Marc C. Panepinto
Marc Panepinto is a former Democratic member of the New York State Senate, representing District 60 from 2015 to 2017.
Panepinto did not seek re-election to the New York State Senate in 2016.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Panepinto served on the following committees:
| New York committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Agriculture |
| • Codes |
| • Health |
| • Housing, Construction and Community Development |
| • Insurance |
| • Local Government |
| • Transportation |
| • Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs |
Campaign themes
2014
Panepinto's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[1]
Establishing and Maintaining a Living Wage
- Excerpt: "I believe that it is important to establish a wage floor that will allow low-income workers to meet their families’ basic needs. To give tax dollars to a company without ensuring that their employees—citizens who paid into the system—receive a living wage is inherently unjust."
Strengthen Worker Safety laws
- Excerpt: "For years, insurance industry insiders and corporate interests have been trying to weaken or abolish these safety laws. They are not concerned about the effect this would have on the thousands of working families all over our state. Their only concern is their bottom line. I pledge to do everything within my power to preserve and strengthen our worker safety laws."
End the Privatization of Public Education
- Excerpt: "It is time for us as citizens to take back control of our region’s public education system. We need to take a look at the current system and find a way to improve it for ALL of our children."
Women’s Equality Act
- Excerpt: "n Albany, I will join my Democratic colleagues in continuing to push that the full 10 point Women’s Equality Act be brought to the floor for a vote. My wife, my daughters, and all of the women of New York deserve to have their rights recognized."
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
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. Marc C. Panepinto defeated Alfred T. Coppola in the Democratic primary, while Kevin T. Stocker defeated incumbent Mark Grisanti in the Republican primary. Timothy D. Gallagher ran on the Conservative Party ticket. Panepinto ran on the Working Families Party ticket and Grisanti ran on the Independence Party of New York State ticket. Panepinto defeated Stocker, Gallagher and Grisanti (IND) in the general election.[2][3][4]
The New York State Senate was a battleground chamber that Ballotpedia identified as having the opportunity to switch partisan control in 2014. The New York Senate had a difference in partisan balance between Democrats and Republican of three seats, or 4.8 percent of the chamber. District 60 in the Senate was identified by Ballotpedia and WKBW-TV in Buffalo as a battleground district that could determine control of the New York State Senate. This race heated up following the Republican primary in which incumbent Mark Grisanti was defeated by Kevin T. Stocker. Political analyst Bob Davis explained that the race "could put the balance of power for the New York State Senate up for grabs come November." At the time of the race, the district was made up of about 86,000 Democrats, 51,000 Republicans and 9,700 independents.[5] Marc C. Panepinto (D) defeated Stocker (R), Grisanti (I) and Timothy D. Gallagher (C) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Marc C. Panepinto |
31.5% | 26,415 | |
| Republican | Kevin T. Stocker | 29.8% | 24,966 | |
| Independence | Mark Grisanti Incumbent | 27.1% | 22,734 | |
| Conservative | Timothy D. Gallagher | 8.1% | 6,796 | |
| None | Blank | 3.4% | 2,850 | |
| Total Votes | 83,761 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Marc C. Panepinto |
51.3% | 7,448 |
| Alfred T. Coppola | 48.7% | 7,059 |
| Total Votes | 14,507 | |
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Kevin T. Stocker |
56.6% | 5,292 |
| Mark Grisanti Incumbent | 43.4% | 4,051 |
| Total Votes | 9,343 | |
Campaign finance summary
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2017
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.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- EPL/Environmental Advocates: 2017 Environmental Scorecard
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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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Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Panepinto's endorsements included the following:[1]
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Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Marc + Panepinto + New + York + Senate"
See also
- New York State Senate
- Senate Committees
- New York State Legislature
- New York state legislative districts
External links
- Profile from the New York State Senate
- Official campaign website
- Marc Panepinto on Facebook
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- New York State Senate
- Campaign contributions via Follow the Money
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Panepinto for Senate, "Issues," accessed August 19, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ WKBW.com, "60th District NYS Senate Race Heating Up," September 10, 2014
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| Preceded by Mark Grisanti (R) |
New York State Senate District 60 2015-2017 |
Succeeded by Christopher Jacobs (R) |
