Ellen Jaffee

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Ellen Jaffee
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Jaffee in 2012
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 97th district
In office
January 1, 2007 –December 31, 2020
Children2
Residence Suffern, New York [2]
Alma mater Brooklyn College
Fordham University [2]
ProfessionPolitician
Signature Ellen Jaffee Signature.png
Website Official website

Ellen C. Jaffee (born May 20, 1944) [1] is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the New York State Assembly, representing the 97th Assembly District in Rockland County.

A native of Brooklyn, Jaffee earned her B.A. in Education from Brooklyn College and her M.S. in Special Education from Fordham University. She was previously a teacher at Pomona Middle School before becoming an elected official of the Rockland County Legislature in 1998. [2]

Jaffee was first elected to the State Assembly in 2006 for a two-year term (2007–2009). She ran uncontested in the 2008 general election [3] and won the 2010 general election with 61 percent of the vote. [4] [5]

Jaffee has lived in Suffern since 1978, where she and her late husband, Steve, raised two children, Marc and Allison. [2] Steve Jaffee, who was also the Chairman of the Suffern Democratic Committee, died on January 19, 2016. [6]

Jaffee was defeated in the 2020 election by Republican Mike Lawler. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Assembly Member Ellen C. Jaffee (NY)". Project Vote Smart . Retrieved March 24, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ellen Jaffee: Biography". New York State Assembly . Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Election Results 2008: New York State Legislature". The New York Times . 2008.
  4. ↑ "Election Results 2010: New York State Legislature". The New York Times . 2010.
  5. ↑ "Assembly Election Returns: November 2, 2010" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 18, 2013.
  6. ↑ Brum, Robert. "Steven Jaffee, assemblywoman's husband, dies at 73". The Journal News.
  7. ↑ "A new Republican in a Democratic world". City & State NY. December 7, 2020.
New York State Assembly
Preceded by New York State Assembly, 95th District
2007–2021		Incumbent


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