Press Releases

Hawley Announces September Office Hours

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) is holding the next round of office hours for Genesee and Monroe county residents starting tomorrow. The office hours will be attended by Hawley’s staff. The 139th Assembly District, represented by Hawley, includes...

Hawley Announces Big Game Hunting In Orleans County

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) is pleased to announce that bill A06521-A has been signed into law, allowing Orleans County to have a big game hunting season between November 18 and December 10. This also authorizes pistols, rifles, crossbows,...

Lake Ontario

Tappan Zee Bridge Pageantry

“With the expected opening of one span of the Tappan Zee Bridge this week, the questions revolving around how we’re paying for it echo even louder throughout New York. The bridge is a main artery from downstate into the city and Gov. Cuomo’s project...

Hawley Announces Big Game Hunting In Orleans County

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) is pleased to announce that bill A06521-A has been signed into law, allowing Orleans County to have a big game hunting season between November 15 and December 7. This also authorizes pistols, rifles, crossbows,...

Hawley Challenges Cuomo Over Taxpayer-Funded Handout To Cons

“Gov. Cuomo is proposing that New York state provide prisons $7 million so convicts can take college courses. I believe that there are more efficient ways to spend this amount of money. Our infrastructure throughout the state is in desperate need of...

Hawley: Seats Still Open For Patriot Trip

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Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) would like to inform veterans of his upcoming 10th Annual Patriot Trip to Washington D.C., which will take place from September 21 through September 24. In 2016, over 100 veterans and their family members attended...

Hawley Announces August Office Hours

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) is holding the next round of office hours for Genesee and Monroe county residents starting next Wednesday. The office hours will be attended by Hawley’s staff. The 139th Assembly District, represented by Hawley,...

Hawley to Host Town Hall Meetings on August 5

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) is pleased to announce several town hall meetings on Saturday, August 5. All are welcome to attend to discuss local issues and to express any questions or concerns they might have. “I always try and stay...

Hawley Announces Permanent Rifle Hunting In Genesee County

“I am very pleased that Gov. Cuomo has signed Assembly Bill 6530-A, which permanently allows rifle hunting in Genesee County. As someone who has always passionately fought for Second Amendment rights, I am happy I was able to author this bill on behalf...

Hawley Reaches Across the Aisle to Host NYC Assemblyman Michael Cusick On Thursday Tour

In his continuing quest for bipartisanship, rare in today’s political climate, Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) will be hosting Assemblyman Michael Cusick (D-Staten Island) in his Assembly district to demonstrate the concerns and needs of Western...

Corruption In Albany: Sheldon Silver’s Conviction Overturned

The conviction of Sheldon Silver being overturned by the second Circuit Court is a textbook abandonment of the ethical values we all hold sacred. Albany has long had a storied history of corruption and this quagmire of a case is a perfect example why...

Buying Local, Hawley Supports Independent Retailer Month

With the advent of Independent Retailer Month, Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia), who himself has been a small-business owner for over 40 years, is encouraging his neighbors to shop local this month. It is a chance to support the local economy...

Hawley Announces July Office Hours

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) is holding the next round of office hours for Genesee and Monroe county residents starting this Wednesday. The office hours will be attended by Hawley’s staff. The 139th Assembly District, represented by Hawley,...

Hawley, Legislators’ Letter Spurs Gov. to Announce Federal Aid To Lake Ontario Communities

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Following a press conference Wednesday requesting Gov. Cuomo to petition President Trump for federal assistance regarding the flooded conditions along Lake Ontario’s southern shore, Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) announced today that the governor...

Hawley, Local Reps Urge President Trump to Declare Lake Ontario Shoreline Federal Disaster

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Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) Wednesday joined a host of elected officials representing areas affected by Lake Ontario’s southern shore at Green Harbor Marina in Lyndonville to sign a joint letter to Gov. Cuomo asking him to petition President...

Hawley Issues Statement on 4th of July

“As the 4th of July approaches, we should all take a moment to appreciate the importance of this great day. Our independence is something that can sometimes be overlooked, and with all the corporate and trendy holidays that we have throughout the year,...

Hawley Issues Statement on Closing of Albany’s ‘Extraordinary Session’

“Albany’s dysfunction was on full display yesterday as legislators were called back to session for a 12-hour fiasco with many of us in the dark until very late as to what bills we were to vote on. As usual, the three-men-in-a-room backdoor deal circus...

Hawley Encourages Local Veterans to Attend 10th Annual Patriot Trip

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Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) would like to remind veterans in his district of his upcoming 10th Annual Patriot Trip to Washington D.C., which will take place from September 21 through September 24, 2017. With a total of over 100 veterans and...

Hawley Announces Passage Of 2017 Charitable Gaming Act In Both Houses

“I am pleased to announce that through diligent bi-partisan efforts and shared interests we have once again passed the 2017 Charitable Gaming Act in both the Senate and Assembly. For too long, thousands of churches, non-for-profits, Rotary and Kiwanis...