Newly Elected Assemblyman Maher Sworn into Office
Newly elected Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) was sworn into office at two different events, (left) one in the district held in Walden on New Year’s Eve and (right) the second held in Albany on January 3, 2023.
Newly elected Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) was sworn into office at two different events, (left) one in the district held in Walden on New Year’s Eve and (right) the second held in Albany on January 3, 2023.
Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden) was sworn into office on December 31, 2022, at the Most Precious Blood School in Walden, with the oath being administered by Orange County Clerk Kelly Eskew. He also was sworn in in Albany at the state Capitol on January 3, 2023, by Supreme Court Justice James E. Walsh, Esq.
“I look forward to working with my Assembly colleagues and the people of the 101st Assembly District, so we can together approach the most challenging problems of our day. New Yorkers need improved opportunities by fixing our economy, retaining our state’s youth and addressing the crime and addiction that is harming our neighbors and communities,” said Maher. “People desire a new approach to their government, one that is filled with optimism and built on genuine relationships working together to make New York a better place to call home.”
Maher has been named ranking Minority member of the Committee on Social Services. He also has been assigned to the Assembly committees on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse; Children and Families’ Consumer Affairs and Protection; Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry; and Mental Health. The assemblyman feels these assignments will allow him to work more closely on the issues he is passionate about, such as economic development, addiction issues and youth flight from New York.
Prior to being elected to the Assembly, Maher served as supervisor for the town of Montgomery and was first elected as mayor of the village of Walden at the age of 23. He also previously served in former Sen. Bill Larkin’s office. Inspired by the late senator, the assemblyman joined the U.S. Navy Reserves in 2018 and has been passionately involved with veterans’ issues, having co-founded the Hudson Valley Honor Flight and Big Apple Honor Flight chapters.
Maher, who is part Puerto Rican, is part of the freshman class that has made the Assembly Minority Conference the most diverse ever, including Assemblyman Lester Chang from Brooklyn, who is the first Asian-American Minority to join the conference.