Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) today attended a press conference held by Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb (R,C,I,Ref-Canandaigua) to call for a number of higher education reforms that would help a greater number of students to afford...

Following a press conference today in Albany, Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) called on legislative leaders and Gov. Cuomo to increase funding in this year’s budget for the Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program (CHIPS)....

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) met with the Buffalo-Niagara Board of Realtors on Tuesday in his Albany office. The group represents a wide array of property managers, appraisers, bankers, attorneys and real estate agents who advocate for legislation...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) today attended a press conference held by Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb (R,C-Canandaigua) criticizing the Assembly Majority for its unwillingness to pass a comprehensive pension forfeiture bill before...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) praised and thanked leadership and new cadets from West Point Military Academy who were present in the Assembly Chamber on Wednesday. Hawley, the Ranking Minority Member of the Assembly’s Veterans’ Affairs...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) recently attended a fundraiser to benefit the United Way at the Genesee County Nursing Home in his hometown of Batavia. Hawley volunteered to have 15 pies thrown in his face and enjoyed visiting with residents...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) announced today that he has become a co-sponsor on legislation, Assembly Bill 06256, that will ease the financial burden placed on farmers. The bill would forgo the requirement that farmers who employ aliens admitted...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) has been named Assembly Minority Conference Representative for the Joint Senate and Assembly Budget Conference Committee on Mental Hygiene. The committee conducted the first of several meetings Monday to outline...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) joined several other Assembly Minority members, including Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb (R,C-Canandaigua), for a meet and greet with soldiers from Fort Drum Military Base in Jefferson County. Hawley currently serves...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) attended a press conference Wednesday held by Sen. Tom O’Mara (R,C-Big Flats) and Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) to call for an increase in funding for local roads, culverts and bridges. The press...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) today called on the Legislature to pass a comprehensive Assembly Rules Reform package. Hawley said this legislation cannot be delayed any longer in the wake of major scandals involving top house leadership. The...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) read to elementary schoolchildren on Friday in honor of Read Across America Day, also know as Dr. Seuss Day, which takes place Monday, March 2. Hawley was excited to spread the joy that reading can bring to a child’s...

“Now that we have elected new leadership, the first order of business should be enacting much-needed ethics reforms. If the events of the past few weeks prove anything, it is that we have a unique opportunity to start fresh and for Speaker Heastie...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) today joined elected officials in Pembroke to announce details about the new Western New York Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Sen. Charles Schumer announced the cemetery may be named after William Donovan, a native...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) and State Sen. Michael Ranzenhofer (R,C,I-Amherst) today welcomed the 4th grade class of Byron Bergen Elementary School to Albany. The students came to Albany to lobby members of the Assembly to pass their bill...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) brought petitions to Albany this week requesting support for a two percent pay increase for direct service professionals in the final state budget. This bump in funding would give these professionals a well-deserved...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) joined county and town highway superintendents to call for an additional $50 million in state funding to improve local roads and bridges. This funding is necessary to improve New York’s deteriorating local infrastructure,...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I–Batavia) recently participated in a pair of regional forums organized by the Assembly Minority Conference to address concerns, comments and questions regarding the Common Core curriculum. The controversial new education...

Governor Andrew Cuomo recently signed legislation co-sponsored by Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) which restores funding for programs and services for the developmentally disabled. Hawley fought against a $90 million cut to the Office for People...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) recently toured the Muller Quaker Dairy yogurt facility in Batavia, meeting with management and staff to discuss the facility’s operations and impact on the local economy. The yogurt facility, featuring two warehouses,...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) recently met with City of Batavia firefighters Jeff Stevens and Greg Ireland at his Albany office while the firefighters were in town for the New York State Professional Fire Fighters Association’s (NYSPFFA)...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) recently celebrated West Point Day at the State Capitol and had the honor of speaking with United States Military Academy Dean of the Academic Board Brigadier General Timothy Trainor, who was joined by a group...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) recently met with National Rifle Association (NRA) state liaison Darin Goens to discuss his organization’s legislative priorities in New York. Goens recently became the NRA’s state liaison for the northeast...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) recently spoke with Lt. Gen. David H. Huntoon Jr., Superintendent of the West Point Military Academy, at the Capitol in Albany. On hand for the Assembly’s Annual West Point Day, Lt. Gen. Huntoon visited the Assembly...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) was proud to host more than 150 4-H participants from the 139th Assembly District and from various other regions of New York state during a visit to the state Capitol in Albany. The assemblyman relished the opportunity...

On July 1, Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R-I-C - Batavia) closed out the 2010-2011 Legislative Session by giving New York State flags to his colleagues in the Assembly. Earlier in the week, Elba Town Supervisor Lucine Kauffman, and her husband, Bill,...

On May 5, Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) met with Grace Denniston, who received the New York State 2010 Outstanding Contribution by a Senior Citizen Award. Grace Denniston retired from the Orleans County Office for the Aging in 2004 and has...

On March 17, Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) personally delivered a copy of Tom River’s Farm Hands, a book about the Western New York Farming industry and their workers, to every member of the Assembly and Senate. As a former farmer and president...

On February 24, Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R, I, C – Batavia), and several other members of the legislature, met with Insurance Superintendent, James J. Wrynn, to discuss insurance issues and concerns facing constituents across New York State. Pictured...

On February 8, Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R, I, C – Batavia) welcomed members of the Batavia Youth Bureau to Albany for a visit to the State Capitol and to meet with him and other legislators. Pictured with the Assemblyman are Batavia Youth Bureau...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R, I, C – Batavia) joined the members of the Genesee County Fish and Game Protection Association at Godfrey’s Pond to celebrate their centennial anniversary. Well over 200 people were in attendance as Assemblyman Hawley...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R, I, C – Batavia) today joined Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb (R, C, I – Canandaigua), bipartisan members of the State Legislature, representatives from the State Department of Agriculture and Markets, New York Farm...

Pictured above, Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R, I, C – Batavia) welcomed sportsmen and outdoor enthusiasts to Albany. The large group of sportsmen came to Albany to ensure their voices were heard regarding the annual “Gun Day” legislative package...

State Senator George Maziarz (R, C – 62nd District), Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R, I, C – 139th District) and Congressman Chris Lee’s (NY-26) representative, Nick Langworthy, joined 150 fourth grade social studies students at Oak Orchard Elementary...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R, I, C – Batavia) welcomed members of the Batavia Youth Bureau, the Genesee County Youth Bureau and the Orleans County Youth Bureau to Albany for a visit to the State Capitol and to meet with him and other Western New York...

In recognition of National Dairy Month, Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R, I, C – Batavia) joined agriculturalists and members of the dairy industry in celebrating the state’s tradition of dairy farming at the Assembly Republicans’ Annual Dairy Day. ...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R-I-C – Batavia) attends a hearing of the Joint Budget Conference Committee on Environment, Agriculture and Housing today in Albany (pictured above). Appointed to this committee to represent the Assembly Minority Conference...

Today, Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R-I-C – Batavia) welcomed representatives from the City of Batavia Youth Bureau to Albany. The youth bureau is visiting the State Capital as part of a two-day leadership forum where New York State Youth Bureau Association...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) congratulates 17-year-old Tyler Hall of Stafford on his nomination to the SUNY Maritime College Cadet Appointment Program. The distinction earns Hall a four-year, full-tuition scholarship to attend the Throggs...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) congratulates Nicholas Corcoran for having won a scholarship to attend a Department of Environmental Conservation environmental education camp this summer at Pack Forest in the southern Adirondacks. Pictured with...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) today delivered holiday food baskets donated by the Safari Club of Western New York to the Orleans Community Action Center in Albion and the Salvation Army of Batavia. The food, donated by the wildlife conservation...

Many New Yorkers have family members or know people who are serving in the armed forces. Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) understands the sacrifices made by these brave men and women, which is why today he joined his Assembly minority colleagues...

After his victory in the Feb. 28 special election for the 139th Assembly District, Assemblyman Stephen M. Hawley (R,I,C-Batavia) took his oath of office in the state Capitol on Monday, March 6. Hawley was joined by his family and Assembly Minority...