Richard A. Vargus
Republican, Conservative
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Member of Assembly, 99th District
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- 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 Orange County and part of Rockland County.
Christopher W. Eachus
Democratic, Working FamiliesIncumbent
Member of Assembly; retired teacher
The gist
- Sponsored testing standards for e-bike and scooter batteries.In office
- Sponsored congestion pricing exemption for Rockland, Orange residents.In office
- Sponsored a three-minute limit on passenger vehicle idling.In office
- Sponsored studying income-tax-based school funding.In office
- Sponsored banning certain deceptive pricing methods.In office
In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.
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Sponsored testing standards for e-bike and scooter batteries.
Sponsored Legislation: Assemblymember Chris EachusGovernment record · New York State Assembly · nyassembly.gov
“Requires batteries for bicycles with electric assist and electric scooters to be tested and approved by certain testing laboratories”
Sponsored congestion pricing exemption for Rockland, Orange residents.
Sponsored Legislation: Assemblymember Chris EachusGovernment record · New York State Assembly · nyassembly.gov
“Exempts residents from Rockland county or Orange county from congestion pricing in New York city”
Sponsored a three-minute limit on passenger vehicle idling.
Sponsored Legislation: Assemblymember Chris EachusGovernment record · New York State Assembly · nyassembly.gov
“Prohibits the idling of any passenger vehicle for more than 3 consecutive minutes”
Sponsored studying income-tax-based school funding.
Sponsored Legislation: Assemblymember Chris EachusGovernment record · New York State Assembly · nyassembly.gov
“Requires a study of the fiscal impacts of changing education funding from a real property tax-based mechanism to an income tax-based mechanism”
Sponsored banning certain deceptive pricing methods.
Sponsored Legislation: Assemblymember Chris EachusGovernment record · New York State Assembly · nyassembly.gov
“Prohibits certain deceptive pricing methods”
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