Crystal Collins

Contact

Personal website

Crystal Collins was a2014Independence Party of New York State candidate forDistrict 36 of theNew York State Senate.^[1]

Campaign themes

2014

Collins' campaign website highlighted the following issues:^[2]

New Leadership, New Vision

• Excerpt: "More than one in four families is living in poverty in the Bronx. Basic living needs including quality health care, educational success and public safety are impeded. If elected as your New York State Senator, my main focus would be you. My goal is to work for you and improve the quality of life in all areas."

Jobs and the Economy

• Excerpt: "I will work with small business communities and active business associations to promote and strengthen their relationship so that they will work collectively to enhance the quality of life for the business owners and residents within our area. I will fight for more funding to increase the economic growth in the district and increase job opportunities."

Education

• Excerpt: "As your New York State Senator, I will diligently work for our community to bring resources and programs to this area. I am a parent of four and I have a vested interest in the improvement of our schools across the board for both Mount Vernon and the Bronx."

Seniors

• Excerpt: "I will fight for seniors. My goal is to achieve better access to senior services programs and benefits. Many of our seniors are struggling to make ends meet, suffering from hunger, physical, mental, health and financial hardships."

Housing

• Excerpt: "I will continue to fight for the availability of affordable housing in our district. I will work with our local officials to develop a plan to meet the tax cap initiative to bring some reprieve to homeowners."

Elections

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. IncumbentRuth Hassell-Thompson defeatedCrystal Collins in the Democratic primary, whileRobert Diamond was unopposed in the Republican primary. Collins also ran on theIndependence Party of New York State ticket and Diamond also ran on theConservative Party ticket. Hassell-Thompson defeated Diamond and Collins (IND) in the general election.^[3][4][5]

New York State Senate District 36, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ruth Hassell-ThompsonIncumbent	87.7%	37,166
	Republican	Robert L. Diamond	5.6%	2,388
	None	Blank	4.7%	2,012
	Independence	Crystal Collins	1.8%	766
	None	Scattering	0.1%	27
Total Votes				42,359

New York State Senate, District 36 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Ruth Hassell-ThompsonIncumbent	83.9%	9,807
Crystal Collins	16.1%	1,876
Total Votes		11,683

Recent news

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See also

• New York State Senate
• New York State Senate District 36
• New York State Senate elections, 2014
• New York State Legislature

External links

Suggest a link

• Official campaign website
• Crystal Collins on Facebook
• Crystal Collins on Twitter
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart

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