Ellen Jaffee

Ellen Jaffee
Jaffee in 2012
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 97th district
In office
January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2020
Preceded byRyan Karben
Succeeded byMike Lawler
Personal details
Born (1944-05-20) May 20, 1944 (age 80)[1]
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.[2]
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseSteve[2]
Children2
ResidenceSuffern, New York[2]
Alma materBrooklyn College
Fordham University[2]
ProfessionPolitician
Signature
WebsiteOfficial website

Ellen C. Jaffee (born May 20, 1944)[1] is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the New York State Assembly, representing the 97th Assembly District in Rockland County.

A native of Brooklyn, Jaffee earned her B.A. in Education from Brooklyn College and her M.S. in Special Education from Fordham University. She was previously a teacher at Pomona Middle School before becoming an elected official of the Rockland County Legislature in 1998.[2]

Jaffee was first elected to the State Assembly in 2006 for a two-year term (2007–2009). She ran uncontested in the 2008 general election[3] and won the 2010 general election with 61 percent of the vote.[4][5]

Jaffee has lived in Suffern since 1978, where she and her late husband, Steve, raised two children, Marc and Allison.[2] Steve Jaffee, who was also the Chairman of the Suffern Democratic Committee, died on January 19, 2016.[6]

Jaffee was defeated in the 2020 election by Republican Mike Lawler.[7]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Vote Smart was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c d e f Cite error: The named reference Official bio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Election Results 2008: New York State Legislature". The New York Times. 2008.
  4. ^ "Election Results 2010: New York State Legislature". The New York Times. 2010.
  5. ^ "Assembly Election Returns: November 2, 2010" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-18.
  6. ^ Brum, Robert. "Steven Jaffee, assemblywoman's husband, dies at 73". The Journal News.
  7. ^ "A new Republican in a Democratic world". City & State NY. December 7, 2020.