Jake Ashby
What this job does: Your district's vote in the New York State Senate (63 members). Senators write and vote on state laws and the state budget, and approve the governor's picks for top jobs and for judges on the state's highest court. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- State Senator, District 43 (since 2023)
- Occupation
- State Senator; occupational therapist
- Lives in
- Castleton
Background
- A.A., Hudson Valley Community College (2000); B.S. in occupational therapy, Keuka College (2002); M.B.A., Clarkson University (2015). source: ballotpedia.org
- Served as a U.S. Army civil affairs officer (2006-2014) and in the Army Reserve. source: ballotpedia.org
- Worked as an occupational therapist and opened Ashby Adaptive Occupational Therapy. source: ballotpedia.org
- Rensselaer County Legislator; won an April 24, 2018 special election to the State Assembly, District 107, and served until 2023. source: ballotpedia.org
- State Senator for District 43 since 2023. source: ballotpedia.org
In their own words
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- Expand reliable, affordable energy supply such as hydropower and nuclear source: jake-ashby.com
- Outlaw surcharges, fees and taxes on utility bills source: jake-ashby.com
- Return $2 billion in state climate-program revenue as utility bill relief source: jake-ashby.com
- Repeal the gas stove ban and all-electric bus mandate source: jake-ashby.com
- Reform the property tax system source: jake-ashby.com
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