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Member of Assembly, 128th District

Patrick J. Becher

Candidate for Member of Assembly, 128th District

Republican, Conservative

Background

Occupation
Former CEO, Mohawk Valley Water Authority
Campaign website
becherforassembly.com

Patrick Becher was chief executive of the Mohawk Valley Water Authority for 28 years and earlier worked 12 years for the City of Syracuse, finally as its budget director. He is a former chair of the economic development agency Mohawk Valley EDGE.

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Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Opposes unfunded state mandates on local governments.

    Becher for Assembly

    Campaign website · Becher for Assembly · becherforassembly.com

    “Becher will work to cut wasteful spending, oppose unfunded mandates on local governments, and keep more money in your pocket.”
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Public safety

  • Opposes bail reform.

    Becher for Assembly

    Campaign website · Becher for Assembly · becherforassembly.com

    “Becher will stand firmly with law enforcement, oppose bail reform that endangers our neighborhoods”
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Education

  • Supports local school control and funding that follows students.

    Becher for Assembly

    Campaign website · Becher for Assembly · becherforassembly.com

    “Becher will advocate for local control of schools, parental rights, and funding that follows students, not bureaucracies.”
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Roads & infrastructure

  • Supports spending on infrastructure resiliency projects.

    He attributes warming to natural cycles and favors resiliency spending.

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: New York Assembly District 128 (candidate questionnaire)

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of New York State (VOTE411), answers written by the candidate · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “Our tax dollars should be spent on resiliency projects to make infrastructure less vulnerable to the effects of this gradual warming cycle.”
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Environment & parks

Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Patrick J. Becher on them.

  • Economy & jobsNo documented position found.
  • Courts & justiceNo documented position found.

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