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Member of Assembly, 124th District

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2 years
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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 Tioga County, part of Broome County and part of Chemung County.

Andrew G. Fagan

Democratic, Working Families

Retired Cornell Cooperative Extension executive director

The gist

  • Supports affordable child care, mental health and health care.
  • Pledges to defend reproductive rights.
More about Andrew
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  1. Supports affordable child care, mental health and health care.

    Andy G. Fagan for Assembly

    Campaign website · faganforassembly.com

    “advocating for affordable and accessible child, mental, and healthcare; lowering utility bills”
  2. Pledges to defend reproductive rights.

    Andy G. Fagan for Assembly

    Campaign website · faganforassembly.com

    “He will also defend reproductive rights and stand up for the human rights of all”
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Christopher S. FriendOfficial portrait — New York State Assembly

Christopher S. Friend

Republican, ConservativeIncumbent

Member of Assembly; chemist

The gist

  • Supports ratepayer rebate checks of up to $400.In office
  • Opposes open-ended National Guard deployment in state prisons.In office
  • Supports restoring judges' discretion to hold defendants before trial.In office
  • Supports eliminating the Office of Cannabis Management.In office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

More about Christopher
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  1. Supports ratepayer rebate checks of up to $400.

    Friend Joins Colleagues to Push Responsible Energy Policy

    Public statement · New York State Assembly · Feb 24, 2026 · nyassembly.gov

    “immediate assistance to ratepayers through income-based rebate checks of up to $400”
  2. Opposes open-ended National Guard deployment in state prisons.

    Friend Blasts $1B Prison Guard Deployment Spending with No Reform or Exit Plan

    Public statement · New York State Assembly · Feb 12, 2026 · nyassembly.gov

    “with more than $1 billion in total taxpayer funds allocated and no exit plan for the ongoing National Guard deployment”
  3. Supports restoring judges' discretion to hold defendants before trial.

    Friend: Most New Yorkers Support Judicial Discretion to Address Bail Reform Issues, Legislature Must Act

    Public statement · New York State Assembly · Jan 24, 2023 · nyassembly.gov

    “restore judicial discretion in our courts to reverse increasing crime rates created by the 2019 bail reform law”
  4. Supports eliminating the Office of Cannabis Management.

    Friend Urges Replacing the Office of Cannabis Management

    Public statement · New York State Assembly · Mar 21, 2024 · nyassembly.gov

    “is calling for the elimination of the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM)”

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