Herman Farrell

Democratic Party

Prior offices:

New York State Assembly District 71

Years in office: 1975 - 2017

Herman D. Farrell, Jr. (February 4, 1932 - May 26, 2018) was aDemocratic member of theNew York State Assembly, representingDistrict 71 from 1975 to 2017. He resigned his seat on September 5, 2017. He cited his age, health, and the demands of the job for his retirement. He died on May 26, 2018.^[1][2]

Biography

Farrell's professional experience included being a confidential aide to a State Supreme Court Justice, an assistant office director for Mayor John Lindsay and an instructor for New School for Social Research on Banking.^[3]

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

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

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

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

2011-2012

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

2009-2010

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

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

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.

IncumbentHerman Farrell defeatedVanessa Stanback in the New York State Assembly District 71 general election.^[4][5]

New York State Assembly, District 71 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Herman FarrellIncumbent	92.47%	43,183
	Republican	Vanessa Stanback	7.53%	3,516
Total Votes				46,699
Source:New York Board of Elections

IncumbentHerman Farrell ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 71 Democratic primary.^[6][7]

New York State Assembly, District 71 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Herman FarrellIncumbent (unopposed)

Vanessa Stanback ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 71 Republican primary.^[6][7]

New York State Assembly, District 71 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Vanessa Stanback (unopposed)

Stanback also ran on the Reform Party ticket.

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. IncumbentHerman Farrell defeatedKelley S. Boyd in the Democratic primary, whileJerome Johnson was unopposed in the Republican primary. Farrell defeated Johnson in the general election.^[8][9][10]

New York State Assembly, District 71 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Herman FarrellIncumbent	93.5%	16,174
	Republican	Jerome Johnson	6.5%	1,131
Total Votes				17,305

New York State Assembly, District 71 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Herman FarrellIncumbent	71.3%	5,551
Kelley S. Boyd	28.7%	2,237
Total Votes		7,788

2012

See also:New York State Assembly elections, 2012

Farrell ran in the2012 election forNew York State Assembly District 71. He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on September 13, 2012. He was unchallenged in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.^[11][12][13]

New York State Assembly, District 71, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Herman FarrellIncumbent	100%	36,239
Total Votes				36,239

2010

See also:New York State Assembly elections, 2010

Farrell defeated Ariel Ferreira in the September 14 Democratic primary. He defeatedGlenda Allen (R) in the general election on November 2.^[14][15]

New York State Assembly, District 71 2010
Candidates		Votes
Herman Farrell (D)		19,627
Glenda Allen (R)		2,032

2008

See also:New York State Assembly elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Farrell won re-election to theNew York State Assembly, District 71, defeating opponent Kenneth Britton (R).^[16][17]

Farrell raised $222,247 for his campaign while Britton raised $0.^[18]

New York State Assembly, District 71 2008
Candidates		Votes
Herman Farrell (D)		33,824
Kenneth Britton (R)		2,646

Campaign finance summary

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Scorecards

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2017

In 2017, the 202ndNew York State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 4 through December 31. A recess began June 21, and there was a special session June 28-29.

• Conservative Party of New York StateAssembly andSenate ratings

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• EPL/Environmental Advocates: 2017 Environmental Scorecard

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• New York League of Conservation Voters

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2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

Pension

New York State law allows legislators to collect a pension while still serving in office if they are 65 and took office prior to 1995. As of January 2011, Farrell began collecting an annual pension of $81,619 in addition to his salary of $113,500. Before his retirement in 2017, Farrell was the highest paid state legislator in New York.^[19]

Endorsements

2012

In 2012, Farrell’s endorsements included the following:^[20]

• 32BJ/SEIU

2016 Democratic National Convention

• Delegate to the 2016 DNC (click to expand)

  See also:Democratic National Convention, 2016

  Farrell wasa superdelegate to the2016 Democratic National Convention fromNew York.^[21] Farrell was one of 44 superdelegates from New York. Superdelegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention were not bound by the results of their state’s primary or caucus to support a specific presidential candidate. Farrell supportedHillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination.^[22] Clinton formally won the Democratic nomination for president onJuly 26, 2016.^[23]

  What is a superdelegate?

  See also:Superdelegates and the 2016 Democratic National Convention

  Superdelegates in 2016 were automatic delegates to the Democratic National Convention, meaning that, unlike regular delegates, they were not elected to this position. Also unlike regular delegates, they were not required to pledge their support to any presidential candidate, and they were not bound by the results of their state's presidential primary election or caucus. In 2016, superdelegates included members of the Democratic National Committee, Democratic members of Congress, Democratic governors, and distinguished party leaders, including former presidents and vice presidents. All superdelegates were free to support any presidential candidate of their choosing at the 2016 Democratic National Convention.^[24]

  New York primary results

  See also:Presidential election in New York, 2016

  Hillary Clinton won the New York Democratic primary election, beatingBernie Sanders by 16 points. She carried all fiveNew York City boroughs and the city's surrounding counties as well as the counties of Erie, Monroe, and Onondaga. According to exit poll data, Clinton outperformed Sanders with women, older voters, and non-white voters. African Americans, who made up 22 percent of the New York electorate, supported her over Sanders 75 to 25 percent. Sanders, on the other hand, performed well with younger voters, particularly voters between the ages of 18 and 24, who supported him over Clinton 81 to 19 percent.^[25]

  New York Democratic Primary, 2016
  Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
  Hillary Clinton	57.5%	1,133,980	139
  Bernie Sanders	41.6%	820,256	108
  Blank or void	0.8%	16,664	0
  Totals		1,970,900	247
  Source:The New York Times andNew York State Board of Elections

  Delegate allocation

  See also:2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules

  

  New York had 291 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 247 werepledged delegates. National party rules stipulated how Democratic delegates in all states were allocated. Pledged delegates were allocated to a candidate in proportion to the votes he or she received in a state's primary or caucus. A candidate was eligible to receive a share of the state'spledged delegates if he or she won at least 15 percent of the votes cast in the primary or caucus. There were three types of pledged Democratic delegates: congressional district delegates, at-large delegates, and party leaders and elected officials (PLEOs). Congressional district delegates were allocated proportionally based on the primary or caucus results in a given district. At-large and PLEO delegates were allocated proportionally based on statewide primary results.^[26][27]

  Forty-four party leaders and elected officials served asunpledged delegates. These delegates were not required to adhere to the results of a state's primary or caucus.^[26][28]

Personal

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Farrell had three children; Monique, Herman and Sophia.^[29]

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See also

• New York State Assembly
• House Committees
• New York State Legislature
• New York state legislative districts

External links

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• Profile from Open States
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• Biography from Project Vote Smart
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