Janet L. Duprey is a Republican

Republican Party (United States)

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 member of the New York State Assembly

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, representing Assembly District 114, which includes all of Clinton

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 and Franklin

Franklin County, New York

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 Counties, as well as the town of St. Armand

St. Armand, New York

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 in Essex County

Essex County, New York

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. She is originally from Plattsburgh

Plattsburgh (city), New York

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Duprey was first elected to the Assembly on November 7, 2006. She ran uncontested in the November 2008 general election

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She won the 2010 Republican primary election

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 running against David Kimmel, a small business owner. She then faced Rudy Johnson, a former energy analyst and small businessman, in the general election

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, which she won with 59 percent of the vote.

Positions

Duprey supports gay and lesbian rights and voted in favor of a bill to introduce same sex marriage in New York State.

Duprey sponsored a resolution to create a day of awareness for individuals diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome.

Duprey was a vocal supporter of Dede Scozzafava during the 2009 special election in .

External links

• Janet Duprey For Assembly, campaign website
• David Kimmel For Assembly, campaign website
• Rudy Johnson For Assembly, campaign website