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Josh Jensen (New York)

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Josh Jensen
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New York State Assembly District 134
Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

4

Predecessor

Compensation

Base salary

$142,000/year

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Niagara University

Personal
Birthplace
Rochester, N.Y.
Profession
Legislative staffer
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Josh Jensen (Republican Party) is a member of theNew York State Assembly, representingDistrict 134. He assumed office on January 1, 2021. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Jensen (Republican Party, Conservative Party) ran for re-election to theNew York State Assembly to representDistrict 134. He won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.

Biography

Josh Jensen was born in Rochester, New York,[1] and lives in Greece, New York. Jensen graduated from Hilton High School.[2] He earned an undergraduate degree from Niagara University.[1][2] Jensen's career experience includes working as the director of communications and director of community affairs and public policy for former State SenatorJoseph Robach.[2]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Jensen was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Jensen was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Jensen was assigned to the following 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

2024

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2024

General election

General election for New York State Assembly District 134

IncumbentJosh Jensen won election in the general election for New York State Assembly District 134 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Josh Jensen
Josh Jensen (R / Conservative Party)
 
99.4
 
48,903
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
314

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Total votes: 49,217
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentJosh Jensen advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 134.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. IncumbentJosh Jensen advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Assembly District 134.

Campaign finance

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Jensen in this election.

2022

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2022

General election

General election for New York State Assembly District 134

IncumbentJosh Jensen won election in the general election for New York State Assembly District 134 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Josh Jensen
Josh Jensen (R / Conservative Party)
 
99.3
 
38,580
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
284

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

Total votes: 38,864
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentJosh Jensen advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 134.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. IncumbentJosh Jensen advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Assembly District 134.

2020

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2020

General election

General election for New York State Assembly District 134

Josh Jensen defeatedCarolyn Carrol,Dylan Dailor, andEricka Jones in the general election for New York State Assembly District 134 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Josh Jensen
Josh Jensen (R / Conservative Party / Independence Party) Candidate Connection
 
57.8
 
38,937
Image of Carolyn Carrol
Carolyn Carrol (D) Candidate Connection
 
38.5
 
25,924
Dylan Dailor (Working Families Party)
 
2.1
 
1,439
Ericka Jones (G)
 
1.6
 
1,047
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
14

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Total votes: 67,361
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 134

Carolyn Carrol defeatedDylan Dailor in the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 134 on June 23, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Carolyn Carrol
Carolyn Carrol Candidate Connection
 
78.8
 
5,173
Dylan Dailor
 
21.1
 
1,389
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
6

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Total votes: 6,568
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled.Josh Jensen advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 134.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled.Josh Jensen advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Assembly District 134.

Green primary election

The Green primary election was canceled.Ericka Jones advanced from the Green primary for New York State Assembly District 134.

Independence Party primary election

The Independence Party primary election was canceled.Josh Jensen advanced from the Independence Party primary for New York State Assembly District 134.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled.Dylan Dailor advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Assembly District 134.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Josh Jensen did not completeBallotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Candidate Connection

Josh Jensen completedBallotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Jensen's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Josh Jensen currently serves as a Town of Greece Councilman representing the residents of the 3rd Ward, has spent his career serving his community through public service. He has a record of hard work ensuring that our families and neighbors have an affordable and safe town that provides the services they need. Jensen has proudly supported town budgets that lowered the tax rate while keeping a cap on spending, increased resources for police and public safety, and prioritized measures to improve and maintain vital infrastructure. Previously, Jensen served in various capacities for New York State Senator Joseph E. Robach, including as Director of Communications and Director of Community Affairs and Public Policy, as well as a volunteer with the Hilton Education Foundation and Rochester area chapter of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. Jensen is a lifelong resident of the Town of Greece and graduate of Hilton High School and Niagara University. He currently lives in Greece with his wife, Casey and children, Margot and Brendan.

  • As your Assemblyman, Josh Jensen will fight to reduce the tax burden on working families and small business

  • As your Assemblyman, Josh Jensen support law enforcement, and work with those to prioritize protecting our communities and neighborhoods

  • As your Assemblyman, Josh Jensen will support investment in education

- Education

- Public Safety
- Transportation and Infrastructure

- Healthcare and Long-Term Care Facilities
The number one responsibility of anyone elected to public office is providing exception constituent service for those they represent.
I would like to be known as a public servant who cared about the constituents I served and worked tirelessly to make my community a better place for all those who call it home.
The first truly historical moment of my lifetime that I recall was the events of September 11th, 2001. As an 8th grader at Hilton's Merton Williams Middle School, who was in class at the time of the attacks, I remember our teachers spending time during that day trying to keep our young minds at ease while they themselves didn't know what was truly happening. Over the following weeks, it was the the work of my Social Studies teacher, Mr. Vidas, whose work in helping us understand what had happened and why, helped grow my interest in government, public service and trying to make a difference in our world.
The last song that got stuck in my head was "Remember Me," from the movie Coco. It is my twins favorite movie and between that movie, Frozen II, and Moana, we have a running Disney soundtrack on at all times in our house.
I believe that having state representatives with prior elected governmental experience is critically important to ensure that the community will have a voice in the state Capitol who will be able to get to work and advocate for the district on Day 1. As someone who has been elected by the community twice, and served as a staff member for a State Senator, I understand how to be an effective representative for those I serve and how important it is to work with my colleagues in government and key community stakeholders for positive results.
New York State's greatest challenge over the next decade is the ever increasing taxes and mandates that are making it harder for families and small businesses to survive and thrive in our state.
I believe it is beneficial for legislators to build positive relationships with fellow legislators from both parties and in both legislative chambers. A good representative is always willing to work collaboratively to achieve positive outcomes for the community they serve and if elected I look froward to working with all of my colleagues in the Assembly and Senate.

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Campaign finance summary

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Josh Jensen campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024*New York State Assembly District 134Won general$87,038 $0
2022New York State Assembly District 134Won general$55,597 $0
2020New York State Assembly District 134Won general$33,456 N/A**
Grand total$176,091 N/A**
Sources:OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** 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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In 2023, theNew York State Legislature was in session from January 4 to June 21.

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2022

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

Legislators are scored on bills related to the fire service.
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2021

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In 2021, theNew York State Legislature was in session from January 6 to June 10.

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Legislators are scored on their support of bills related to the environment, environmental justice, public health, and transportation.
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    1. ↑1.01.1Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 31, 2020
    2. ↑2.02.12.2New York State Assembly, "Josh Jensen - Assembly District 134," accessed March 24, 2021

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    Peter Lawrence (R)    		New York State Assembly District 134
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