Peter Harckham
Pete Harckham | |
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Member of the New York State Senate from the 40th district | |
Assumed office January 1, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Terrence Murphy |
Member of the Westchester County Board of Legislators from the 2nd district | |
In office January 8, 2008 – June 1, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Ursula LaMotte |
Succeeded by | Francis T. Corcoran |
Personal details | |
Born | Clarkstown, New York, U.S. | September 16, 1960
Political party | Democratic |
Other political affiliations | Working Families Party Independence Party of New York |
Spouse(s) | Jin-Hee Stevens |
Residence | South Salem, New York, U.S. |
Alma mater | Dickinson College (BA) |
Website | Official website |
Peter Harckham is an American politician from the State of New York. A Democrat, Harckham represents Senate District 40 in the New York State Senate. He was first elected in 2018, defeating incumbent Terrence Murphy. The district includes parts of Dutchess, Putnam and Westchester counties in the Hudson Valley–an area once represented by future Governor George Pataki.
Before serving in the Senate, Harckham was a member of the Westchester County Board of Legislators and served in the administration of Andrew Cuomo.
Background[]
Harckham grew up in the Hudson Valley, residing in Rockland County for most of his childhood.[1] He attended Clarkstown High School North, before attending Dickinson College, where he graduated in English.[2]
Harckham began his career in the advertising sector, working on Madison Avenue in the 1980s.[3] Today he continues to work in media and advertising, and owns his own business based in the Hudson Valley.[4]
Prior to elected office, Harckham served as President for a not for profit housing corporation that builds affordable housing in northern Westchester County.[5] Prior to that, Harckham served as Vice Chair of the Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation, a San Francisco-based private foundation that supports the sustainable management of natural resources.
In 2007, Harckham was first elected to the Westchester County Board of Legislators, winning again in 2009, 2011, and 2013.[6] He ran unsuccessfully for the New York State Assembly in a 2010 special election.[7] He served for four terms as a county legislator, including two terms as Democratic Majority Leader.
In 2012 he was a pledged elector for president Barack Obama in the electoral college.[2] In 2015 he left the legislature to work in the administration of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo as assistant director of the Office of Community Renewal. In that position he helped administer grants in the lower Hudson Valley.[5][8]
New York Senate[]
In 2018, Harckham was recruited to run against incumbent Republican state Senator Terrence Murphy. Murphy had represented Senate District 40 since 2015.[9] While the district was competitive, Murphy was believed to be a formidable candidate who was less vulnerable than some of his GOP colleagues.[9] However, in an overwhelmingly Democratic election year, Harckham defeated Murphy, 51% to 49%.[10][11]
Harckham was sworn in on January 1, 2019, by Governor Andrew Cuomo.[12] In the Senate, he is serving as Chair of the Committee on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse.[13]
Harckham was reelected to the Senate in 2020 in a race against former Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino.[14] Astorino conceded three weeks after election day.[14] The count was delayed due to an increase in mail-in voting due to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as a lawsuit filed by Astorino prior to election day challenging the security of the election.[15]
Harckham serves as Chairman of the Committee on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse and co-chair of the Joint Senate Task Force on Opioids, Addiction & Overdose Prevention.[16] He is also a member of the Domestic Animal Welfare; Labor; Energy and Telecommunications; Local Government; Environmental Conservation; and Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs committees.
Electoral history[]
Westchester County Legislature[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Peter B. Harckham | 5,726 | 49.94% | |
Working Families | Peter B. Harckham | 190 | 1.66% | |
Total | Peter B. Harckham | 5,916 | 51.59% | |
Republican | Peter Michaelis | 4,591 | 40.04% | |
Independence | Peter Michaelis | 496 | 4.33% | |
Conservative | Peter Michaelis | 464 | 4.05% | |
Total | Peter Michaelis | 5,551 | 48.41% | |
Total votes | 11,467 | 100% | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Peter B. Harckham | 5,903 | 81.99% | |
Independence | Peter B. Harckham | 1,031 | 14.32% | |
Working Families | Peter B. Harckham | 266 | 3.69% | |
Total | Peter B. Harckham (incumbent) | 7,200 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 7,200 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Peter B. Harckham | 5,160 | 48.66% | |
Independence | Peter B. Harckham | 418 | 3.94% | |
Working Families | Peter B. Harckham | 261 | 2.46% | |
Total | Peter B. Harckham (incumbent) | 5,839 | 55.06% | |
Republican | Peter Michaelis | 3,969 | 37.43% | |
Conservative | Peter Michaelis | 796 | 7.51% | |
Total | Peter Michaelis | 4,765 | 44.94% | |
Total votes | 10,604 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independence | Peter B. Harckham | 164 | 57.14% | |
write-in | Andrea Rendo | 118 | 41.12% | |
Write-in | 5 | 1.74% | ||
Total votes | 287 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Peter B. Harckham | 6,312 | 47.33% | |
Independence | Peter B. Harckham | 411 | 3.08% | |
Working Families | Peter B. Harckham | 313 | 2.35% | |
Total | Peter B. Harckham (incumbent) | 7,036 | 52.76% | |
Republican | Andrea Rendo | 5,331 | 39.98% | |
Conservative | Andrea Rendo | 968 | 7.26% | |
Total | Andrea Rendo | 6,299 | 47.24% | |
Total votes | 13,335 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
New York State Assembly[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Robert Castelli | 5,244 | 41.60% | |
Conservative | Robert Castelli | 918 | 7.28% | |
Independence | Robert Castelli | 804 | 6.38% | |
Total | Robert Castelli | 6,966 | 55.26% | |
Democratic | Peter B. Harckham | 5,329 | 42.28% | |
Working Families | Peter B. Harckham | 310 | 2.46% | |
Total | Peter B. Harckham | 5,639 | 44.74% | |
Total votes | 12,605 | 100% | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
New York State Senate[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Peter B. Harckham | 11,647 | 53.51% | |
Democratic | Robert T. Kesten | 10,119 | 46.49% | |
Total votes | 21,766 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Peter B. Harckham | 59,560 | 49.44% | |
Working Families | Peter B. Harckham | 1,777 | 1.47% | |
Women's Equality | Peter B. Harckham | 818 | 0.68% | |
Total | Peter B. Harckham | 62,155 | 51.59% | |
Republican | Terrence P. Murphy | 49,730 | 41.28% | |
Conservative | Terrence P. Murphy | 6,550 | 5.44% | |
Independence | Terrence P. Murphy | 1,681 | 1.40% | |
Reform | Terrence P. Murphy | 360 | 0.30% | |
Total | Terrence P. Murphy (incumbent) | 58,321 | 48.41% | |
Total votes | 120,476 | 100% | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Peter B. Harckham | 77,412 | 47.92% | |
Working Families | Peter B. Harckham | 5,466 | 3.38% | |
Independence | Peter B. Harckham | 939 | 0.58% | |
Total | Peter B. Harckham (incumbent) | 83,817 | 51.88% | |
Republican | Rob Astorino | 69,867 | 43.25% | |
Conservative | Rob Astorino | 7,276 | 4.50% | |
Rebuild Our State | Rob Astorino | 545 | 0.34% | |
Total | Rob Astorino | 77,688 | 48.09% | |
Write-in | 49 | 0.03% | ||
Total votes | 161,554 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
External links[]
Notes[]
- ^ "Record-Review: Harckham Touts Experience 'as a distinct advantage'". Pete For NY. 2018-09-03. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
- ^ a b "Pete Harckham declares victory over NYS Sen. Terrence Murphy". lohud.com. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
- ^ "Harckham and Michaelis Face Off Once Again". North Salem Daily Voice. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
- ^ "Voter's Guide: Harckham, Murphy contend for 40th state Senate District". The Poughkeepsie Journal. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
- ^ a b "Westchester Legislator Harckham takes state post". lohud.com. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Peter B. Harckham". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NY Assembly 89 Special Race - Feb 09, 2010". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
- ^ "Pete Harckham Announces Bid for NY State Senate District 40". PRWeb. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
- ^ a b "Murphy vs. Harckham: Senate District 40 could swing Senate majority from GOP to Democrats". lohud.com. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
- ^ "New York State Senate District 40". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
- ^ "Harckham Pulls Out Victory In NY Senate District 40". Bedford-Katonah, NY Patch. 2018-11-06. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
- ^ "Harckham sworn in as state senator for NY's 40th District". westchester.news12.com. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
- ^ "Harckham Sworn In As New State Senator". TAPinto. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
- ^ a b Failla, Zak (2020-11-24). "Rob Astorino Concedes To Pete Harckham In State Senate Race". White Plains Daily Voice. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
- ^ Lungariello, Mark. "Rob Astorino-Pete Harckham: It'll be a while before we know election winner. Here's why". The Journal News. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
- ^ "About Pete Harckham".
- ^ "Our Campaigns - Westchester County Legislature 02 Race - Nov 06, 2007". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - Westchester County Legislature 02 Race - Nov 03, 2009". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
- ^ "2011CanvassGeneral111108.pdf" (PDF). www.citizenparticipation.westchestergov.com. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
- ^ "2013CanvassPrimary130910.pdf" (PDF). www.citizenparticipation.westchestergov.com. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
- ^ "2013CanvassGeneral131105.pdf" (PDF). www.citizenparticipation.westchestergov.com. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
- ^ "Statement of Canvass - 89th ASSEMBLY DISTRICT - Special Election" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
- ^ "2018 Election Results | New York State Board of Elections". www.elections.ny.gov. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
- ^ "Certified Results from the November 6, 2018 General Election for NYS Senate" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Election Results | New York State Board of Elections". www.elections.ny.gov. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
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