Assemblyman Robert Smullen (R,C,I,SAM-Meco) is partnering with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department to provide fresh venisonto seniors and veterans in need or unable to hunt themselves. This is a tradition famous in parts of the Adirondack region...

Assemblyman Robert Smullen (R,C,I,SAM-Meco) is partnering with the Fulton County Office For The Aging, the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office and other local community groups to help provide “Venison For Veterans” in need. Smullen is eager...

Assemblyman Robert Smullen (R,C,I,SAM-Meco) joined Assembly and Senate Minority Conferences today to call for an end to bail reform and the various offshoots that relax criminal justice laws and allow lawbreakers to harm their neighbors and communities....

“Today’s State of the State Address contained some good ideas, particularly the proposals to implement term limits on state-level officials and the replacement of the Joint Committee on Public Ethics with a new, independent ethics agency, but I think...

Assemblyman Robert Smullen (R,C,I,SAM-Meco) has written a letter to the governor requesting that she open a state-operated COVID-19 testing site at Fulton Montgomery Community College following outreach from St. Mary’s Hospital in Montgomery County...

Assemblyman Robert Smullen (R,C,I,SAM-Meco) has joined Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay (R,C,I-Pulaski) to call for the cost-analysis of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), its impact based on the New York State Climate Action...

Assemblyman Robert Smullen (R,C,I,SAM-Meco) is congratulating the City of Gloversville as it has recently been selected by the governor’s office for a $10 million-dollar Downtown Revitalization Initiative. ​​"I'm glad to see the people of Gloversville...

Assemblyman Robert Smullen (R,C,I,SAM-Meco) has drafted a bill in partnership with Sen. Joseph A. Griffo to strengthen and enhance broadband capabilities across all of New York. Dubbed the ‘Regional Broadband Expansion and Access Program (RBEAP),’...

Assemblyman Robert Smullen (R,C,I,SAM-Meco) recently participated in an Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee hearing discussing New York’s rapid transition to full electrification of the economy as a way to influence climate change.As the ranking...

Assemblyman Robert Smullen (R,C,I,SAM-Meco) notes the rapid closure of several Upstate New York correctional facilities. These closures reflect the continued erosion of public safety through recent legislative efforts at criminal justice reform, while...

Assemblyman Robert Smullen (R,C,I,SAM-Meco) today announced that a significant step in the fight for further broadband access has been taken. The New York State Broadband Program Office is now asking the public to provide input and data via a survey...

Editor’s Note: Please click here to view Letter Assemblyman Robert Smullen (R,C,I,SAM-Meco) was joined by his Assembly Minority colleagues requesting the State Department of Health and Governor Hochul reverse the mandate that requires healthcare...

“The State Assembly Majority lawmakers barely passed another extension of the eviction moratorium last night, even after the Supreme Court has indicated that it is not constitutional. Small landlords will continue to suffer, thanks to an ineffective...

“I’m pleased to welcome Gov. Kathy Hochul as New York’s 57th governor, and I wish her well in these early days of her administration. She has a great history of bipartisan partnership, and knows all regions of New York quite well. I look forward...

Assemblyman Robert Smullen (R,C,I,SAM-Meco) is continuing his push to have the state Legislature pass a bill that would empower electors to recall elected officials (A.6469). Smullen has always been wary of elected officials having too many protections,...

“The governor’s resignation is necessary and warranted, but we must ensure that this is not the end of the story. Andrew Cuomo still has much to answer for, and he cannot escape blame or responsibility, just because he’s finally seen the right thing...

“Attorney General James conducted a thorough investigation of the governor, and the findings are what we expected. It is paramount that the state Legislature hold him accountable and remove the governor immediately through the impeachment process, as...

Many of those who follow my legislative activity know that I am not a fan of how the State Assembly conducts itself under one party rule.  From bad spending habits to burdensome taxation polices, the state Legislature time and again squanders the resources...

Assemblyman Robert Smullen (R,C,I,SAM-Meco) joined Assembly and Senate Minority members at a press conference calling for an end to the executive order that placed New York in a state of emergency following the COVID-19 outbreak. Smullen fully believes...