“I am strongly opposed to this proposal, which would remove the current constitutional limitation on the number of Supreme Court justices and also allow the Legislature to set the number of justices as they see fit throughout courts statewide. This...

Assemblyman Robert Smullen (R,C-Mohawk Valley and the Adirondacks) attended the New York State Canal Corporation’s Upstate Flood Mitigation Task Force meeting at Mohawk Valley Community College on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Our state’s canal system includes...

I was proud to see two children’s online safety bills I cosponsored, A.8148-A and A.8149-A, passed this year. These are common-sense, non-partisan bills, designed to help protect our children from the addictive nature of social media platforms like...

Assemblyman Robert Smullen (R,C-Mohawk Valley and the Adirondacks) stood alongside Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay (R,C-Pulaski), Senate Minority Leader Rob Ortt (R, C, IP), other members of the Assembly and Senate Minority Conferences and members...

Assemblyman Robert Smullen (R,C-Mohawk Valley and the Adirondacks) held a press conference led by Assembly Minority Conference members and concerned members from the community to promote rural equity and renew proposals designed to improve rural equity...

Assemblyman Robert Smullen (R,C-Mohawk Valley and the Adirondacks) attended a press conference yesterday led by Assembly and Senate Minority lawmakers with a strong message to colleges and universities statewide: hate has consequences. Smullen joined...

Assemblyman Robert Smullen (R,C-Mohawk Valley and the Adirondacks) spoke at a press conference earlier today led by Assemblyman Ari Brown (R-Cedarhurst) and Sen. Bill Weber (R,C) to advocate for the “Combating Campus Anti-Semitism Act” (A.8399/S.7752)....

Assemblyman Robert Smullen (R,C-Mohawk Valley and the Adirondacks) helped organize and participated in the 16th Annual Venison for Veterans & Seniors of Fulton and Montgomery Counties yesterday. This is a yearly volunteer event, organized by local hunters,...

“New York state has known for years it does not have a revenue problem—it has a spending problem, as showcased in the record-breaking size of this year’s final budget. The final budget is not only weeks late, but it is also bloated and fails to...

Assemblyman Robert Smullen (R,C-Mohawk Valley and the Adirondacks) is urging his Assembly colleagues to vote ‘yes’ on Assembly Bill A.8134, which establishes the New York State Rural Mobile Communications Fund to provide grants for the purpose of...

Assemblyman Robert Smullen (R,C-Mohawk Valley and the Adirondacks) was proud to speak at a bipartisan press conference led by Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C-Corning) and Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes to help promote New York State’s...

Assemblyman Robert Smullen (R,C-Mohawk Valley and the Adirondacks) is proud to be a co-sponsor on a proposal that supports veterans in New York state. The proposal, known as Assembly Bill A.6992-A, is moving forward having now been voted out of the Veterans’...

Assemblyman Robert Smullen (R,C-Mohawk Valley and the Adirondacks) was proud to organize a press conference alongside Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay (R,C-Pulaski), Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square), Sen. George Borrello, other members of the...

Assemblyman Robert Smullen (R,C-Mohawk Valley and the Adirondacks) is working to protect the rights of New York families who have relied on wood burning for heating and fuel for generations. While the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA)...

“It’s time to pass the budget—why we are back in Albany on a Sunday to instead pass another emergency budget extender is ridiculous. This lack of planning is not what New York families want to see, especially when they were hoping to see the state...

“My thoughts go out to the families of the 134 hostages still being held in Gaza by Hamas, and I am praying for all of the hostages’ safe return home. The hostages have been held in Gaza for 179 days, and of the 134 hostages, five of them are U.S....

Assemblyman Robert Smullen (R,C-Mohawk Valley and the Adirondacks) is proud to announce the 16th Annual Venison for Veterans & Seniors of Fulton and Montgomery Counties. This volunteer event organized by local hunters and in partnership with assemblymembers,...

“Nadia Vitels was brutally beaten to death, allegedly by two squatters who had moved into her deceased mother’s New York City apartment—Nadia’s death will not be in vain. “Squatting-related incidents in our state are on the rise and out of...

“I was proud to see Congressman Marc Molinaro and my colleagues from the Assembly and Senate Minority Conferences come together to call for an independent review of our state’s response to the COVID-19 crisis. This review of our triumphs and mistakes...

“As Minority Ranker of the Higher Education Committee, it’s very important that funding is adequate for our institutions of higher learning, including SUNY and CUNY schools. Many colleges and universities statewide were hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic...