Governor Cuomo’s budget plan reflects the severe and critical situation New York finds itself in. Years of irresponsible spending, taxing and borrowing have led to this unfortunate moment, where the cold edge of austerity is a dark reality. Cuomo’s...

Assemblyman Christopher Friend (R- Big Flats) today joined sportsmen, businesses, and elected officials from across the state for the 2011 Sportsmen and Outdoor Recreation Legislative Awareness Day. The event, sponsored by the Assembly Minority Conference,...

Assemblyman Christopher Friend (R- Big Flats) will be the ranking Minority Member on the Committee on Children and Families. Friend also will be a member of the Energy; Health; Tourism, Arts and Sports Development; and Housing committees. As a ranking...

Governor Cuomo’s address enumerated his plans to make New York state fiscally responsible with goals to reduce spending and make government more efficient. I firmly support these plans and I implore the governor to follow through on his ideas. In...

Assemblyman Christopher Friend (R- Big Flats) today was officially sworn in as the representative of the 137th Assembly District. Friend, along with 16 other incoming members, took the oath of office administered by Acting New York Supreme Court Justice...