim Coyne | 9.2% | 1,300 |
| Margarita Perez | 3.4% | 486 |
| Total Votes | 14,108 | |
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Theodore Danz, Jr. |
53.4% | 158 |
| Patricia Fahy | 46.6% | 138 |
| Total Votes | 296 | |
Campaign contributions
From 2002 to 2016, candidates for New York State Assembly District 109 raised a total of $1,942,059. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $74,695 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.
| Campaign contributions, New York State Assembly District 109 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Amount | Candidates | Average | |
| 2016 | $83,807 | 2 | $41,904 | |
| 2014 | $73,922 | 2 | $36,961 | |
| 2012 | $510,887 | 9 | $56,765 | |
| 2010 | $371,602 | 3 | $123,867 | |
| 2008 | $90,779 | 2 | $45,390 | |
| 2006 | $229,158 | 2 | $114,579 | |
| 2004 | $480,909 | 2 | $240,455 | |
| 2002 | $61,613 | 3 | $20,538 | |
| 2000 | $39,382 | 1 | $39,382 | |
| Total | $1,942,059 | 26 | $74,695 | |
See also
- New York State Legislature
- New York State Senate
- New York State Assembly
- New York state legislative districts
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 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 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
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 State/Local Primary," accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 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 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
