New York's 34th State Senate district

American legislative district

New York's 34th
State Senate district
Senator
  Nathalia Fernandez
D–Morris Park
Registration65.8% Democratic
12.5% Republican
17.6% No party preference
Demographics35% White
14% Black
43% Hispanic
7% Asian
Population (2017)328,268[1]
Registered voters194,537[2]

New York's 34th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Nathalia Fernandez since 2023, succeeding Alessandra Biaggi.[3]

Alessandra Biaggi ran in 2018 for the Democratic nomination for New York State Senate in District 34. While only 32 years old, she ran against powerful longtime incumbent Jeffrey D. Klein, the number 2 Democrat in the NY Senate and the leader of the Independent Democratic Conference, who had held the seat for 14 years.[4][5][6] Klein outspent Biaggi by a rate of 9-to-1, spending $2 million to her $200,000.[7] Biaggi said: "The more people told me I couldn’t win, the more obsessed I became."[8]

In a major upset, Biaggi defeated Klein in the primary, 54%-46%.[9][10] She remarked: "It was a tough fight. And, I should also say, we should thank [Senator Klein] for his service. But his time is up.”[11] Subsequently, on November 6, 2018, she defeated Republican Richard Ribustello 76.0%-14.9%, and was elected to the New York State Senate.[9][12][13][14][15][16] At 32 years of age, she became one of the youngest women ever elected to the New York State Senate.[16]

Geography

District 34 includes parts of the Bronx and southern Westchester County.[1][17]

The district overlaps with New York's 13th, 14th, 15th, and 16th congressional districts, and with the 78th, 80th, 81st, 82nd, 84th, 85th, 87th, 88th, and 89th districts of the New York State Assembly.[18]

Recent election results

2022

2022 New York State Senate election, District 34[19][20]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nathalia Fernandez 5,791 62.6
Democratic Christian Amato 2,673 28.9
Democratic John Perez 706 7.6
Write-in 87 0.9
Total votes 9,257 100.0
General election
Democratic Nathalia Fernandez 34,378 65.2
Republican Samantha Zherka 17,101
Conservative Samantha Zherka 1,234
Total Samantha Zherka 18,335 34.8
Write-in 18 0.0
Total votes 52,731 100.0
Democratic hold

2020

2020 New York State Senate election, District 34[21][22][23]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alessandra Biaggi (incumbent) 28,665 87.6
Democratic James Gisondi 3,941 12.1
Write-in 108 0.3
Total votes 32,714 100.0
General election
Democratic Alessandra Biaggi 76,131
Working Families Alessandra Biaggi 7,600
Total Alessandra Biaggi (incumbent) 83,731 73.9
Republican James Gisondi 25,634 22.6
Conservative Antonio Vitiello 3,829 3.4
Write-in 114 0.1
Total votes 113,308 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

2018 New York State Senate election, District 34[22]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alessandra Biaggi 19,318 54.3
Democratic Jeffrey Klein (incumbent) 16,290 45.7
Write-in 0 0.0
Total votes 35,608 100.0
General election
Democratic Alessandra Biaggi 58,112
Working Families Alessandra Biaggi 2,470
Total Alessandra Biaggi 60,582 76.0
Republican Richard Ribustello 11,875 14.9
Independence Jeffrey Klein (incumbent) 5,736 7.2
Conservative Antonio Vitiello 1,430 1.8
Write-in 42 0.1
Total votes 79,665 100.0
Democratic hold

2016

2016 New York State Senate election, District 34[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jeffrey Klein 76,099
Women's Equality Jeffrey Klein 2,695
Independence Jeffrey Klein 2,204
Total Jeffrey Klein (incumbent) 80,998 90.1
Conservative Aleksander Mici 6,080 6.8
Green Carl Lundgren 2,686 3.0
Write-in 110 0.1
Total votes 89,874 100.0
Democratic hold

2014

2014 New York State Senate election, District 34[22]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jeffrey Klein (incumbent) 9,211 64.8
Democratic G. Oliver Koppell 5,008 35.2
Write-in 0 0.0
Total votes 14,219 100.0
General election
Democratic Jeffrey Klein 29,344
Women's Equality Jeffrey Klein 1,440
Independence Jeffrey Klein 511
Total Jeffrey Klein (incumbent) 31,295 76.2
Republican Aleksander Mici 6,103 14.9
Conservative Frank Dellavelle 1,957 4.8
Green Carl Lundgren 1,638 4.0
Write-in 70 0.1
Total votes 41,063 100.0
Democratic hold

2012

2012 New York State Senate election, District 34[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jeffrey Klein 62,168
Republican Jeffrey Klein 15,360
Working Families Jeffrey Klein 2,099
Independence Jeffrey Klein 795
Total Jeffrey Klein (incumbent) 80,422 93.8
Conservative Elizabeth Perri 3,940 4.6
Green Carl Lundgren 1,348 1.6
Write-in 44 0.0
Total votes 85,754 100.0
Democratic hold

Federal results in District 34

Year Office Results[24][25]
2020 President Biden 71.6 – 27.1%
2016 President Clinton 73.5 – 23.9%
2012 President Obama 74.3 – 24.8%
Senate Gillibrand 80.7 – 18.0%

References

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  4. ^ McKinley, Jesse (July 11, 2018). "Rivals of Democratic Renegades Pick Up Endorsements and Momentum". The New York Times.
  5. ^ Wang, Vivian (April 11, 2019). "A Shouting Match, Nasty Personal Attacks and a Growing Rift Among N.Y. Democrats". The New York Times.
  6. ^ "Pelhamite Alessandra Biaggi Challenging State Sen. Jeff Klein for Democratic Nomination". The Pelham Plus. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  7. ^ Lungariello, Mark. "Jeff Klein spent more than $3M in NYS Senate primary loss". The Journal News.
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  10. ^ Edward Schneier (2019). Putting People Back in Politics; The Revival of American Democracy
  11. ^ Wang, Vivian (September 14, 2018). "Democratic Insurgents Topple 6 New York Senate Incumbents". The New York Times.
  12. ^ Alison Durkee (November 7, 2018). "Progressive challenger Alessandra Biaggi defeats Richard Ribustello in New York state Senate race". Mic.
  13. ^ "Alessandra Biaggi defeats Bronx Sen. Jeff Klein in NY primary". WPIX. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  14. ^ Lombardo, D. September 13, 2018. "Former IDC senators struggling to retain Democratic support". Albany Times Union. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  15. ^ "Alessandra Biaggi victory in state Senate race puts 'nail in the IDC coffin'". Rockland/Westchester Journal News. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  16. ^ a b Claire Wasserman (2021). Ladies Get Paid; The Ultimate Guide to Breaking Barriers, Owning Your Worth, and Taking Command of Your Career
  17. ^ "Our District". The New York State Senate. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  18. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
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