Thomas A. Carle
Retired plant manager
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State
What this office does: A member of the Assembly votes on New York laws and the state budget in the State Assembly.
Covers Chautauqua County and part of Erie County.
Retired plant manager
No documented position found.
Member of Assembly; former prosecutor
In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.
Proposes small-business health plans exempt from state mandates.
Public statement · New York State Assembly · May 19, 2026 · nyassembly.gov
“these plans would not be subject to New York’s full group health insurance requirements or its standard mandated benefits”
Opposes legalizing medical aid in dying.
Public statement · New York State Assembly · Apr 30, 2025 · nyassembly.gov
“I cannot support legislation that legalizes the deliberate termination of life under the guise of compassion”
Opposes NYPA's proposed hydropower rate increase.
Public statement · New York State Assembly · Feb 4, 2025 · nyassembly.gov
“expressed strong opposition to the New York Power Authority’s (NYPA) proposal to triple hydropower rates”
Sponsored bill letting Chautauqua County swap forest parcels.
Public statement · New York State Assembly · Feb 18, 2026 · nyassembly.gov
“swap several small, isolated parcels of reforested land for a larger, more accessible property”
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