Sean Ryan | |
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Member of the New York State Senate from the 61st district | |
Assumed office January 1, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Chris Jacobs |
Member of the New York State Assembly from the 149th district | |
In office September 14,2011 –January 1,2021 | |
Preceded by | Sam Hoyt |
Succeeded by | Jonathan Rivera |
Personal details | |
Born | March 4,1965 |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | State University of New York at Fredonia (BA) Brooklyn Law School (JD) |
Website | Campaign website State Senate website |
Sean M. Ryan is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the New York State Senate from the 61st District. A Democrat,he previously served as a member of the New York State Assembly from 2011 to 2021,and the 60th District from 2021 to 2022.
Ryan earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the State University of New York at Fredonia and a Juris Doctor from Brooklyn Law School. He was then admitted the New York State Bar Association.
As an attorney,Ryan has specialized in anti-discrimination and labor law cases. [1] On September 13,2011,Ryan was elected during a special election to the New York State Assembly,succeeding longtime assemblyman Sam Hoyt. [2]
In 2012,he was elected to the 149th district. He was supported by the 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East. [3]
In 2020,he was elected to New York's 60th senate district. Due to redistricting following the 2020 U.S. census,Ryan successfully ran in the newly-drawn 61st senate district in the 2022 election. As a member of the State Senate,Ryan championed legislation to prohibit non-compete clauses in New York,which passed both houses of the state legislature in 2023. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Sean Ryan | 57,616 | |||
Working Families | Sean Ryan | 6,285 | |||
Total | Sean Ryan (incumbent) | 63,901 | 56.6 | ||
Republican | Edward Rath III | 39,305 | |||
Conservative | Edward Rath III | 9,500 | |||
Total | Edward Rath III (incumbent) | 48,805 | 43.3 | ||
Write-in | 90 | 0.1 | |||
Total votes | 112,796 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic win (new boundaries) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sean Ryan | 79,396 | 52.98 | |
Working Families | Sean Ryan | 9,182 | 6.13 | |
Independence | Sean Ryan | 2,452 | 1.64 | |
Total | Sean Ryan | 91,030 | 60.75 | |
Republican | Joshua Mertzlufft | 49,649 | 33.13 | |
Conservative | Joshua Mertzlufft | 9,174 | 6.12 | |
Total | Joshua Mertzlufft | 58,823 | 39.25 | |
Total valid votes | 149,853 | 95.77 | ||
Rejected ballots | 6,625 | 4.23 | ||
Total votes | 156,478 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sean Ryan (incumbent) | 31,233 | 72.1 | |
Republican | Joseph Totaro | 12,062 | 27.9 | |
Total votes | 43,295 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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