New York's 14th congressional district

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New York's 14th congressional district
Population (2000) 654,360
Median income $57,152
Ethnic composition 73.1% White, 5.2% Black, 11.4% Asian, 14.0% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 0.6% other
Cook PVI D+26

New York's 14th Congressional District is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives located in New York City. It includes most of the East Side of Manhattan, all of Roosevelt Island and the neighborhoods of Astoria, Long Island City, and Sunnyside in Queens. Museum Mile and the United Nations Headquarters are located within this district. Democrat Carolyn B. Maloney has represented the district since 1993.

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[edit] Components: Past and Present

2003-present:

Parts of Manhattan, Queens

1993-2003:

Parts of Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens

1983-1993:

All of Staten Island
Parts of Brooklyn

1945-1983:

Parts of Brooklyn

1913-1945:

Parts of Manhattan
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[edit] Representatives

Representative Party Years Note
Leo F. Rayfiel Democratic January 3, 1945 – September 13, 1947 resigned
vacant September 14, 1947 – November 3, 1947
Abraham J. Multer Democratic November 4, 1947 – January 3, 1953 redistricted to 13th district
John J. Rooney Democratic January 3, 1953 – December 31, 1974 redistricted from 12th district, resigned
vacant January 1, 1975 – January 2, 1975
Frederick W. Richmond Democratic January 3, 1975 – August 25, 1982 resigned
vacant August 26, 1982 – January 2, 1983
Guy V. Molinari Republican January 3, 1983 – December 31, 1989 redistricted from 17th district, resigned
vacant January 1, 1990 – March 19, 1990
Susan Molinari Republican March 20, 1990 – January 3, 1993 redistricted to 13th district
Carolyn B. Maloney Democratic January 3, 1993 – present
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The 14th District was a Brooklyn based seat until 1982 when it became the Staten Island district. In the 1992 remap it became the East Side of Manhattan district, which for most of its existence had been the 17th District. During the 1970s this district was numbered the 18th, in the 1980s it was numbered the 15th.

[edit] In Fiction

In the TV series Heroes, the character Nathan Petrelli is running for the 14th district's congressional seat in 2006 election according to the robocall found on the answering machine of Chandra Suresh. It is also known, from Hiro Nakamura's trip to the future (November 8, 2006, the day after the election) that Petrelli will win in a landslide.[1]

[edit] Election results

Note that in New York State electoral politics there 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").

US House election, 2006: New York District 14
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Carolyn B. Maloney 119,582 84.5 +3.4
Republican Danniel Maio 21,969 15.5 -3.4
Majority 97,613 69.0 +6.9
Turnout 141,551 100 -38.5
US House election, 2004: New York District 14
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Carolyn B. Maloney 186,688 81.1 +5.8
Republican Anton Srdanovic 43,623 18.9 -5.8
Majority 143,065 62.1 +11.6
Turnout 230,311 100 +80.7
US House election, 2002: New York District 14
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Carolyn B. Maloney 95,931 75.3 +1.4
Republican Anton Srdanovic 31,548 24.7 +2.0
Majority 64,383 50.5 -0.7
Turnout 127,479 100 -36.4
US House election, 2000: New York District 14
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Carolyn B. Maloney 148,080 73.9 -3.5
Republican C. Adrienne Rhodes 45,453 22.7 +0.1
Green Sandra Stevens 4,869 2.4 +2.4
Independence Frederick D. Newman 1,946 1.0 +1.0
Majority 102,627 51.2 -3.6
Turnout 200,348 100 +39.6
US House election, 1998: New York District 14
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Carolyn B. Maloney 111,072 77.4 +5.0
Republican Stephanie E. Kupferman 32,458 22.6 -1.1
Majority 78,614 54.8 +6.1
Turnout 143,530 100 -20.1
US House election, 1996: New York District 14
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Carolyn B. Maloney 130,175 72.4
Republican Jeffrey E. Livingston 42,641 23.7
Green Thomas K. Leighton 3,512 2.0
Conservative Joseph A. Lavezzo 2,188 1.2
Right to Life Delco L. Cornett 1,221 0.7
Majority 87,534 48.7
Turnout 179,737 100

[edit] References

  1. ^ Don't Look Back (Heroes, Season 1, Episode 2)]]
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