Assemblyman John Lemondes (R,C-LaFayette) attended a bipartisan press conference today in Albany to help raise awareness and expand New York State’s Donate Life Registry to increase organ donation numbers across the state. According to Donate Life New York, New York ranked 50th out of 52 states and territories in total organ donor enrollment in 2023. Nearly 8,000 New Yorkers are on the waiting list for a transplant, and over 1,000 of those people have been waiting for more than five years. Lemondes is encouraging residents of the 126th Assembly District to consider registering to be organ donors to reverse this trend and save lives.

“Organ donations are imperative for saving lives and Donate Life Month is the perfect time to bring awareness to this important issue,” said Lemondes. “Thousands of New Yorkers are on the waiting list for a transplant, and every one of us has the power to help these people in need. I’m glad to have been a part of this bipartisan initiative, and I hope everyone considers registering as an organ donor to save lives across New York.”