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Peterson A. Vazquez
Peterson Vazquez was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 138 of the New York State Assembly.
Biography
Vazquez earned his B.S. in Organizational Management from Roberts Wesleyan University in 2007 and his M.S. in Strategic Leadership from Roberts Wesleyan University in 2012. His professional experience includes working as a small business owner, and most recently as a Revenue Officer for the US Department of Treasury. Vazquez served as a Sergeant in the US Army.[1]
Issues
Campaign themes
2014
Vazquez's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[2]
Economy
- Excerpt: "Revise rules that stifle the economy and impede economic growth."
- Excerpt: "Make it easier for companies to expand and create new jobs."
- Excerpt: "Reduce red tape and bureaucratic regulations on business."
- Excerpt: "Lower tax rates so a stable work force stays in the state."
Opportunity
- Excerpt: "Recognize that there is no such thing as a common child."
- Excerpt: "Allow teachers to teach in a way that students can learn."
- Excerpt: "Let parents participate in the cultivation of their child’s future."
- Excerpt: "Help students see that the American Dream can be theirs as well."
Ethics
- Excerpt: "Enact term limits on elected officials and legislative leaders."
- Excerpt: "Raise the people’s voice through initiative and referendum."
- Excerpt: "Level the playing field for candidates of all political parties."
- Excerpt: "Demonstrate the courage to call out even one’s own party."
2012
On his campaign website, Vazquez highlights three main issues of his campaign:[3]
- Education Reform: "Many public school systems are underfunded, and worse, focused on social issues versus focusing on teaching fundamentals such as; reading, writing, math and logic, and the sciences. Our community needs students who can read and write in order to provide for their future families and contribute to the betterment of our community."[3]
- Economic Development: " Mandates, duplicate services, programs, and systems have become an unnecessary burden on hard-working taxpayers as well as a burden to grassroots efforts seeking to better our community. If we reduce or outright eliminate mandates and duplicated services, programs, and systems the savings can then be passed on to taxpayers and grassroots efforts serving those in need within our community."[3]
- Protecting Employees: "Overregulation and the mishandling of taxpayer dollars have placed both public & private employee benefits and pensions in harm’s way. It is the belief of many that those who work hard should be rewarded fair and equitably. No public or private employee should have to worry about their benefits and pensions because some of our elected officials think it is ok to not listen to their constituents and overregulate or mishandle taxpayer dollars."[3]
Elections
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 Harry Bronson defeated Bob Zinck in the New York State Assembly District 138 general election.[4][5]
| New York State Assembly, District 138 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Harry Bronson Incumbent |
64.20% | 32,166 | |
| Republican | Bob Zinck | 35.80% | 17,934 | |
| Total Votes | 50,100 | |||
| Source: New York Board of Elections | ||||
Incumbent Harry Bronson defeated Rachel A. Barnhart in the New York State Assembly District 138 Democratic primary.[6][7]
| New York State Assembly, District 138 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Harry Bronson Incumbent | |
| Democratic | Rachel A. Barnhart | |
Bronson also ran on the Working Families, Independence, and Women's Equality Party tickets.
Bob Zinck defeated Peterson A. Vazquez in the New York State Assembly District 138 Republican primary.[6][7]
| New York State Assembly, District 138 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Bob Zinck |
50.08% | 933 | |
| Republican | Peterson A. Vazquez | 49.92% | 930 | |
| Total Votes | 1,863 | |||
Zinck also ran on the Reform Party ticket.
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 Harry Bronson was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Peterson A. Vazquez was unopposed in the Republican primary. Bronson ran on the Working Families Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets and Vazquez ran on the Conservative Party ticket. Bronson defeated Vazquez in the general election.[8][9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harry Bronson Incumbent |
56.5% | 16,593 | |
| Republican | Peterson A. Vazquez | 43.5% | 12,790 | |
| Total Votes | 29,383 | |||
2012
- See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2012
Vazquez ran in the 2012 election for New York State Assembly District 138. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on September 13, 2012. He also ran on the Conservative Party ticket. He was defeated by district 131 incumbent Harry B. Bronson in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[11][12][13]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harry Bronson Incumbent |
63.3% | 29,715 | |
| Republican | Peterson A. Vazquez | 36.7% | 17,242 | |
| Total Votes | 46,957 | |||
Personal
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Vazquez is affiliated with the Chester F. Carlson MetroCenter YMCA Board of Directors, Latino Leadership Development Program, United Way of Rochester, and Rochester Hispanic Business Association.[1]
Recent news
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See also
- New York State Assembly
- New York State Assembly District 138
- New York State Assembly elections, 2014
- New York State Assembly elections, 2016
- New York State Legislature
External links
- Official campaign website
- Peterson A. Vazquez on Facebook
- Peterson A. Vazquez on Twitter
- Peterson A. Vazquez on LinkedIn
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- New York State Assembly
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bio submission to Ballotpedia, August 24, 2012
- ↑ Peterson A. Vazquez's campaign website, "Platform," accessed October 14, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Peterson Vasquez for Assembly, "Issues," accessed August 27, 2012
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 State/Local Primary," accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 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
- ↑ State of New York, State Board of Elections, "Candidate List for the September 13, 2012, State Primary Election," accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ 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 Assembly Election Returns Nov. 6, 2012," accessed July 31, 2014
