Janet Duprey
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Janet L. Duprey is a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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 member of the New York State Assembly
New York State Assembly
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, representing Assembly District 114, which includes all of Clinton
Clinton County, New York
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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 .

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