Christopher Jacobs

Christopher Jacobs

Republican Party

Prior offices

New York State Senate District 60

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U.S. House New York District 27

Predecessor: Chris Collins

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Christopher Jacobs (Republican Party) was a member of the U.S. House, representing New York's 27th Congressional District. He assumed office on July 21, 2020. He left office on January 3, 2023.

Jacobs (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. House to represent New York's 23rd Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on August 23, 2022. He did not appear on the ballot for the Conservative Party primary on August 23, 2022.

On June 3, 2022, Jacobs announced he would not run for re-election.

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2021-2022

Jacobs was assigned to the following committees:^[Source]

• Committee on Agriculture
• Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit
• Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations
• Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research
• House Committee on Budget

2019-2020

Jacobs was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Health Committee
• Consumer Protection Committee
• Senate Transportation Committee
• Senate Aging Committee
• Investigations and Government Operations Committee, Vice chair
• Internet and Technology Committee, Vice chair

New York State Senate

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Key votes

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Key votes: 117th Congress, 2021-2023

The 117th United States Congress began on January 3, 2021 and ended on January 3, 2023. At the start of the session, Democrats held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-213), and the U.S. Senate had a 50-50 makeup. Democrats assumed control of the Senate on January 20, 2021, when President Joe Biden (D) and Vice President Kamala Harris (D), who acted as a tie-breaking vote in the chamber, assumed office. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: 117th Congress, 2021-2023
Vote	Bill and description	Status
Nay	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act   The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684) was a federal infrastructure bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on November 15, 2021. Among other provisions, the bill provided funding for new infrastructure projects and reauthorizations, Amtrak maintenance and development, bridge repair, replacement, and rehabilitation, clean drinking water, high-speed internet, and clean energy transmission and power infrastructure upgrades. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (228-206)
Nay	American Rescue Plan Act of 2021   The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on March 11, 2021, to provide economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Key features of the bill included funding for a national vaccination program and response, funding to safely reopen schools, distribution of $1,400 per person in relief payments, and extended unemployment benefits. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (220-210)
Nay	Inflation Reduction Act of 2022   The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (H.R. 5376) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on August 16, 2022, to address climate change, healthcare costs, and tax enforcement. Key features of the bill included a $369 billion investment to address energy security and climate change, an extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies, allowing Medicare to negotiate certain drug prices, a 15% corporate minimum tax, a 1% stock buyback fee, and enhanced Internal Revenue Service (IRS) enforcement, and an estimated $300 billion deficit reduction from 2022-2031. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (220-207)
Nay	Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act   The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (H.R. 3617) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to decriminalize marijuana, establish studies of legal marijuana sales, tax marijuana imports and production, and establish a process to expunge and review federal marijuana offenses. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (220-204)
Nay	For the People Act of 2021   The For the People Act of 2021 (H.R. 1) was a federal election law and government ethics bill approved by the House of Representatives. The Congressional Research Service said the bill would "expand voter registration (e.g., automatic and same-day registration) and voting access (e.g., vote-by-mail and early voting). It [would also limit] removing voters from voter rolls. ... Further, the bill [would address] campaign finance, including by expanding the prohibition on campaign spending by foreign nationals, requiring additional disclosure of campaign-related fundraising and spending, requiring additional disclaimers regarding certain political advertising, and establishing an alternative campaign funding system for certain federal offices." The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (220-210)
Yea	Assault Weapons Ban of 2022   The Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808) was a bill passed by the House of Representatives that sought to criminalize the knowing import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of semiautomatic assault weapons (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding devices (LCAFD). The bill made exemptions for grandfathered SAWs and LCAFDs. It required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (217-213)
Yea	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022   The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (S. 1605) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 27, 2021, authorizing Department of Defense acitivities and programs for fiscal year 2022. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (363-70)
Yea	James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023   The James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (H.R. 7776) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 23, 2022, authorizing Department of Defense activities and programs for fiscal year 2023. The bill required a 2/3 majority in the House to suspend rules and pass the bill as amended.	Passed (350-80)
Nay	American Dream and Promise Act of 2021   The American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 (H.R. 6) was an immigration bill approved by the House of Representatives that proposed a path to permanent residence status for unauthorized immigrants eligible for Temporary Protected Status or Deferred Enforced Departure, among other immigration-related proposals. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (228-197)
Yea	Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022   The Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 (S. 3373) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on August 10, 2022, that sought to address healthcare access, the presumption of service-connection, and research, resources, and other matters related to veterans who were exposed to toxic substances during military service. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (342-88)
Yea	Chips and Science Act   The Chips and Science Act (H.R. 4346) was a bill approved by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on August 9, 2022, which sought to fund domestic production of semiconductors and authorized various federal science agency programs and activities. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (243-187)
Nay	Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021   The Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755) was a bill passed by the House of Representatives. The bill proposed prohibiting governmental restrictions on the provision of and access to abortion services and prohibiting governments from issuing some other abortion-related restrictions. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (218-211)
Yea	SAFE Banking Act of 2021   The SAFE Banking Act of 2021 (H.R. 1996) was a bill passed by the House of Representatives that proposed prohibiting federal regulators from penalizing banks for providing services to legitimate cannabis-related businesses and defining proceeds from such transactions as not being proceeds from unlawful activity, among other related proposals. Since the House moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill in an expedited process, it required a two-thirds majority vote in the House.	Passed (321-101)
Nay	Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022   The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (H.R. 2471) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on March 15, 2022, providing for the funding of federal agencies for the remainder of 2022, providing funding for activities related to Ukraine, and modifying or establishing various programs. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (260-171)
Nay	Equality Act   The Equality Act (H.R. 5) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that proposed prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in areas including public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system, among other related proposals. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (224-206)
Yea	Respect for Marriage Act   The Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 8404) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 13, 2022. The bill codified the recognition of marriages between individuals of the same sex and of different races, ethnicities, or national origins, and provided that the law would not impact religious liberty or conscience protections, or provide grounds to compel nonprofit religious organizations to recognize same-sex marriages. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (258-169)
Yea	Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023   The Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 (H.R. 6833) was a bill approved by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on September 30, 2022. It provided for some fiscal year 2023 appropriations, supplemental funds for Ukraine, and extended several other programs and authorities. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (230-201)
Nay	Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act   The Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act (H.R. 7688) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to prohibit individuals from selling consumer fuels at excessive prices during a proclaimed energy emergency. It would have also required the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether the price of gasoline was being manipulated. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (217-207)
Nay	Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021   The Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021 (H.R. 8) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to prohibit the transfer of firearms between private parties unless a licensed firearm vendor conducted a background check on the recipient. The bill also provided for certain exceptions to this requirement. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (227-203)
Nay	Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act   The Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act was a federal elections bill approved by the House of Representatives and voted down by the Senate in a failed cloture vote that sought to, among other provisions, make Election Day a public holiday, allow for same-day voter registration, establish minimum early voting periods, and allow absentee voting for any reason, restrict the removal of local election administrators in federal elections, regulate congressional redistricting, expand campaign finance disclosure rules for some organizations, and amend the Voting Rights Act to require some states to obtain clearance from the U.S. Department of Justice before implementing new election laws. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (220-203)
Yea	Bipartisan Safer Communities Act   The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938) was a firearm regulation and mental health bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on June 25, 2022. Provisions of the bill included expanding background checks for individuals under the age of 21, providing funding for mental health services, preventing individuals who had been convicted of a domestic violence misdemeanor or felony in dating relationships from purchasing firearms for five years, providing funding for state grants to implement crisis intervention order programs, and providing funding for community-based violence prevention initiatives. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (234-193)
Nay	Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.   This was a resolution before the 117th Congress setting forth an article of impeachment saying that Donald Trump (R) incited an insurrection against the government of the United States on January 6, 2021. The House of Representatives approved the article of impeachment, and the Senate adjudged that Trump was not guilty of the charges. The article of impeachment required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (232-197)
Yea	Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022   The Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act was a bill passed by the 117th Congress in the form of an amendment to a year-end omnibus funding bill that was signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 23, 2022. The bill changed the procedure for counting electoral votes outlined in the Electoral Count Act of 1887. Elements of the bill included specifying that the vice president's role at the joint session of congress to count electoral votes is ministerial, raising the objection threshold at the joint session of congress to count electoral votes to one-fifth of the members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, identifying governors as the single official responsible for submitting the certificate of ascertainment identifying that state’s electors, and providing for expedited judicial review of certain claims about states' certificates identifying their electors. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (225-201)

Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress

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Key votes: 116th Congress, 2019-2021 The 116th United States Congress began on January 9, 2019, and ended on January 3, 2021. At the start of the session, Democrats held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (235-200), and Republicans held the majority in the U.S. Senate (53-47). Donald Trump (R) was the president and Mike Pence (R) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia. Key votes: 116th Congress, 2019-2021 Vote Bill and description Status Nay MORE Act of 2020   The MORE Act of 2020 (H.R. 3884) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to decriminalize marijuana by removing marijuana as a scheduled controlled substance and eliminating criminal penalties for an individual who manufactures, distributes, or possesses marijuana. This bill required a simple majority vote from the House. Passed (228-164) Yea William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (On passage)   The William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and vetoed by President Donald Trump on December 23, 2020. Congress voted to override Trump's veto, and the bill became law on January 1, 2021. The bill set Department of Defense policies and appropriations for Fiscal Year 2021. Trump vetoed the bill due to disagreement with provisions related to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the renaming of certain military installations, limits on emergency military construction fund usage, and limits on troop withdrawals. This bill required a simple majority vote in the House on passage, and a two-thirds majority vote in the House to override Trump's veto. Passed (335-78) Nay William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Overcoming veto)   The William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and vetoed by President Donald Trump on December 23, 2020. Congress voted to override Trump's veto, and the bill became law on January 1, 2021. The bill set Department of Defense policies and appropriations for Fiscal Year 2021. Trump vetoed the bill due to disagreement with provisions related to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the renaming of certain military installations, limits on emergency military construction fund usage, and limits on troop withdrawals. This bill required a simple majority vote in the House on passage, and a two-thirds majority vote in the House to override Trump's veto. Passed (322-87)

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2022

See also: New York's 23rd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House New York District 23

Nick Langworthy defeated Max Della Pia in the general election for U.S. House New York District 23 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nick Langworthy (R / Conservative Party)	64.9	192,694
		Max Della Pia (D)	35.1	104,114
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	233

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 297,041
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Max Della Pia advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 23.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 23

Nick Langworthy defeated Carl Paladino in the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 23 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nick Langworthy	51.3	24,450
		Carl Paladino	47.5	22,603
		Other/Write-in votes	1.2	570

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 47,623
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• George Burns (R)
• Joe Sempolinski (R)
• Christopher Jacobs (R)
• Mike Sigler (R)
• Hugh Bahar (R)
• Raymond Juliano (R)
• Richard Moon (R)

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Nick Langworthy advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 23.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Christopher Jacobs (Conservative Party)

2020

Regular election

See also: New York's 27th Congressional District election, 2020

New York's 27th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Republican primary)

New York's 27th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House New York District 27

Incumbent Christopher Jacobs defeated Nate McMurray and Duane Whitmer in the general election for U.S. House New York District 27 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christopher Jacobs (R / Conservative Party / Independence Party)	59.7	228,885
		Nate McMurray (D / Working Families Party)	39.0	149,449
		Duane Whitmer (L)	1.3	4,877
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	120

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 383,331
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michael Gammariello (G)
• Beth Parlato (Conservative Party)

Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Nate McMurray advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 27.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Melodie Baker (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 27

Incumbent Christopher Jacobs defeated Beth Parlato and Stefan Mychajliw Jr. in the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 27 on June 23, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christopher Jacobs	59.1	40,459
		Beth Parlato	21.6	14,805
		Stefan Mychajliw Jr.	18.5	12,650
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	573

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 68,487
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Frank Smierciak (R)
• Robert Ortt (R)

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Beth Parlato advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 27.

Green primary election

The Green primary election was canceled. Michael Gammariello advanced from the Green primary for U.S. House New York District 27.

Independence Party primary election

The Independence Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Christopher Jacobs advanced from the Independence Party primary for U.S. House New York District 27.

Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House New York District 27

Duane Whitmer defeated Nicholas Phelps in the Libertarian primary for U.S. House New York District 27 on June 23, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Duane Whitmer	74.6	188
		Nicholas Phelps	24.6	62
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	2

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 252
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Scott Flynn (L)

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Nate McMurray advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 27.

Special election

See also: New York's 27th Congressional District special election, 2020

General election

Special general election for U.S. House New York District 27

Christopher Jacobs defeated Nate McMurray, Duane Whitmer, and Michael Gammariello in the special general election for U.S. House New York District 27 on June 23, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christopher Jacobs (R / Independence Party)	51.8	81,085
		Nate McMurray (D / Working Families Party)	46.6	72,998
		Duane Whitmer (L)	1.0	1,500
		Michael Gammariello (G)	0.7	1,045

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 156,628
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2018

See also: New York State Senate elections, 2018

Jacobs also ran in the 2018 election as a Conservative Party, Independence Party, and Reform Party candidate.

General election

General election for New York State Senate District 60

Incumbent Christopher Jacobs defeated Carima El Behairy in the general election for New York State Senate District 60 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christopher Jacobs (R)	55.8	61,687
		Carima El Behairy (D)	44.2	48,943

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 110,630 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• James DePasquale (G)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 60

Carima El Behairy advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 60 on September 13, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Carima El Behairy

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New York State Senate District 60

Incumbent Christopher Jacobs advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Senate District 60 on September 13, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Christopher Jacobs

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Green primary election

Green primary for New York State Senate District 60

James DePasquale advanced from the Green primary for New York State Senate District 60 on September 13, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		James DePasquale

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2016

See also: New York State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the New York State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for major party candidates was July 14, 2016. The filing deadline for independent candidates was August 23, 2016. Incumbent Marc C. Panepinto (D) did not seek re-election.

Christopher Jacobs defeated Amber Small and James DePasquale in the New York State Senate District 60 general election.

New York State Senate, District 60 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Christopher Jacobs	58.94%	77,327
	Democratic	Amber Small	38.90%	51,036
	Green Party	James DePasquale	2.16%	2,835
Total Votes				131,198
Source: New York Board of Elections

Amber Small defeated Alfred T. Coppola in the New York State Senate District 60 Democratic primary.

New York State Senate, District 60 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Amber Small	66.44%	7,348
	Democratic	Alfred T. Coppola	33.56%	3,712
Total Votes				11,060

Small also ran on the Working Families and Women's Equality Party tickets. Christopher Jacobs defeated Kevin T. Stocker in the New York State Senate District 60 Republican primary.

New York State Senate, District 60 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Christopher Jacobs	75.55%	4,902
	Republican	Kevin T. Stocker	24.45%	1,586
Total Votes				6,488

Jacobs also ran on the Conservative, Independence, and Reform Party tickets. James DePasquale ran unopposed in the New York State Senate District 60 Green primary.

New York State Senate, District 60 Green Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Green Party	James DePasquale  (unopposed)

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Christopher Jacobs did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Christopher Jacobs did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2016

Jacobs' campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“	Chris wants to take his skills gained in the public, private and non-profit sector and his passion for positive change to be your New York State Senator. He wants to fight to reform Albany is culture of corruption, put control back in the hands of local school districts and governments, and end our state is reputation as having the highest taxed citizens in the United States. Western New York has had some tough times over the last several decades, we are finally starting to climb out of this economic hole. Chris believes we have much more to do to create a true and long term job creating economic comeback in Western New York. It is critical that our leaders make decisions that our right for our community so we continue this positive momentum. Decisions that are right for our community, not Albany and certainly not New York City! This New York City mindset has been very damaging to Western New York and it needs to stop. We need to empower local communities again with more decision making power and resources because they know best the needs of their community. Chris believes that with a state government as a partner and no longer a problem, a state government that empowers local communities instead of a burden to them, Western New York can continue this positive momentum and achieve the long term comeback it deserves!	”
—Christopher Jacobs

Noteworthy events

Electoral vote certification on January 6-7, 2021

See also: Counting of electoral votes (January 6-7, 2021)

Congress convened a joint session on January 6-7, 2021, to count electoral votes by state and confirm the results of the 2020 presidential election. Jacobs voted against certifying the electoral votes from Arizona and Pennsylvania. The House rejected both objections by a vote of 121-303 for Arizona and 138-282 for Pennsylvania.

Campaign finance summary

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Christopher Jacobs campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	U.S. House New York District 23	Withdrew primary	$829,164	$891,994
2022	U.S. House New York District 23	Withdrew primary	$829,164	$891,994
2020	U.S. House New York District 27	Won general	$2,152,684	$2,089,855
2018	New York State Senate District 60	Won general	$490,078	N/A**
2016	New York State Senate, District 60	Won	$1,429,013	N/A**
Grand total			$5,730,104	$3,873,842
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards and State legislative scorecards in New York

A scorecard evaluates a legislator’s voting record. Its purpose is to inform voters about the legislator’s political positions. Because scorecards have varying purposes and methodologies, each report should be considered on its own merits. For example, an advocacy group’s scorecard may assess a legislator’s voting record on one issue while a state newspaper’s scorecard may evaluate the voting record in its entirety.

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2020

In 2020, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 8 to December 31.

• Conservative Party of New York State: Assembly and Senate

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

• Environmental Advocates Action

Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.

• National Federation of Independent Business

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

• The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2019

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2019, click [show].
In 2019, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 9 through January 8, 2020. EPL/Environmental Advocates Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues. New York League of Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2018

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2018, click [show].

In 2018, the 202nd New York State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 3 through June 20. Business Council of New York State, Inc. Assembly and Senate ratings Legislators are scored on their votes on legislation concerning businesses, jobs, and the economy. Conservative Party of New York State Assembly and Senate ratings Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. EPL/Environmental Advocates: 2018 Environmental Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues. New York League of Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. Unshackle Upstate Legislators are scored on their legislative and budget votes as well as sponsorships of bills during the session.

2017

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2017, click [show].

In 2017, the 202nd New York State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 4 through December 31. A recess began June 21, and there was a special session June 28-29. Conservative Party of New York State Assembly and Senate ratings Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. EPL/Environmental Advocates: 2017 Environmental Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues. New York League of Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

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Political offices
Preceded by Chris Collins (R)	U.S. House New York District 27 2020-2023	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	New York State Senate District 60 2017-2020	Succeeded by -

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New York's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Kirsten Gillibrand (D)

Chuck Schumer (D)

Representatives

District 1

Nicholas LaLota (R)

District 2

Andrew Garbarino (R)

District 3

Tom Suozzi (D)

District 4

Anthony D'Esposito (R)

District 5

Gregory Meeks (D)

District 6

Grace Meng (D)

District 7

Nydia Velazquez (D)

District 8

Hakeem Jeffries (D)

District 9

Yvette Clarke (D)

District 10

Daniel Goldman (D)

District 11

Nicole Malliotakis (R)

District 12

Jerrold Nadler (D)

District 13

Adriano Espaillat (D)

District 14

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D)

District 15

Ritchie Torres (D)

District 16

Jamaal Bowman (D)

District 17

Michael Lawler (R)

District 18

Pat Ryan (D)

District 19

Marcus Molinaro (R)

District 20

Paul Tonko (D)

District 21

Elise Stefanik (R)

District 22

Brandon Williams (R)

District 23

Nick Langworthy (R)

District 24

Claudia Tenney (R)

District 25

Joseph Morelle (D)

District 26

Tim Kennedy (D)

Democratic Party (18)

Republican Party (10)