Get Informed Before Election Day!
2018 Candidate Questionnaire Responses
CDPAANYS asked all Gubernatorial and Legislative candidates running for office in New York State to respond to a candidate questionnaire. The candidate questionnaire covers a wide range of timely and pressing issues relevant to the disability community and people who use Medicaid long-term care and community-based services.
We are publishing candidate questionnaire responses on this page as they were received. Additional responses will be published on this page in real time as they become available. If a candidate’s name does not link to a questionnaire response, it means they have not yet completed the survey.
Please note that CDPAANYS is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and as such does not endorse any candidate or political party over another. The purpose for this page is to provide you, the voter, with information about the candidates in your area so that you can make your own decisions for the upcoming election.
Not sure which district you live in? Use our Legislative Lookup tool to search for your elected officials. You can also search for District Maps using your address at the New York State Board of Elections.
Executive (Governor) Candidates:
Andrew M. Cuomo
Cynthia Nixon
Marcus Molinaro
Howie Hawkins
Larry Sharpe
New York Senate Candidates:
District 1
Kenneth LaValle
Greg Fischer
District 2
John Flanagan
Kathleen Cleary
District 3
Darrin Green
Monica Martinez
Dean Murray
District 4
Phil Boyle
Lou D’Amaro
District 5
Carl Marcellino
James Gaughran
District 6
Kemp Hannon
Andrew Grover
Kevin Thomas
District 7
Elaine Phillips
Anna Kaplan
District 8
John Brooks
Jeff Pravato
Gary Slavin
District 9
Todd Kaminsky
Francis Becker, Jr.
District 10
James Sanders
District 11
Tony Avella
John Liu
Simon Minching
Vickie Paladino
District 12
Michael Gianaris
District 13
Jose Peralta
Andrea Marra
Jessica Ramos
District 14
Leroy Comrie
District 15
Joseph Addabbo
District 16
Toby Ann Stavisky
Simcha Felder
Blake Morris
District 18
Marty Dilan
Julia Salazar
District 19
Roxanne Persaud
District 20
Jesse Hamilton
Zellnor Myrie
District 21
Kevin Parker
District 22
Marty Golden
Ross Barkan
Andrew Gournades
District 23
Diane Savino
Jasmine Robinson
District 24
Andrew Lanza
District 25
Velmanette Montgomery
District 26
Brian Kavanagh
District 27
Brad Hoylman
District 28
Liz Krueger
District 29
Jose Serrano
District 30
Brian Benjamin
District 31
Marisol Alcantara
Robert Jackson
District 32
Luis Sepulveda
Patrick Delices
District 33
Gustavo Rivera
District 34
Jeff Klein
Alessandra Biaggi
Andrea Stewart-Cousins
District 36
Jamaal Bailey
District 37
Shelley Mayer
District 38
David Carlucci
Julie Goldberg
Scott Vanderhoef
District 39
Tom Basile
James Skoufis
District 40
Terrence Murphy
Peter Harckham
Robert Kesten
District 41
Karen Smythe
David Zwierankin
District 42
Pramilla Malick
Jen Metzger
Annie Rabbitt
District 43
Aaron Gladd
Daphne Jordan
District 44
Neil Breslin
Christopher Davis
District 45
Betty Little
Emily Martz
District 46
George Amedore
Pat Strong
District 47
Joe Griffo
District 48
Patty Ritchie
District 49
Jim Tedisco
Michelle Ostrelich
District 50
Rick Guy
John Mannion
District 51
Jim Seward
Joyce St. George
Fred Akshar
District 53
David Valesky
Janet Burman
Rachel May
District 54
Pamela Helming
Kenan Baldridge
District 55
Richard Funke
Jennifer Lunsford
District 56
Joe Robach
Jeremy Cooney
District 57
Catharine Young
District 58
Tom O’Mara
Leslie Danks Burke
Amanda Kirchgessner
District 59
Pat Gallivan
District 60
Chris Jacobs
Carima El-Behairy
District 61
Michael Ranzenhofer
Joan Elizabeth Seamans
District 62
Rob Ortt
District 63
Tim Kennedy
Shaqurah Zachery
New York State Assembly Candidates:
Fred Thiele
Patrick O’Connor
District 2
Anthony Palumbo
Rona Smith
Mike Yacubich
District 3
Joseph DeStefano
District 4
Steven Englebright
Christian Kalinowski
District 5
Tim Hall
Doug Smith
District 6
Phil Ramos
District 7
Tom Murray
Andrew Garbarino
District 8
Michael Fitzpatrick
Dave Morrissey
District 9
Christine Pellegrino
Edward Wiggins
Mike LiPetri
District 10
Steve Stern
Jeremy Williams
District 11
Frank Sabella
Kimberly Jean Jean-Pierre
District 12
Andrew Raia
Michael Marcantonio
District 13
Charles Lavine
Andrew Monteleone
District 14
David McDonough
District 15
Michael Montesano
District 16
Anthony D’Urso
Byron Divins
District 17
John Mikulin
Matthew Malin
District 18
Earlene Hooper
James Lamarre
District 19
Edward Ra
District 20
Melissa Miller
District 21
Brian Curran
District 22
Gonald Moncion
Michaelle Solages
District 23
Stacy Pheffer Amato
District 24
David Weprin
District 25
Nily Rozic
District 26
Edward Braunstein
District 27
Daniel Rosenthal
District 28
Andrew Hevesi
District 29
Alicia Hyndman
District 30
Brian Barnwell
Melissa Sklarz
District 31
Michele Titus
District 32
Vivian Cook
District 33
Clyde Vanel
District 34
Michael Dendekker
District 35
Jeffrion Aubry
District 36
Aravella Simotas
District 37
Catherine Nolan
Michael Miller
District 39
Aridia Espinal
Catalina Cruz
District 40
Ron Kim
District 41
Helene Weinstein
District 42
Rodneyse Bichotte
District 43
Diana Richardson
District 44
Robert Carroll
District 45
Steven Cymbrowitz
District 46
Mathylde Frontus
Ethan Lustig-Elgrably
Steven Saperstein
District 47
William Colton
District 48
Simcha Eichenstein
District 49
Peter Abbate
District 50
Joseph Lentol
District 51
Felix Ortiz
District 52
Jo Anne Simon
District 53
Maritza Davila
District 54
Erik Dilan
District 55
Latrice Walker
District 56
Tremaine Wright
District 57
Walter Mosley
District 58
Nick Perry
District 59
Jaime Williams
District 60
Charles Barron
District 61
Charles Fall
District 62
Michael Reilly
Ashley Zanatta
District 63
Michael Cusick
District 64
Nicole Malliotakis
District 65
Yuh-line Niou
District 66
Deborah Glick
District 67
Linda Rosenthal
District 68
Robert Rodriguez
District 69
Daniel O’Donnell
District 70
Inez Dickens
District 71
Al Taylor
District 72
Carmen de la Rosa
District 73
Daniel Quart
District 74
Harvey Epstein
Akshay Vaishampayan
District 75
Richard Gottfried
District 76
Rebecca Seawright
District 77
Latoya Joyner
District 78
Jose Rivera
District 79
Michael Blake
Nathalia Fernandez
District 81
Jeffery Dinowitz
District 82
Michael Benedetto
District 83
Carl Heastie
District 84
Carmen Arroyo
District 85
Marcos Crespo
District 86
Victor Pichardo
District 87
Karines Reyes
District 88
Amy Paulin
District 89
Gary Pretlow
District 90
Nader Sayegh
District 91
Steve Otis
District 92
Thomas Abinanti
District 93
David Buchwald
District 94
Kevin Byrne
District 95
Sandy Galef
District 96
Kenneth Zebrowski
District 97
Ellen Jaffee
District 99
Brett Broge
Colin Schmitt
District 100
Aileen Gunther
District 101
Chad McEvoy
Brian Miller
District 102
Christopher Tague
Aidan O’Connor
District 103
Kevin Cahill
Abe Uchitelle
District 104
Kevindaryan Lujan
Jodi McCredo
Scott Manley
District 105
Kieran Lalor
District 106
Didi Barrett
District 107
Jake Ashby
Don Boyajian
District 108
John McDonald
District 109
Patricia Fahy
District 110
Phil Steck
District 111
Angelo Santabarbara
Brian McGarry
District 112
Mary Beth Walsh
District 113
Carrie Woerner
District 114
Dan Stec
District 115
Billy Jones
District 116
Addy Jenne
Mark Walczyk
District 117
Kenneth Blankenbush
District 118
Robert Smullen
Patrick Vincent
Keith Rubino
District 119
Marianne Buttenschon
Christopher Salatino
Dennis Bova Jr.
William Barclay
Gail Tosh
District 121
William Magee
Dan Butterman
John Salka
District 122
Clifford Crouch
Nick Libous
District 123
Donna Lupardo
District 124
Christopher Friend
District 125
Barbara Lifton
District 126
Gary Finch
Keith Batman
District 127
Al Stirpe
District 128
Pamela Hunter
District 129
William Magnarelli
Edward Ott
District 130
Bob Oaks
Jerry Fremouw
Brian Mankeltow
Scott Comegys
District 131
Brian Kolb
District 132
Philip Palmesano
District 133
Joseph Errigo
Marjorie Byrnes
District 134
Peter Lawrence
District 135
Mark Johns
Andrew Gilchrist
District 136
Joseph Morelle
Jaclyn Richard
Robin Wilt
Jamie Romeo
District 137
David Gantt
District 138
Harry Bronson
District 139
Steven Hawley
District 140
Robin Schimminger
District 141
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
District 142
Erik Bohen
Patrick Burke
District 143
Monica Wallace
District 144
Michael Norris
District 145
Angelo Morinello
District 146
Raymond Walter
Karen McMahon
District 147
David DiPietro
District 148
Joseph Giglio
District 149
Sean Ryan
District 150
Andrew Goodell
Judith Einach