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This morning I joined my colleagues in welcoming His Excellency Ambassador Ofir Akunis, Consul General of Israel in New York, to Albany! Fighting antisemitism is an issue that I hold close as a Jewish American, and I appreciate the work the Consul General has done both on that

Ending the week on a positive note, our first Staff Spotlight is Quinn Murphy, our Community Liason! Quinn is a 23-year-old Siena College Graduate, and is headed to Albany Law School this fall. In the office, he coordinates community events, addresses constituent concerns, and

Congratulations to Dr. Alex Perlmutter on starting her own practice, Perlmutter Dermatology, in Delmar! Our intern Jake joined members of the Bethlehem Chamber this week to congratulate her on this monumental achievement.

As a former participant, and lifelong advocate for the Empire State Games, I can't even begin to express how glad I am that the Assembly has taken a step toward bringing back such a historically significant event. A big thank you goes out to the bill sponsor, Assembly Ron Kim for

As promised, our second Staff Spotlight is Jack Kaiser, our Chief of Staff! Jack is a Siena College graduate, who was raised by two small business owners in the Town of Bethlehem, where he grew up and still lives now. During childhood, Jack developed an interest in his dad’s

State DOT Highway Maintenance Supervisor Robert Bornt was not only a leader with the Department of Transportation, he was also a fire chief in Hoosick Falls, a member of CSEA, and a dear friend of mine. His contributions had a positive impact on thousands of lives, and his loss

Join us in recognizing Patsy Leader of Kinderhook as our next 2025 Woman of Distinction (ceremony details below)! Patsy is perhaps best known for breaking barriers as the first woman elected as Supervisor in the Town of Kinderhook, after serving 12 years on the town board.

This week, members of our office took a relaxing ride on Albany Hudson Electric Trail in Columbia County, which runs from East Greenbush to Stockport. Before this year, the trail was largely gravel, but thanks to a $2.2 million grant our office helped to secure this year, the

I'm glad to see affordability as a top priority in Governor Hochul's Master Plan for Aging. At every Senior Town Hall I held in the district during this plan's development, affordability was a recurring concern from my constituents. The majority of property taxes in New York are

Now that we've had time to wind down after the end of session, I'd like to celebrate a few MAJOR wins this office had in 2025. The first one, is our Purple Heart Legislation, which passed both houses for the first time in its history:

A BIG CONGRATULATIONS to Patsy Leader, who was officially recognized as a Woman of Distinction Tuesday morning! From her work with veterans, to her work with the Girl Scouts, every community would benefit from having someone like Patsy. It was my honor to present her with this

Our intern John learned quite a lot at last week's Washington County Senior Picnic. From speaking directly with constituents, to hearing updates from Director Gina Cantanucci Mitchell, it's clear that the Office for Aging is doing an incredible job for our senior citizens!

I had a GREAT meeting today with the staff from Ichabod Crane CSD to go over their plans for the $20,000 in Bullet Aid our office secured for the district! That funding will directly support Academic, Athletic, and Artistic programs for students. I look forward to coming back

ATTENTION BETHLEHEM KIDS AND PARENTS!!! The Annual Public Safety Poster Contest is already underway! This year's theme is "Animal Safety", which is important to everyone. More details below:

We're less than a month away from our annual golf tournament! I look forward to seeing everyone on August 18th!

CONGRATULATIONS to the Town of Bethlehem on officially reopening the newly renovated tennis courts at Elm Avenue Park! Our office was able to secure a $50,000 grant to help support this project, and I look forward to seeing recreation continue to prosper in our district!

So pleased to hear that my office was able to help secure a $500,000 state grant to support the expansion of the Columbia-Greene Humane Society! Animals are a big part of my life, as my wife and I are pet owners, and my district office shares a building with a dog grooming

In New York, seniors pay about 40% of our taxes, and only receive about 1% of the benefit from taxpayer services. I stopped by Riverside Rehabilitation Center last week to share a plan that will start to correct that imbalance:

The work for seniors that RensselaerCo.Exec Steve McLaughlin mentioned during his "State of the County" address continues with the newly renovated Edward Swartz Senior Center in Schodack! Seniors are one of our most underserved groups in the 107th Assembly District, so I deeply