New York NY-02 House2020
RACE AT A GLANCE
RACE TYPE
OPEN
Peter King (R)
Retiring
COOK PARTISAN VOTING INDEX
Last updated : Oct 2, 2020Key Dates
Filing Deadline: Apr 9, 2020
Primary Election: Jun 23, 2020
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Full Bio:
KING, Peter T., a Representative from New York; born in New York, New York County,
N.Y., April 5, 1944; B.A., St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights, N.Y., 1965;
J.D., Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, Ind., 1968; New York Army National
Guard, 1968-1973; lawyer, private practice; Nassau County, N.Y. deputy
attorney, 1972-1974; member of the Hempstead, N.Y., town council, 1977-1981;
Nassau County, N.Y. comptroller, 1981-1993; elected as a Republican to the One
Hundred Third and to the twelve succeeding Congresses (January 3,
1993-present); chair, Committee on Homeland Security (One Hundred Ninth and One
Hundred Twelfth Congresses).
Source: Bioguide
CANDIDATES
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DISTRICT DATA
New York - 02
South Shore Long Island: Islip, Babylon
Population Breakdown
Source: American Community Survey 2015
Past Presidential Results from this District
2016 Election Results
Source: Dave's Redistricting/VEST
2012 Election Results
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RACE ANALYSIS
The Bottom Line
Updated: Oct 8, 2020
Longtime moderate GOP Rep. Pete King quickly endorsed Assemblyman Andrew Garbarino after announcing his retirement last November. But Republicans are alarmed that Garbarino has barely raised money: by the end of June, Democratic Babylon Councilwoman Jackie Gordon had outraised him $1.6 million to $439,000, and now Gordon and the DCCC have the New York airwaves to themselves.
Democrats are taking a tried-and-true approach of pummeling Garbarino as an "Albany politician" in the pocket of drug and insurance companies. The 2nd CD is known as a bedroom for firefighters and law enforcement and voted for Trump 53 percent to 44 percent in 2016, but it voted for Obama in the past. The Jamaican-born Gordon, a former guidance counselor and Army police officer, has a genuine chance to steal this open seat.
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