Matthew J. Simpson
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.
- Current office
- State Assembly member, District 114 (since 2021; elected November 2020)
- Occupation
- Assembly member; previously owner of a construction-trades business for more than 30 years
- Lives in
- Brant Lake (Town of Horicon)
Background
- Elected to the Assembly on November 3, 2020; represents District 114 (Essex and Warren counties and parts of Saratoga, Washington and Fulton counties). source: assembly.ny.gov
- Was a small business owner in the construction trades for more than 30 years. source: assembly.ny.gov
- Served on the Horicon Town Board (first elected 2011) and as Horicon Town Supervisor, while serving on the Warren County Board of Supervisors. source: assembly.ny.gov
- Appointed to the Warren and Washington County Industrial Development Agency in 2015 (chair 2018-2019); president of the Adirondack Association of Towns and Villages. source: assembly.ny.gov
In their own words
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- Taxes and how public money is spent source: simpsonforassembly.com
- Water-related infrastructure, including wastewater and clean water source: simpsonforassembly.com
- Economic development that supports local businesses source: simpsonforassembly.com
- Affordable housing for working people within the Blue Line source: simpsonforassembly.com
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