Keith Brown

Republican Party

New York State Assembly District 12

Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

5

Compensation

Base salary

$142,000/year

Per diem

$203/day

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

Law

Touro College Law Center

Personal

Profession

Business founder

Contact

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Keith Brown (Republican Party) is a member of theNew York State Assembly, representingDistrict 12. He assumed office on January 1, 2021. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Brown (Republican Party, Conservative Party) ran for re-election to theNew York State Assembly to representDistrict 12. He won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.

Biography

Keith Brown lives in Northport, New York. Brown earned a degree from State University of New York at Albany and a law degree from Touro College Law Center in 1990. His career experience includes co-founding Brown & Altman, LLP.^[1]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Brown was assigned to the following committees:

• Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Committee
• Environmental Conservation Committee
• Housing Committee
• Judiciary Committee
• Mental Health Committee

2023-2024

Brown was assigned to the following committees:

• Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Committee
• Environmental Conservation Committee
• Housing Committee
• Judiciary Committee

2021-2022

Brown was assigned to the following committees:

• Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Committee
• Environmental Conservation Committee
• Housing Committee
• Judiciary Committee
• Social Services Committee

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2024

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2024

General election

General election for New York State Assembly District 12

IncumbentKeith Brown defeatedThomas J. Cox in the general election for New York State Assembly District 12 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Keith Brown (R / Conservative Party)	57.1	38,808
	Submit photo	Thomas J. Cox (D)	42.8	29,137
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	53

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 67,998
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled.Thomas J. Cox advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 12.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Robert Lopez (D)

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentKeith Brown advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 12.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. IncumbentKeith Brown advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Assembly District 12.

Campaign finance

Endorsements

2022

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2022

General election

General election for New York State Assembly District 12

IncumbentKeith Brown defeatedCooper Macco in the general election for New York State Assembly District 12 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Keith Brown (R / Conservative Party)	57.5	30,390
		Cooper Macco (D)	42.5	22,428
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	12

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 52,830
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled.Cooper Macco advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 12.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentKeith Brown advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 12.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. IncumbentKeith Brown advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Assembly District 12.

2020

Regular election

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2020

General election

General election for New York State Assembly District 12

Keith Brown defeatedMichael Marcantonio in the general election for New York State Assembly District 12 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Keith Brown (R / Conservative Party / Independence Party)	51.6	35,172
		Michael Marcantonio (D / Working Families Party)	48.4	32,976
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	16

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 68,164
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled.Michael Marcantonio advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 12.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled.Keith Brown advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 12.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled.Keith Brown advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Assembly District 12.

Independence Party primary election

The Independence Party primary election was canceled.Keith Brown advanced from the Independence Party primary for New York State Assembly District 12.

Serve America Movement Party primary election

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Keith Brown (Serve America Movement Party)

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled.Michael Marcantonio advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Assembly District 12.

Special election

See also:New York state legislative special elections, 2020

A special primary election forNew York State AssemblyDistrict 12 was called in 2020. The candidate filing deadline was February 24, 2020, and ballots were scheduled to be certified on March 6, 2020.^[2]

This election was originally scheduled on April 28, 2020. On March 28, 2020, Gov.Andrew Cuomo (D) postponed New York’s presidential preference primary, one Congressional special election, and four state legislative special elections to June 23, 2020, amid concerns about thecoronavirus pandemic.^[3]

On April 24, 2020, Gov. Cuomo canceled the special elections in a proclamation.^[4] Because June 23 was also the statewide primary election date, partisan primary elections for New York House District 12 would have also taken place on the same day as the scheduled special election. The seat remained empty until the general election on November 3, 2020.

The seat became vacant afterAndrew Raia (R) resigned on January 6, 2020, to be sworn in as the town clerk of Huntington, New York. He was elected to the town clerk position in 2019.^[5][6]

CandidatesMichael Marcantonio (D, Working Families Party) andKeith Brown (R, Conservative Party) filed for this race.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Keith Brown did not completeBallotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

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Campaign finance summary

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