New York's 12th congressional district
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New York's 12th Congressional District is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives located in New York City. It includes parts of Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan. It includes the Queens neighborhoods of Maspeth, Ridgewood, and Woodside, the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Bushwick, Greenpoint, Red Hook, East New York, Brooklyn Heights, Sunset Park, and Williamsburg and part of Manhattan’s Lower East Side and East Village. It has been represented by Democrat Nydia Velazquez since 1993.
Due to the 2010 United States Census and the ensuing redistricting, the boundaries of the 12th Congressional District have changed significantly. The new district, which will be in effect as of the 2012 congressional election. The new 12th District will several neighborhoods in the East Side of Manhattan, Greenpoint, and western Queens, mostly overlapping the pre-redistricting 14th district. The pre-redistricting 12th district will be mostly overlapped by the new 7th district.
According to the New York State Board of Elections, four candidates filed petitions to appear on the ballot in the June 26, 2012 Democratic Party primary election for the 7th district. The candidates are Nydia Velazquez, currently representing the 12th district; New York City Council member Erik Martin Dilan; Daniel J. O'Connor of Manhattan; and George Martinez of Brooklyn. "List of Filings for June 26, 2012 Federal Primary". New York State Board of Elections. 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-13.</ref>
Demographics
According to data from the New York State Legislature's Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment, the ethnic composition of the district's 18-and-over population is estimated to be 29.8% white, 7.9% black, 41.4% Hispanic, 18.7% Asian-American, .02% American Indian, 1.4% multiracial, and .5% "other". [1]
According to data based on the American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates published by the U.S. Census Bureau for 2009, the district has an estimated total population of 694,240. The ethnic composition of the district is estimated to be 46.33% Hispanic or Latino, 27.18% white, 7.12% black or African American, .08% American Indian or Alaska Native, 17.88% Asian, and 0.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander. An estimated .38% of the district's population is some other race, and 1.04% are two or more races. [1] [2]
Voting
Election results from presidential races | ||
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Year | Office | Results |
1992 | President | Clinton 68 - 26% |
1996 | President | Clinton 85 - 11% |
2000 | President | Gore 77 - 15% |
2004 | President | Kerry 80 - 19% |
2008 | President | Obama 86 - 13% |
Components: Past and Present
The 12th District was historically a Brooklyn district. In the 1960s, it was realigned to include majority African American neighborhoods such as Bedford-Stuyvesant in Central Brooklyn. Up to 1992 it was the central Brooklyn district now held by Yvette Clarke (and formerly by Major Owens), and then remapped to include Hispanic neighborhoods in lower Manhattan and Queens.
1803-1913:
1913-1945:
- Parts of Manhattan
1945-1993:
- Parts of Brooklyn
1993-present:
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List of representatives
1803 - 1813: One seat
Representative | Party | Years | Note |
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District created | 1803 | ||
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Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1803 – February 17, 1808[3] |
Redistricted from 7th district Resigned to become New York State Treasurer |
Vacant | February 17, 1808 – November 7, 1808 | ||
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Democratic- Republican |
November 7, 1808 – March 3, 1809 |
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Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811 |
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Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 |
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1813 - 1823: two seats
From 1813 to 1823, two seats were apportioned to the 12th District, elected at-large on a general ticket.
Seat A
Representative | Party | Years | Note |
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Federalist | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 |
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vacant | March 4, 1815 – December 7, 1815 |
Representative-elect Benjamin Pond died on October 6, 1814 | |
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Democratic-Republican | December 7, 1815 – March 3, 1817 |
Elected to fill vacancy |
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Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 |
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Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821 |
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Vacant | March 4, 1821 - December 3, 1821 | The United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1821 were held in April, after the congressional term had already begun. It is not clear when the result was announced or the credentials were issued. | |
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Democratic- Republican |
December 3, 1821 – March 3, 1823 |
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Seat B
Representative | Party | Years | Note |
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Federalist | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 |
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Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1819 |
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Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1823 |
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1823 - present: One seat
Representative | Party | Years | Note |
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Crawford Republican |
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
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Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 |
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Jacksonian | March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829 |
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Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 |
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Jacksonian | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 |
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Anti- Masonic |
March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 |
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Anti- Jacksonian |
March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 |
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Whig | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 | ||
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Whig | March 4, 1841 – June 20, 1843 |
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Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
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Whig | March 4, 1845 – June 20, 1846 |
Died |
Vacant | June 20, 1846 – December 7, 1846 | ||
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Whig | December 7, 1846 – March 3, 1847 |
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Whig | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851 |
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Democratic | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 |
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Democratic | March 4, 1853 – July 3, 1854 |
Redistricted from 8th district Resigned to become justice to Supreme Court of New York |
Vacant | July 3, 1854 – November 7, 1854 | ||
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Whig | November 7, 1854 – March 3, 1855 |
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Opposition | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
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Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 |
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Republican | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 |
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Republican | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
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Democratic | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 |
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Republican | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1873 |
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Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 |
Redistricted from 11th district |
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Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 |
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Democratic | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 |
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Democratic | November 4, 1879 – March 3, 1885 |
Elected to replace Representative-elect Alexander Smith who died before being seated |
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Democratic | March 4, 1885 – December 10, 1886 |
Died |
Vacant | December 10, 1886 – March 4, 1887 | ||
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Democratic | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 |
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Democratic | March 4, 1889 – September 16, 1891 |
Resigned to become Governor of New York |
Vacant | September 16, 1891 – November 3, 1891 | ||
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Democratic | November 3, 1891 – March 3, 1893 |
[data missing] |
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Democratic | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 |
Redistricted from 10th district |
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Democratic | March 4, 1895 – December 21, 1903 |
Resigned to become Mayor of New York City |
Vacant | December 21, 1903 – February 23, 1904 | ||
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Democratic | February 23, 1904 – March 3, 1909 |
[data missing] |
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Democratic | March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1913 |
Redistricted to 15th district |
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Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 |
Redistricted from 9th district |
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Socialist | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919 |
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Democratic | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921 |
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Socialist | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923 |
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Democratic | March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1945 |
Redistricted to 19th district |
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Democratic | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953 |
Redistricted from 4th district Redistricted to 14th district |
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Republican | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1961 |
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Democratic | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963 |
Redistricted to 15th district |
File:Edna kelly.jpg Edna F. Kelly | Democratic | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1969 |
Redistricted from 10th district |
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Democratic | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1983 |
[data missing] |
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Democratic | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 |
Redistricted to 11th district |
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Democratic | January 3, 1993 – present |
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Recent elections
In New York, are numerous minor parties at various points on the political spectrum. Certain parties will invariably endorse either the Republican or Democratic candidate for every office, hence the state electoral results contain both the party votes, and the final candidate votes (Listed as "Recap").
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Nydia Velazquez | 61,913 | 84.6 | ||
Republican | Miguel I. Prado | 9,978 | 13.6 | ||
Socialist Workers | Eleanor Garcia | 1,283 | 1.8 | ||
Majority | 51,935 | 71.0 | |||
Turnout | 73,174 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Nydia Velazquez | 53,269 | 83.6 | −1.0 | |
Republican | Rosemary Markgraf | 7,405 | 11.6 | −2.0 | |
Conservative | Angel Diaz | 1,632 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
Liberal | Hector Cortes, Jr. | 1,400 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 45,864 | 72.0 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 63,706 | 100 | −12.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Nydia Velazquez | 86,288 | 87.1 | +3.5 | |
Republican | Rosemary Markgraf | 10,052 | 10.1 | −1.5 | |
Socialist | Paul Pederson | 1,025 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
Right to Life | Mildred Rosario | 865 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Conservative | Cesar Estevez | 850 | 0.9 | −1.7 | |
Majority | 76,236 | 76.9 | +4.9 | ||
Turnout | 99,080 | 100 | +55.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Nydia Velazquez | 48,408 | 95.8 | +8.7 | |
Conservative | Cesar Estevez | 2,119 | 4.2 | +3.3 | |
Majority | 46,289 | 91.6 | +14.7 | ||
Turnout | 50,527 | 100 | −49.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Nydia Velazquez | 107,796 | 86.3 | −9.5 | |
Republican | Paul A. Rodriguez | 17,166 | 13.7 | +13.7 | |
Majority | 90,630 | 72.5 | −19.1 | ||
Turnout | 124,962 | 100 | +147.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Nydia Velazquez | 62,847 | 89.7 | +3.4 | |
Republican | Allan E. Romaguera | 7,182 | 10.3 | −3.4 | |
Majority | 55,665 | 79.5 | +7.0 | ||
Turnout | 70,029 | 100 | −44.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Nydia Velazquez | 123,053 | 90.0 | +0.3 | |
Republican | Allan E. Romaguera | 13,748 | 10.0 | −0.3 | |
Majority | 109,305 | 80.0 | +0.5 | ||
Turnout | 136,801 | 100 | +95.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Nydia Velazquez | 68,624 | 93.9 | +3.9 | |
Conservative | Alice Gaffney | 4,482 | 6.1 | +6.1 | |
Majority | 64,142 | 87.7 | +7.7 | ||
Turnout | 73,106 | 100 | −46.6 |
2012 election
Nydia Velazquez, the incumbent Democrat, is expected to run for reelection in 2012.
Dan O'Connor of Manhattan has declared his candidacy and intends to challenge Velazquez in the September 2012 Democratic primary. [4]
Possible candidates include New York City Council member Erik Martin Dilan, also a Democrat. [5]
Notes
- ^ a b "Congressional District Profiles" (PDF). New York State Legislature. 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-27. Cite error: The named reference "renamed_from_2009_on_20111024092507" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "Fast Facts for Congress". U.S. Census Bureau. 2005–2009. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
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: CS1 maint: date format (link) - ^ David Thomas was appointed New York State Treasurer on February 5, 1808, and resigned his seat. His letter of resignation was read in the House on February 17. see: Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States (Vol. V; page 182)
- ^ "Dan O'Connor for Congress". Dan O'Connor for Congress. 2011-10-13. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
- ^ "Erik Dilan vs. Nydia Velazquez". The Perez Notes. 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
References
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
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