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Member of Assembly, 94th 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 part of Putnam County and part of Westchester County.

Photo of Matthew J. Slater
Matthew J. SlaterOfficial portrait — New York State Assembly

Matthew J. Slater

Republican, ConservativeIncumbent

Member of Assembly; former Yorktown town supervisor

The gist

  • Sponsored requiring photo ID to vote.In office
  • Sponsored allowing only citizens to vote in elections.In office
  • Sponsored life without parole for first- and second-degree murder.In office
  • Sponsored a crime of drug sale resulting in death.In office
  • Sponsored public hearings on utility charge increases.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 requiring photo ID to vote.

    Sponsored Legislation: Assemblymember Matt Slater

    Government record · New York State Assembly · nyassembly.gov

    “Requires a valid government issued photo identification card to be presented when casting a ballot”
  2. Sponsored allowing only citizens to vote in elections.

    Sponsored Legislation: Assemblymember Matt Slater

    Government record · New York State Assembly · nyassembly.gov

    “Allows only citizens to vote at elections”
  3. Sponsored life without parole for first- and second-degree murder.

    Sponsored Legislation: Assemblymember Matt Slater

    Government record · New York State Assembly · nyassembly.gov

    “Requires a sentence of life imprisonment without parole for murder in the first degree”
  4. Sponsored a crime of drug sale resulting in death.

    Sponsored Legislation: Assemblymember Matt Slater

    Government record · New York State Assembly · nyassembly.gov

    “Establishes the crime of criminal sale of a controlled substance resulting in death”
  5. Sponsored public hearings on utility charge increases.

    Sponsored Legislation: Assemblymember Matt Slater

    Government record · New York State Assembly · nyassembly.gov

    “Requires public hearings on increases in utility charges”

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