Kieran Lalor

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Lalor declared his candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives in November 2007 and was the first candidate to file paperwork as a candidacy for the 2008 race. [7] Lalor won a District-wide Republican convention held in Mahopac, New York on May 22, 2008, prevailing over former Congressman Joseph DioGuardi and County legislator George Oros. Lalor won 347 votes, Oros received 311, and DioGuardi received 102. [8] Oros vowed to wage a primary challenge [9] but subsequently withdrew from the race. (Businessman Andrew Saul, a Bush appointee as Chairman of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board and a board member of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), also ran, but withdrew from the race for the Republican nomination in November 2007). [10]

As of his October 15 report, Saul had raised more than $781,000 for the race, outraising the incumbent, while Lalor had raised less than $30,000, leading pundits to question his viability as a candidate in an election year where the Republican party is looking for candidates who self-finance. [11] [12]

In connection with his campaign, Lalor appeared on radio and television programs, including Fox News Channel and was described as "proud to call himself a Reagan Republican"; [4] he believed a conservative candidate would have the best chance of unseating Democratic incumbent John Hall. [7] Lalor criticizing former Governor George Pataki for his endorsement of Oros, [13] and was an outspoken critic of Hall. [14]

On November 4, 2008, Hall won by 59% to Lalor's 41%. [15]

2012 New York State Assembly campaign

Lalor officially kicked off his campaign for the 105th Assembly district in New York on May 11, 2012, on the radio station 101.5 WPDH on the Coop and Mulrooney morning show.

Lalor defeated Patrick Manning and Richard Wager in the Republican primary race, taking 52% of the vote to Manning's 28% and Wager's 20%. In the general election of November 2012, Lalor defeated Democratic challenger Paul F. Curran, gaining 56% of the vote to Curran's 44%. [ citation needed ]

New York State Assembly

Lalor was sworn into the New York State Assembly on January 9, 2013.

Lalor voted No on NYS Assembly Bill A02562 that "Requires hospitals to establish policies and procedures regarding domestic violence; establishes ongoing training programs on domestic violence for all current and new hospital employees; designates a hospital staff member to coordinate services to victims; provides for the interaction of hospitals with community domestic violence service providers in order to coordinate services to victims of domestic violence; requires hospitals to offer to contact a local advocate when admitting or treating a confirmed or suspected victim of domestic violence." [16]

In 2018, Lalor received an 88 percent rating from the American Conservative Union, rating him as the second most conservative member of the Assembly for the year. [17]

Electoral history

Kieran Lalor
Kieran Lalor.jpg
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 105th district
In office
January 1, 2013 –December 31, 2022
New York State Assembly 105th District - 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Kieran Michael Lalor29,66455.7%
Democratic Paul F. Curran23,55644.3%
New York State Assembly 105th District - 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Kieran Michael Lalor22,73165.49%
Democratic Joseph Torres11,95334.44%
New York State Assembly 105th District - 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Kieran Michael Lalor35,79062.49%
Democratic Joseph Torres21,47137.50%
New York State Assembly 105th District - 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Kieran Michael Lalor29,48757.41%
Democratic Laurette Giardino21,87842.59%

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