Ellen Jaffee

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.

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[1]
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.[2]
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseSteve[2]
Children2
ResidenceSuffern, New York[2]
Alma materBrooklyn College
Fordham University[2]
ProfessionPolitician
WebsiteOfficial website

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]

References
  1. "Assembly Member Ellen C. Jaffee (NY)". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
  2. "Ellen Jaffee: Biography". New York State Assembly. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  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.


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