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In reply to the discussion: We won the House in 2018 with MODERATE candidates in swing districts... [View all]George II
(67,782 posts)Previous to 2012 almost all of the 11th District was in Brooklyn. Staten Island was the 13th District prior to 2012 when it became the 11th.
It was republican from 1981 through 1993 (Guy Molinari) and then his daughter Susan Molinari from 1993 through 1997, and then republican Vito Fossella from 1997 through 2009. A Democrat won in 2008 but was defeated by Ryan Grimm in 2010, who served from 2011 through 2015, replaced by republican Dan Donovan when Grimm resigned, and served through 2019 when Max Rose defeated him.
So Staten Island was a republican district from at least 1981 through 2019 except for two years from 2009-2011. That's 36 years of the previous 38 before Max Rose won in 2019. I could go back further than 1981 but I made my point.
The numbers of the districts in NYC have changed several times over the last 40+ years.