Earlier in the week, the Senate and Assembly Committees on Social Services leadership (L to R), Sen. Dean Murray, Minority ranker; Sen. Roxanne Persaud, chair; Assemblyman Brian Maher, Minority ranker; and Assemblywoman Maritza Davila, chair, met to discuss and successfully advance bill A.7424, which creates a study on fiscal cliffs in the state public assistance system. The bill passed the Assembly on June 1, 2023.

Assemblyman Brian Maher(R,C-Walden) passed his first bill in the New York State Assembly on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. The bill is set to ensure better court security in the Town of Montgomery.

Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) joins a bipartisan group legislators, the victim’s family and advocates to urge the Assembly and Senate to pass Melanie’s Law at a press conference in the State Capitol on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. Assemblyman Anil Beephan, Jr. (R,C-East Fishkill) speaking.

Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) speaks with visitors to the State Capitol about the dairy industry at the annual Dairy Day Celebration on May 23, 2023.

Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) cuts the ribbon at the grand opening of his District Office in Washingtonville while surrounded by family, friends, and constituents on Wednesday, May 10, 2023.

Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) (far right) attends a press conference in Albany on April 18, 2023.

Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) honored local Vietnam War veteran Robert Lewis of Wallkill on National Vietnam War Veterans Day in the Assembly on Wednesday, March 29, 2023.

Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) joined his Assembly Minority colleagues as they unveiled a series of solutions addressing school safety on Thursday, March 30, 2023. Speaking is Capt. Tracey Quinn from the Green County Sheriff’s Office.

Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) joins his Assembly Minority colleagues to call for reforms to the Raise the Age law on Thursday, March 23, 2023.

Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden), Town of Neversink Supervisor Chris Mathews and Town of Hamptonburgh Councilman Rich Cocchiara at the press conference opposing Gov. Hochul’s High Rise Plan on March 20, 2023.

Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) (center) met with highway superintendents and staff from the 101st Assembly District in his Albany office on the local roads advocacy day in Albany on March 8, 2023

Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) visits daughter Mia’s third-grade class in East Coldenham Elementary School in Valley Central School Disitrct to read her classmates “The Smart Cookie” during Read Across America Week on March 2, 2023.

Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden ) and Sen. Peter Oberacker (R,C-Schenevus) announced their support for the creation of a universal healthy school meals program in New York at a press conference on February 17, 2023.

Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) joined Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar in calling for NYS paid family leave to include women who experience a stillbirth at a press conference held on January 31, 2023.

Newly elected Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) was sworn into office at two different events, (left) one in the district held in Walden on New Year’s Eve and (right) the second held in Albany on January 3, 2023.

Newly elected Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) was sworn into office at two different events, (left) one in the district held in Walden on New Year’s Eve and (right) the second held in Albany on January 3, 2023.