Assemblyman Jake Ashby (R,C,I,Ref-Castleton) was appointed by newly-elected Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay (R,C,I,Ref-Pulaski) to be the Ranking Minority Member on the Assembly Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. In his role, Ashby will be able...

“With a $6.1 billion budget deficit and total spending exceeding $178 billion, it is obvious that our state has a spending problem. New York must carefully reduce spending while ensuring investment in the areas that matter most, such as school aid,...

Assemblyman Jake Ashby (R,C,I,Ref-Castleton), Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly, family members of crime victims and law enforcement spoke out today at a press conference calling for the repeal of the bail and pre-trial reforms passed...

Assemblyman Jake Ashby (R,C,I,Ref-Castleton) recently greeted Leroy, a one-year-old boerboel mastiff who is training to be a service dog for military veterans and first responders as part of the Paws and Warriors organization. These dogs are trained to...

“I want to impress upon the governor and the Majority legislative leaders how important it is that we enact a solution to their disastrous bail reforms. This should be our first action in Albany taken in the new year. As it stands, their so-called...

Assemblyman Jake Ashby (R,C,I,Ref-Castleton) has been named to the New York State Farm Bureau’s Circle of Friends. The distinction is given by the agricultural advocacy group to legislators who champion policies which support family farms and agriculture...

Assemblyman Jake Ashby (R,C,I,Ref-Castleton), a licensed occupational therapist who operates his own private practice, today announced that he is joining with the New York State Occupational Therapy Association (NYSOTA) in their opposition to the proposed...

We view veterans and Veterans Day through our own lens. At a recent East Greenbush Honor a Veteran Ceremony, “Ted” Shelby Edward Summers was honored along with his brother, Harold, and David Caneen. Ted was a B-24 pilot during WWII in the pacific...

I recently attended a public hearing in Albany where a commission comprised of nine political appointees discussed using our taxpayer dollars to publically fund political campaigns. Gov. Cuomo has proposed $100 million annually, a number which will undoubtedly...

Assemblyman Jake Ashby (R,C,I,Ref-Castleton) and Sen. Daphne Jordan were on hand for the dedication of the ‘Roger J. Mazal Memorial Bridge’ on September 14. The bridge spans the Kline Kill on Route 203 between the Towns of Chatham and Kinderhook....

With the school year now behind us, I would like to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of our local high school students who earned the 2019 NYS Assembly Service in Action Award. My office created the Service in Action Award to honor the high school...

“Our family farmers are the backbone of our upstate community and support one of the largest industries in our state. The majority of the Assembly Majority has entirely ignored that 98 percent of farms in our state are family owned and operated,...

Assemblyman Jake Ashby (R,C,I,Ref-Castleton), who is the Ranking Minority Member of the Assembly Committee on Aging and sits on the Committee on Veterans Affairs, welcomed World War II veterans from Van Rensselaer Manor in his district. The veterans served...

Assemblyman Jake Ashby (R,C,I,Ref-Castleton) opposed legislation passed by the Assembly Majority giving illegal immigrants New York driver’s licenses. The so-called Green Light Bill is opposed by a majority of New Yorkers, according to several polls...

Assemblyman Jake Ashby (R,C,I,Ref-Castleton) joined his Republican colleagues and Washington County District Attorney Tony Jordan in calling for reforms to the recent bail reforms passed earlier this year which gave mandatory pre-trial release to drug...

Assemblyman Jake Ashby (R,C,I,Ref-Castleton), who sits on the Assembly Committee on Health, is calling for immediate action to be taken by the state to stop the misuse of Medicaid funds which have been wrongfully paying for erectile dysfunction (ED)medications...

Assemblyman Jake Ashby (R,C,I,Ref- Castleton) is alarmed by the movement of A.3675-A, a bill which would provide driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants. The bill was approved to move to the Assembly Floor for a vote by the Committee on Transportation,...

Today, Assemblyman Jake Ashby (R,C,I,Ref-Castleton) saw his bill, A.163, pass as part of a package of legislation aimed at helping improve the lives of New Yorkers with disabilities. The assemblyman’s bill would increase accessibility to voting by...

Assemblyman Jake Ashby (R,C,I,Ref-Castleton) is calling for the passage of Ramona’s Law (A.6663) this legislative session. The bill, if enacted, would extend the maximum time in which parole boards must schedule a parole hearing after an individual...

Assemblyman Jake Ashby (R,C,I,Ref-Castleton) is sponsoring legislation (A.7655) which would help recruit volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services (EMS) providers by exempting them from state income tax. Upstate fire departments and ambulance...