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Member of Assembly, 118th District

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A member of the Assembly votes on New York laws and the state budget in the State Assembly.

Covers Hamilton County, part of Fulton County, part of Herkimer County, part of Montgomery County, part of Oneida County and part of Otsego County.

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Colleen Maxwell

Democratic

Accountant; business owner

The gist

Opposes further legislative pay raises before tax relief.
Opposes the one-size-fits-all electric school bus mandate.
Opposes all-electric building mandates for rural homes.

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Opposes further legislative pay raises before tax relief.
Issues — Colleen Maxwell for NYS Assembly
Campaign website · colleenmaxwellfornysassembly.com
“State lawmakers should focus on lowering costs for taxpayers before increasing their own compensation.”
Opposes the one-size-fits-all electric school bus mandate.
Issues — Colleen Maxwell for NYS Assembly
Campaign website · colleenmaxwellfornysassembly.com
“The state should not impose a one-size-fits-all mandate”
Opposes all-electric building mandates for rural homes.
Issues — Colleen Maxwell for NYS Assembly
Campaign website · colleenmaxwellfornysassembly.com
“State building-electrification mandates may create serious affordability and reliability problems for rural homeowners and communities.”

Heather A. Scribner

Republican, Conservative

Fulton County Treasurer

The gist

Opposes the state's bail reform law.
Pledges to cut energy costs.
Pledges to protect family farms and first responders.

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Opposes the state's bail reform law.
About Heather — Heather Scribner for Assembly
Campaign website · heatherscribner.com
“burdensome mandates and dangerous pro-criminal policies like Bail Reform”
Pledges to cut energy costs.
About Heather — Heather Scribner for Assembly
Campaign website · heatherscribner.com
“increasing affordability by cutting energy costs”
Pledges to protect family farms and first responders.
About Heather — Heather Scribner for Assembly
Campaign website · heatherscribner.com
“supporting first responders, protecting family farms, and restoring fiscal discipline at the state level”

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