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Amy Paulin

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Amy Paulin
New York State Assembly District 88
Tenure
2001 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
25
Compensation
Base salary
$142,000/year
Per diem
$203/day
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Education
Bachelor's
State University of New York, Albany, 1977
Graduate
State University of New York, Albany, 1978
Personal
Religion
Jewish
Contact

Amy Paulin (Democratic Party) is a member of theNew York State Assembly, representingDistrict 88. She assumed office in 2001. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Paulin (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) ran for re-election to theNew York State Assembly to representDistrict 88. She won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.

Biography

Paulin earned her B.A. from the State University of New York at Albany and her M.A. in Criminal Justice from State University of New York at Albany.[1] Her professional experience includes working as an executive director of My Sisters' Place and as a fund-raising consultant for nonprofit agencies.

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Paulin was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Paulin was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Paulin was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Paulin was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

New York committee assignments, 2017
•Education
•Energy, Chair
•Health
•Higher Education
•Rules

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Paulin served on the following committees:

New York committee assignments, 2015
•Energy, Chair
•Education
•Health
•Higher Education

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Paulin served on the following committees:

New York committee assignments, 2013
•Energy
•Education
•Health
•Higher Education

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Paulin served on the following committees:

New York committee assignments, 2011
•Children and Families, Chair
•Education
•Health
•Higher Education

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Paulin served on the following committees:

New York committee assignments, 2009
•Children and Families
•Education
•Health
•Higher Education
•Oversight, Analysis and Investigation

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according toBillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2024

General election

General election for New York State Assembly District 88

IncumbentAmy Paulin defeatedThomas Fix Jr. in the general election for New York State Assembly District 88 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Amy Paulin
Amy Paulin (D / Working Families Party)
 
65.1
 
44,946
Image of Thomas Fix Jr.
Thomas Fix Jr. (R / Conservative Party) Candidate Connection
 
34.9
 
24,065
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
29

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Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 69,040
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. IncumbentAmy Paulin advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 88.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled.Thomas Fix Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 88.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled.Thomas Fix Jr. advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Assembly District 88.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. IncumbentAmy Paulin advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Assembly District 88.

Campaign finance

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Paulin in this election.

2022

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2022

General election

General election for New York State Assembly District 88

IncumbentAmy Paulin defeatedThomas Fix Jr. in the general election for New York State Assembly District 88 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Amy Paulin
Amy Paulin (D / Working Families Party)
 
64.1
 
34,340
Image of Thomas Fix Jr.
Thomas Fix Jr. (R / Conservative Party)
 
35.8
 
19,185
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
15

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Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 53,540
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. IncumbentAmy Paulin advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 88.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled.Thomas Fix Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 88.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled.Thomas Fix Jr. advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Assembly District 88.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. IncumbentAmy Paulin advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Assembly District 88.

2020

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2020

General election

General election for New York State Assembly District 88

IncumbentAmy Paulin won election in the general election for New York State Assembly District 88 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Amy Paulin
Amy Paulin (D / Working Families Party / Serve America Movement Party)
 
99.5
 
49,856
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
228

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Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 50,084
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. IncumbentAmy Paulin advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 88.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Serve America Movement Party primary election

The Serve America Movement Party primary election was canceled. IncumbentAmy Paulin advanced from the Serve America Movement Party primary for New York State Assembly District 88.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. IncumbentAmy Paulin advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Assembly District 88.

2018

See also:New York State Assembly elections, 2018

Reyes also ran in the 2018 election as aWorking Families Party,Women's Equality Party, andReform Party candidate.

General election

General election for New York State Assembly District 88

IncumbentAmy Paulin won election in the general election for New York State Assembly District 88 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Amy Paulin
Amy Paulin (D)
 
99.2
 
39,491
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
320

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Total votes: 39,811
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. IncumbentAmy Paulin advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 88.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled.Thomas Roche advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Assembly District 88.

2016

See also:New York State Assembly elections, 2016

Elections for theNew 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.

IncumbentAmy Paulin defeatedAnthony Decintio Jr. in the New York State Assembly District 88 general election.[2][3]

New York State Assembly, District 88 General Election, 2016
PartyCandidateVote %Votes
    DemocraticGreen check mark transparent.pngAmy PaulinIncumbent84.77%42,527
    ConservativeAnthony Decintio Jr.15.23%7,643
Total Votes50,170
Source:New York Board of Elections


IncumbentAmy Paulin ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 88 Democratic primary.[4][5]

New York State Assembly, District 88 Democratic Primary, 2016
PartyCandidate
    DemocraticGreen check mark transparent.pngAmy PaulinIncumbent (unopposed)

Paulin also ran on the Working Families, Independence, and Women's Equality Party tickets.Anthony Decintio Jr. ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 88 Conservative primary.[4][5]

New York State Assembly, District 88 Conservative Primary, 2016
PartyCandidate
    ConservativeGreen check mark transparent.pngAnthony Decintio Jr. (unopposed)

2014

See also:New York State Assembly elections, 2014

Elections for theNew York State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election took place onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 10, 2014. IncumbentAmy Paulin was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Paulin also ran on theWorking Families Party ticket. Paulin was unchallenged in the general election.[6][7][8]

2012

See also:New York State Assembly elections, 2012

Paulin ran in the2012 election forNew York State Assembly District 88. She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on September 13, 2012. She also ran on theWorking Families Party andIndependence Party of New York State tickets. She was unchallenged in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9][10][11]

New York State Assembly, District 88, General Election, 2012
PartyCandidateVote %Votes
    DemocraticGreen check mark transparent.pngAmy PaulinIncumbent100%40,615
Total Votes40,615

2010

See also:New York State Assembly elections, 2010

Paulin ran unopposed in the September 14 Democratic primary. She defeatedRene Atayan (R) in the general election on November 2.[12][13] In addition to running on the Democratic ticket, she was also listed as a candidate of theIndependence Party of New York State andWorking Families Party.

New York State Assembly, District 88 2010
CandidatesVotes
Green check mark transparent.pngAmy Paulin (D)22,548
Rene Atayan (R)14,482

2008

See also:New York State Assembly elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Paulin won re-election to theNew York State Assembly, District 88, defeating opponent Anthony Pilla (R).[14][15]

Paulin raised $202,953 for his campaign while Pilla raised $5,713.[16]

New York State Assembly, District 88 2008
CandidatesVotes
Green check mark transparent.pngAmy Paulin (D)35,153
Anthony Pilla (R)15,655

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Amy Paulin did not completeBallotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Amy Paulin did not completeBallotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Amy Paulin campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024New York State Assembly District 88Won general$466,955 $0
2022New York State Assembly District 88Won general$230,020 $0
2020New York State Assembly District 88Won general$137,055 N/A**
2016New York State Assembly, District 88Won$245,939 N/A**
2014New York State Assembly, District 88Won$200,854 N/A**
2012New York State Assembly, District 88Won$218,447 N/A**
2010New York State Assembly, District 88Won$236,288 N/A**
2008New York State Assembly, District 88Won$202,953 N/A**
2006New York State Assembly, District 88Won$201,100 N/A**
2004New York State Assembly, District 88Won$122,580 N/A**
2002New York State Assembly, District 88Won$213,394 N/A**
2000New York State Assembly, District 88Won$227,633 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2024

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2023

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2022

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In 2022, theNew York State Legislature was in session from January 5 to June 4.

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2021

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2020

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2019

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In 2019, theNew York State Legislature was in session from January 9 through January 8, 2020.

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2018

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2017

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2016

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2015

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2014

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In 2014, the 200thNew York State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 8 to June 19, 2014.

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2013

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2012

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2011

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In 2011, the 199thNew York State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 5 to June 20, 2011.

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    1. ↑Project Vote Smart, "Biography of Rep. Paulin,” accessed August 1, 2014
    2. ↑New York State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed October 11, 2016
    3. ↑New York State Board of Elections, "Election results, 2016," accessed December 23, 2016
    4. ↑4.04.1New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 State/Local Primary," accessed August 29, 2016
    5. ↑5.05.1New York State Board of Elections, "Election returns September 13, 2016," accessed November 6, 2016
    6. ↑New York Board of Elections, "Certification for the September 9, 2014, State Primary Election," accessed December 17, 2014
    7. ↑New York Board of Elections, "Primary results for September 9, 2014," accessed October 1, 2014
    8. ↑New York Board of Elections, "NYS Board of Elections Assembly Election Returns November 4, 2014," accessed December 17, 2014
    9. ↑State of New York, State Board of Elections, "Candidate List for the September 13, 2012, State Primary Election," accessed July 31, 2014
    10. ↑State of New York, State Board of Elections, "Official September 13, 2012, Primary Results," accessed July 31, 2014
    11. ↑State of New York, State Board of Elections, "Official Assembly Election Returns Nov. 6, 2012," accessed July 31, 2014
    12. ↑New York Times, "NY state legislative election results," accessed February 11, 2014
    13. ↑New York State Board of Elections, "Official Primary results from September 14, 2010," accessed July 31, 2014
    14. ↑New York State Board of Elections, "Official Primary results from September 9, 2008," accessed July 31, 2014
    15. ↑New York State Board of Elections, "Official Assembly Election Returns November 4, 2008," accessed July 31, 2014
    16. ↑Follow the Money, "Report on 2008 Campaign donations in New York," accessed August 1, 2014

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