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Member of Assembly, 140th District

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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 part of Erie County and part of Niagara County.

Mohammed H. Faisal

Republican

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William C. Conrad IIIOfficial portrait — New York State Assembly

William C. Conrad III

Democratic, Working FamiliesIncumbent

Member of Assembly; former teacher

The gist

  • Sponsored higher state reimbursement cap for BOCES CTE teachers.In office
  • Sponsored law requiring the Amigone crematory to close.In office
  • Opposes the state's near-term refrigerant phaseout timeline.In office
  • Secured $1.1 million for Town of Tonawanda park upgrades.In office

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

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  1. Sponsored higher state reimbursement cap for BOCES CTE teachers.

    Assemblyman Bill Conrad and Erie 1 BOCES Leadership Celebrate the Funding of Conrad’s Bill to Help Local Districts Better Afford Students’ Participation in CTE Programs

    Public statement · New York State Assembly · Sep 30, 2025 · nyassembly.gov

    “increase the salary reimbursement cap for BOCES’ career and technical education (CTE) teachers”
  2. Sponsored law requiring the Amigone crematory to close.

    Senator Sean Ryan, Assemblyman Bill Conrad’s Bill to Shutter Amigone Crematory Signed into Law

    Public statement · New York State Assembly · Nov 25, 2024 · nyassembly.gov

    “requires the permanent shutdown of the crematory within the next 180 days”
  3. Opposes the state's near-term refrigerant phaseout timeline.

    NYS Assemblyman Conrad Leads Stakeholders in Final Push Against Refrigerants Ban

    Public statement · New York State Assembly · Jul 19, 2024 · nyassembly.gov

    “appealing to the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) for changes to its proposed phaseout of hydrofluorocarbon refrigerants”
  4. Secured $1.1 million for Town of Tonawanda park upgrades.

    Senator Zellner, Assemblyman Conrad Announce $1.1 Million Investment in Town of Tonawanda Parks

    Public statement · New York State Assembly · Jun 16, 2026 · nyassembly.gov

    “announced $1.1 million in state funding secured to support critical upgrades at parks across the Town of Tonawanda”

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