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Bill Perkins

Democratic Party

Prior offices:

New York City Council District 9

Years in office: 2017 - 2021

Successor:Kristin Richardson Jordan (D)

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New York State Senate District 30

Years in office: 2007 - 2017

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Elections and appointments

Last election

June 22, 2021

Education

Bachelor's

Brown University

Personal

Profession

Senator

Contact

Personal website

Bill Perkins (Democratic Party) was a member of theNew York City Council, representingDistrict 9. Perkins assumed office in 2017. Perkins left office on December 31, 2021.

Perkins (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to theNew York City Council to representDistrict 9. Perkins lost in the Democratic primary onJune 22, 2021.

Perkins is a formerDemocratic member of theNew York State Senate, representingDistrict 30 from 2007 to 2017.

Perkins sought election to theU.S. House to representthe 13th Congressional District ofNew York. He withdrew from the race in February 2016.^[1][2]

Biography

Perkins earned his B.A. in political science from Brown University in 1972. His professional experience includes being the deputy majority leader for the New York City Council from 1998 to 2006 and the district leader of the New York State Democratic Party.

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

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

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Perkins served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Perkins served on these committees:

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

2021

See also: City elections in New York, New York (2021)

General election

General election for New York City Council District 9

Kristin Richardson Jordan defeatedAlpheaus Marcus in the general election for New York City Council District 9 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kristin Richardson Jordan (D)	93.9	24,169
		Alpheaus Marcus (R)	5.7	1,475
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	100

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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 9

Select round:Round 13Round 12Round 11Round 10Round 9Round 8Round 7Round 6Round 5Round 4Round 3Round 2Round 1

The following candidates advanced in theranked-choice voting election:Kristin Richardson Jordan in round 13 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Kristin Richardson Jordan	50.3	9,034	1,738	Advanced (13)
		Bill Perkins	49.7	8,920	1,054	13
		Athena Moore	0.0	0	-5,796	13
		Cordell Cleare	0.0	0	0	12
		Mario Rosser	0.0	0	0	11
	Submit photo	William Allen	0.0	0	0	10
		Keith Taylor	0.0	0	0	9
		Joshua Clennon	0.0	0	0	8
	Submit photo	Ruth McDaniels	0.0	0	0	7
		Pierre Gooding	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Billy Council	0.0	0	0	5
		Sheba Simpson-Amsterdam	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Bernadette McNear	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Kristin Richardson Jordan	34.8	7,296	684	Advanced (13)
		Bill Perkins	37.5	7,866	679	13
		Athena Moore	27.7	5,796	1,050	13
		Cordell Cleare	0.0	0	-3,815	12
		Mario Rosser	0.0	0	0	11
	Submit photo	William Allen	0.0	0	0	10
		Keith Taylor	0.0	0	0	9
		Joshua Clennon	0.0	0	0	8
	Submit photo	Ruth McDaniels	0.0	0	0	7
		Pierre Gooding	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Billy Council	0.0	0	0	5
		Sheba Simpson-Amsterdam	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Bernadette McNear	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Kristin Richardson Jordan	29.6	6,612	604	Advanced (13)
		Bill Perkins	32.1	7,187	407	13
		Athena Moore	21.2	4,746	600	13
		Cordell Cleare	17.1	3,815	378	12
		Mario Rosser	0.0	0	-3,002	11
	Submit photo	William Allen	0.0	0	0	10
		Keith Taylor	0.0	0	0	9
		Joshua Clennon	0.0	0	0	8
	Submit photo	Ruth McDaniels	0.0	0	0	7
		Pierre Gooding	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Billy Council	0.0	0	0	5
		Sheba Simpson-Amsterdam	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Bernadette McNear	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Kristin Richardson Jordan	25.7	6,008	262	Advanced (13)
		Bill Perkins	29.0	6,780	392	13
		Athena Moore	17.7	4,146	324	13
		Cordell Cleare	14.7	3,437	287	12
		Mario Rosser	12.8	3,002	204	11
	Submit photo	William Allen	0.0	0	-2,125	10
		Keith Taylor	0.0	0	0	9
		Joshua Clennon	0.0	0	0	8
	Submit photo	Ruth McDaniels	0.0	0	0	7
		Pierre Gooding	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Billy Council	0.0	0	0	5
		Sheba Simpson-Amsterdam	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Bernadette McNear	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Kristin Richardson Jordan	23.9	5,746	192	Advanced (13)
		Bill Perkins	26.6	6,388	371	13
		Athena Moore	15.9	3,822	280	13
		Cordell Cleare	13.1	3,150	170	12
		Mario Rosser	11.6	2,798	174	11
	Submit photo	William Allen	8.8	2,125	154	10
		Keith Taylor	0.0	0	-1,808	9
		Joshua Clennon	0.0	0	0	8
	Submit photo	Ruth McDaniels	0.0	0	0	7
		Pierre Gooding	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Billy Council	0.0	0	0	5
		Sheba Simpson-Amsterdam	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Bernadette McNear	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Kristin Richardson Jordan	22.7	5,554	286	Advanced (13)
		Bill Perkins	24.6	6,017	156	13
		Athena Moore	14.5	3,542	173	13
		Cordell Cleare	12.2	2,980	213	12
		Mario Rosser	10.7	2,624	218	11
	Submit photo	William Allen	8.0	1,971	73	10
		Keith Taylor	7.4	1,808	113	9
		Joshua Clennon	0.0	0	-1,559	8
	Submit photo	Ruth McDaniels	0.0	0	0	7
		Pierre Gooding	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Billy Council	0.0	0	0	5
		Sheba Simpson-Amsterdam	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Bernadette McNear	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Kristin Richardson Jordan	21.2	5,268	169	Advanced (13)
		Bill Perkins	23.6	5,861	148	13
		Athena Moore	13.6	3,369	211	13
		Cordell Cleare	11.1	2,767	83	12
		Mario Rosser	9.7	2,406	79	11
	Submit photo	William Allen	7.6	1,898	65	10
		Keith Taylor	6.8	1,695	87	9
		Joshua Clennon	6.3	1,559	38	8
	Submit photo	Ruth McDaniels	0.0	0	-1,142	7
		Pierre Gooding	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Billy Council	0.0	0	0	5
		Sheba Simpson-Amsterdam	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Bernadette McNear	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Kristin Richardson Jordan	20.3	5,099	81	Advanced (13)
		Bill Perkins	22.8	5,713	53	13
		Athena Moore	12.6	3,158	158	13
		Cordell Cleare	10.7	2,684	46	12
		Mario Rosser	9.3	2,327	53	11
	Submit photo	William Allen	7.3	1,833	101	10
		Keith Taylor	6.4	1,608	50	9
		Joshua Clennon	6.1	1,521	53	8
	Submit photo	Ruth McDaniels	4.6	1,142	48	7
		Pierre Gooding	0.0	0	-802	6
	Submit photo	Billy Council	0.0	0	0	5
		Sheba Simpson-Amsterdam	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Bernadette McNear	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Kristin Richardson Jordan	19.9	5,018	36	Advanced (13)
		Bill Perkins	22.4	5,660	158	13
		Athena Moore	11.9	3,000	56	13
		Cordell Cleare	10.5	2,638	38	12
		Mario Rosser	9.0	2,274	53	11
	Submit photo	William Allen	6.9	1,732	61	10
		Keith Taylor	6.2	1,558	70	9
		Joshua Clennon	5.8	1,468	41	8
	Submit photo	Ruth McDaniels	4.3	1,094	32	7
		Pierre Gooding	3.2	802	23	6
	Submit photo	Billy Council	0.0	0	-758	5
		Sheba Simpson-Amsterdam	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Bernadette McNear	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Kristin Richardson Jordan	19.6	4,982	69	Advanced (13)
		Bill Perkins	21.6	5,502	62	13
		Athena Moore	11.6	2,944	97	13
		Cordell Cleare	10.2	2,600	38	12
		Mario Rosser	8.7	2,221	32	11
	Submit photo	William Allen	6.6	1,671	14	10
		Keith Taylor	5.9	1,488	37	9
		Joshua Clennon	5.6	1,427	37	8
	Submit photo	Ruth McDaniels	4.2	1,062	70	7
		Pierre Gooding	3.1	779	29	6
	Submit photo	Billy Council	3.0	758	18	5
		Sheba Simpson-Amsterdam	0.0	0	-604	4
	Submit photo	Bernadette McNear	0.0	0	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Kristin Richardson Jordan	19.2	4,913	32	Advanced (13)
		Bill Perkins	21.3	5,440	30	13
		Athena Moore	11.1	2,847	44	13
		Cordell Cleare	10.0	2,562	14	12
		Mario Rosser	8.6	2,189	7	11
	Submit photo	William Allen	6.5	1,657	20	10
		Keith Taylor	5.7	1,451	21	9
		Joshua Clennon	5.4	1,390	4	8
	Submit photo	Ruth McDaniels	3.9	992	59	7
		Pierre Gooding	2.9	750	13	6
	Submit photo	Billy Council	2.9	740	3	5
		Sheba Simpson-Amsterdam	2.4	604	20	4
	Submit photo	Bernadette McNear	0.0	0	-335	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Kristin Richardson Jordan	19.1	4,881	2	Advanced (13)
		Bill Perkins	21.1	5,410	6	13
		Athena Moore	10.9	2,803	4	13
		Cordell Cleare	10.0	2,548	3	12
		Mario Rosser	8.5	2,182	2	11
	Submit photo	William Allen	6.4	1,637	0	10
		Keith Taylor	5.6	1,430	1	9
		Joshua Clennon	5.4	1,386	1	8
	Submit photo	Ruth McDaniels	3.6	933	1	7
		Pierre Gooding	2.9	737	2	6
	Submit photo	Billy Council	2.9	737	0	5
		Sheba Simpson-Amsterdam	2.3	584	1	4
	Submit photo	Bernadette McNear	1.3	335	0	3

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Submit photo	Kristin Richardson Jordan	19.0	4,879	0	Advanced (13)
		Bill Perkins	21.1	5,404	0	13
		Athena Moore	10.9	2,799	0	13
		Cordell Cleare	9.9	2,545	0	12
		Mario Rosser	8.5	2,180	0	11
	Submit photo	William Allen	6.4	1,637	0	10
		Keith Taylor	5.6	1,429	0	9
		Joshua Clennon	5.4	1,385	0	8
	Submit photo	Ruth McDaniels	3.6	932	0	7
		Pierre Gooding	2.9	735	0	6
	Submit photo	Billy Council	2.9	737	0	5
		Sheba Simpson-Amsterdam	2.3	583	0	4
	Submit photo	Bernadette McNear	1.3	335	0	3
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.2	47	0

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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled.Alpheaus Marcus advanced from the Republican primary for New York City Council District 9.

2017

See also:Municipal elections in New York, New York (2017)

Regular election

New York City held elections for mayor, public advocate, comptroller, and all 51 seats on the city council in 2017. New Yorkers also voted for offices in their boroughs:The Bronx,Brooklyn,Manhattan,Queens, andStaten Island.

Primary elections were scheduled for September 12, 2017, and the general election was on November 7, 2017. Under New York law, candidates who run unopposed in a primary or general election win the nomination or election automatically, and their names do not appear on the ballot.^[3] IncumbentBill Perkins (D) defeatedTyson-Lord Gray (Liberal),Dianne Mack (Harlem Matters),Jack Royster (R), andPierre Gooding (Reform) in the general election for the District 9 seat on the New York City Council.

New York City Council, District 9 General Election, 2017
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Bill PerkinsIncumbent	78.17%	21,832
	Liberal	Tyson-Lord Gray	12.94%	3,615
	Harlem Matters	Dianne Mack	4.40%	1,230
	Republican	Jack Royster	2.46%	687
	Reform	Pierre Gooding	1.72%	481
		Write-in votes	0.3%	83
Total Votes				27,928
Source:New York City Board of Elections, "2017 General Certified Election Results," November 28, 2017

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary election for the District 9 seat on the New York City Council.^[4]

New York City Council, District 9 Democratic Primary Election, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Bill PerkinsIncumbent	49.87%	7,630
Marvin Holland	19.59%	2,997
Cordell Cleare	17.45%	2,670
Tyson-Lord Gray	8.33%	1,275
Marvin Spruill	2.35%	360
Julius Tajiddin	1.94%	297
Write-in votes	0.46%	71
Total Votes		15,300
Source:New York City Board of Elections, "2017 Primary: Certified Results," accessed September 28, 2017

Special election

The following candidates ran in the special election for the District 9 seat on the New York City Council.^[5]

New York City Council, District 9 Special Election, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Bill Perkins	33.95%	3,933
Marvin Holland	18.38%	2,129
Athena Moore	14.81%	1,715
Larry Scott Blackmon	11.84%	1,371
Cordell Cleare	9.51%	1,101
Dawn Simmons	5.15%	596
Charles Cooper	3.05%	353
Todd Stevens	1.59%	184
Caprice Alves	1.49%	173
Write-in votes	0.24%	28
Total Votes		11,583
Source:Board of Elections in the City of New York, "Statement and Return Report for Certification," February 27, 2017

2016

State Senate

See also:New York State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for theNew York State Senate 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.

IncumbentBill Perkins defeatedJon Girodes in the New York State Senate District 30 general election.^[6][7]

New York State Senate, District 30 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Bill PerkinsIncumbent	95.27%	113,144
	Republican	Jon Girodes	4.73%	5,619
Total Votes				118,763
Source:New York Board of Elections

IncumbentBill Perkins ran unopposed in the New York State Senate District 30 Democratic primary.^[8][9]

New York State Senate, District 30 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Bill PerkinsIncumbent (unopposed)

Perkins also ran on the Working Families Party ticket.
Jon Girodes ran unopposed in the New York State Senate District 30 Republican primary.^[8][9]

New York State Senate, District 30 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Jon Girodes (unopposed)

U.S. House

See also:New York's 13th Congressional District election, 2016

Perkins briefly ran in the2016 election for theU.S. House to representNew York's13th District.^[1] He dropped out of the race in February 2016.^[2]

2014

See also:New York State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for theNew York State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election took placeNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 10, 2014. IncumbentBill Perkins was unopposed in the Democratic primary, whileJon Girodes was unopposed in the Republican primary.Ruben D. Vargas was removed from the ballot before the Democratic primary. Perkins also ran on theWorking Families Party ticket. Perkins defeated Girodes in the general election.^[10][11][12]

New York State Senate District 30, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Bill PerkinsIncumbent	87.1%	44,971
	None	Blank	8.1%	4,188
	Republican	Jon Girodes	4.6%	2,388
	None	Scattering	0.1%	60
Total Votes				51,607

2012

See also:New York State Senate elections, 2012

Bill Perkins ran in the2012 election forNew York State Senate District 30. Perkins ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on September 13, 2012. He also ran on theWorking Families Party ticket. Perkins was unchallenged in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.^[13][14][15]

New York State Senate, District 30, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Bill PerkinsIncumbent	100%	98,201
Total Votes				98,201

2010

See also:New York State Senate elections, 2010

Perkins ran in the2010 election forNew York State Senate District 30. He defeated Basil Smikle in the September 14 Democratic primary. He defeatedDonal Yarbrough in the general election.^[16][17]

New York State Senate, General Election Results, District 30 (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Bill Perkins (D)		56,793
Donal Yarbrough (R)		3,795

2008

See also:New York State Senate elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Bill Perkins ran unopposed and won the election for New York State Senate, District 30 with 95,706 votes.^[18][19]

Perkins raised $66,648 for his campaign.^[20]

New York State Senate, District 30 2008
Candidates		Votes
Bill Perkins (D)		95,706

Campaign themes

2021

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2016

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2015

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Endorsements

2017

Perkins' campaign endorsements included the following organizations:^[21]

• 32BJ/SEIU
• NYC Progressive Caucus Alliance

2012

In 2012, Perkins’ endorsements included the following:^[22]

• 32BJ/SEIU

Personal

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Perkins and his wife, Pamela Green, have four children.

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