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New York's 28th congressional district 
Current Representative Louise Slaughter (D–Fairport) Distribution 93.48% urban, 6.52% rural Population (2000) 654,360 Median income $31,751 Ethnicity 63.9% White, 29.2% Black, 1.5% Asian, 5.5% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American, 0.3% other Cook PVI D+15 The 28th district of New York is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in northwest New York. The district is based in Rochester, Buffalo, and Niagara Falls, and includes parts of Erie, Monroe, Niagara and Orleans Counties; its easternmost point is in Fairport at the home of its current representative, Democrat Louise Slaughter, who has been the district's representative since 1993. Due to its gerrymandered shape it is sometimes known as "the earmuffs." This district will become obsolete for the 113th Congress in 2013 as congressional district lines get redrawn to accommodate the loss of the seat due to redistricting as a result of the 2010 Census.[1]
Contents
Components: Past and Present
2003-present:
1993-2003:
- Parts of Monroe
1983-1993:
1973-1983:
- Parts of Albany, Montgomery, Schenectady
1971-1973:
- All of Columbia, Delaware, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Ulster
- Parts of Dutchess, Montgomery, Sullivan
1963-1971:
1953-1963:
1945-1953:
- Parts of Westchester
1913-1945:
- All of Albany
- Parts of Rensselaer
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Representatives
Representative Party Years District home Note District created March 4, 1823 William B. Rochester Crawford D-R March 4, 1823 – April 21, 1823 Angelica redistricted from 20th district, resigned upon appointment as Judge of the Eighth Circuit Court vacant April 21, 1823 – December 1, 1823 William Woods Adams-Clay DR December 1, 1823 – March 3, 1825 Bath elected in special election Timothy H. Porter Adams March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 Olean John Magee Jacksonian March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1831 Grattan H. Wheeler Anti-Masonic March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 Frederick Whittlesey Anti-Masonic March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 redistricted from 27th district Timothy Childs Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 Timothy Childs Whig March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 Thomas Kempshall Whig March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 Timothy Childs Whig March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 Thomas J. Paterson Whig March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 Elias B. Holmes Whig March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849 Abraham M. Schermerhorn Whig March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 George Hastings Democratic March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 William H. Kelsey Opposition March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 William H. Kelsey Republican March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 William Irvine Republican March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 Robert B. Van Valkenburg Republican March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 redistricted to 27th district Freeman Clarke Republican March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 Roswell Hart Republican March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867 Lewis Selye Ind. Republican March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869 Noah Davis Republican March 4, 1869 – July 15, 1870 resigned after becoming United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York vacant July 16, 1870 – December 5, 1870 Charles H. Holmes Republican December 6, 1870 – March 3, 1871 Freeman Clarke Republican March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 redistricted to 29th district Horace B. Smith Republican March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 redistricted from 27th district Thomas C. Platt Republican March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 redistricted from 27th district Jeremiah W. Dwight Republican March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883 Stephen C. Millard Republican March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 redistricted to 26th district John Arnot, Jr. Democratic March 4, 1885 – November 20, 1886 redistricted from 29th district, died vacant November 21, 1886 – March 3, 1887 Thomas S. Flood Republican March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 Hosea H. Rockwell Democratic March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 Sereno E. Payne Republican March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1903 redistricted from 27th district, redistricted to 31st district Charles L. Knapp Republican March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911 redistricted from 24th district Luther W. Mott Republican March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 redistricted to 32nd district Peter G. Ten Eyck Democratic March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 Rollin B. Sanford Republican March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921 Peter G. Ten Eyck Democratic March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923 Parker Corning Democratic March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1937 William T. Byrne Democratic January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1945 redistricted to 32nd district Ralph A. Gamble Republican January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953 redistricted from 25th district, redistricted to 26th district Katharine St. George Republican January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963 redistricted from 29th district, redistricted to 27th district J. Ernest Wharton Republican January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 redistricted from 29th district Joseph Y. Resnick Democratic January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1969 Hamilton Fish, Jr. Republican January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1973 redistricted to 25th district Samuel S. Stratton Democratic January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983 redistricted from 29th district, redistricted to 23rd district Matthew F. McHugh Democratic January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 redistricted from 27th district Louise Slaughter Democratic January 3, 1993 – present redistricted from 30th district The 28th District has included all or part of Rochester since 1992. The 2002 remap added parts of Buffalo and Niagara Falls. In the 1980s the 28th District was the southern tier seat now numbered the 22nd District. In the 1970s it was the Capitol District seat now numbered the 21st District. During the 1960s it was a Hudson Valley/Catskill seat including much of the present 19th District and parts of the 20th and 22nd District.
Prior to 1992 the Rochester area district was the 30th. Monroe County was split between two districts in the 1970s, the 34th District (which included much of the present 25th District) and the 35th District (which included much of the present 26th District).
Election results
Note that in New York State electoral politics there are numerous minor parties at various points on the political spectrum. Certain parties will invariably endorse either the Republican or Democratic candidate for every office, hence the state electoral results contain both the party votes, and the final candidate votes (Listed as "Recap").
US House election, 2006: New York District 28 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Louise Slaughter 111,386 73.2 +0.6 Republican John E. Donnelly 40,844 26.8 +2.0 Majority 70,542 46.3 -1.5 Turnout 152,230 100 -30.8 US House election, 2004: New York District 28 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Louise Slaughter 159,655 72.6 +10.1 Republican Mike Laba 54,543 24.8 -12.7 Independence Francina Cartonia 5,678 2.6 +2.6 Majority 105,112 47.8 +22.9 Turnout 219,876 100 +38.6 US House election, 2002: New York District 28 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Louise Slaughter 99,057 62.5 -3.2 Republican Henry F. Wojtaszek 59,547 37.5 +4.9 Majority 39,510 24.9 -8.2 Turnout 158,604 100 -31.3 US House election, 2000: New York District 28 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Louise Slaughter 151,688 65.7 +0.9 Republican Mark C. Johns 75,348 32.6 +1.8 Green Eve Hawkins 2,292 1.0 +1.0 Libertarian Stephen C. Healey 1,528 0.7 +0.7 Majority 76,340 33.1 -0.9 Turnout 230,856 100 +25.8 US House election, 1998: New York District 28 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Louise Slaughter 118,856 64.8 +7.5 Republican Richard A. Kaplan 56,443 30.8 -11.9 Conservative Paul Britton 4,963 2.7 +2.7 Right to Life Gerald D. Crawford 3,196 1.7 +1.7 Majority 62,413 34.0 +19.5 Turnout 183,458 100 -21.1 US House election, 1996: New York District 28 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Louise Slaughter 133,084 57.3 Republican Geoff H. Rosenberger 99,366 42.7 Majority 33,718 14.5 Turnout 232,450 100 References
- ^ New York Will Lose Two House Seats, and New Jersey One in NYT on December 21, 2010
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
- 2004 House election data Clerk of the House of Representatives
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New York's congressional districts Current districts: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
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The At-large and 30th-45th districts are obsolete.
See also: New York's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations, 2010 elections, 2012 elections
All U.S. districts – Apportionment – Redistricting – Gerrymandering – MapsCategories:- Congressional districts of New York
- Buffalo, New York
- Erie County, New York
- Monroe County, New York
- Niagara County, New York
- Orleans County, New York
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