Manual for use of the State Legislature of New York

Bowman, Bernetta

Socialist, Bernetta Bowman, of Westchester County's 2nd District, first campaigned for the New York State Assembly in 1918. She repeated her bid for the position in 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, and 1923. She was not successful in any of her c...

Brewer, Mary Grey

Mary G. Brewer ran for the New York State Senate as the Socialist candidate from Staten Island. On September 1, 1918, The New York Tribune profiled her in a feature on women candidates in the then-upcoming election. The New York Tribune ...

Connelly, Annie T.

Annie T. Connelly from Yonkers, was a Democratic candidate for the State Assembly of New York, Fifth District in 1918.

Laing, Marion H.

Marion H. Laing ran as the Socialist candidate for the New York State Senate for the 21st District in 1918. In 1920, she ran again as the Socialist candidate, but for the 5th District, for the State Assembly.

Gates, Kate W.

Kate W. Gates was the Prohibition Candidate in Onondaga County, 3rd District, for the New York State Assembly in 1918. She lost the election, coming in fourth in a four-way race, receiving about four percent of the votes cast.

Martin, Grace

In 1918, Grace Martin campaigned on the Democratic ticket to represent Monroe County, New York in the State Assembly. She came in second in a four-way race.

Klein, Gertrude Weil

Gertrude Weil Klein ran for the New York State Assembly as the Socialist candidate from Kings County Brooklyn in 1918. She lost this race but remained politically active in  New York area. In 1941 Klein, the American Labor Party can...

Michael, Hattie B.

Hattie B. Michael was the Democratic and Socialist parties candidate for State Assemblyman from Ulster County, New York in 1918. She lost to the Republican and Prohibition party candidate Both candidates were also listed as having no party.

Rumpler, Martha

In 1918, Martha ran for New York State Senate under "Mollie Rumpler" for New York's 5th Assembly District as a Socialist candidate.In 1919, Martha ran for New York State Assembly, again on the Socialist ticket, but this time for the 11th...

Spooner, Margaret

Margaret Spooner, of Orleans County, represented the Democratic Party in the 1918 campaign for the New York State Assembly. She lost to her opponent who was endorsed by the Republican and Prohibition parties.