Candidate · State Assembly, District 126
John Lemondes Jr
What this job does: Your district's vote in the New York State Assembly (150 members), the larger house of the Legislature. Members write and vote on state laws and the state budget. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- State Assembly member, District 126 (since 2021; elected November 2020)
- Occupation
- Assembly member; retired U.S. Army colonel; operates a livestock farm; works in the defense industry
- Lives in
- LaFayette
Background
- Elected to the Assembly in November 2020 and took office January 2021; represents District 126 (parts of Onondaga and Cayuga counties). source: en.wikipedia.org
- Retired U.S. Army colonel after a 27-year career. source: assembly.ny.gov
- Operates a diversified livestock farm in LaFayette and works in the defense industry on radar platforms. source: assembly.ny.gov
- Former president of the New York Farmer Veteran Coalition; former board member of the Onondaga County Soil & Water Conservation District. source: assembly.ny.gov
- Sought the Republican nomination for Congress (NY-22) and ended that bid in January 2026 to seek Assembly reelection. source: nystateofpolitics.com
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