CHENANGO
COUNTY
—
Recently,
Assemblyman
Joseph
Angelino
received
the
endorsement
of
the
New
York
State
Troopers
Police
Benevolent
Association
in
his
bid
for
re-election
to
the
121st
Assembly
District.
The
NYSTPBA
represents
more
than
7,000
active
and
retired
uniformed
members
of
the
New
York
State
Police,
from
the
rank
of
trooper
through
major.
“It
is
with
careful
consideration
that
the
NYSTPBA
is
endorsing
Joe
Angelino
for
re-election
as
New
York
State
Assemblymember,”
the
organization
said
in
its
endorsement
letter.
“The
NYSTPBA
is
confident
that
Joe
Angelino
remains
the
best
candidate
for
this
position.”
Angelino
has
also
received
endorsements
from
the
Police
Benevolent
Association
of
New
York
State
and
the
New
York
State
Correctional
Officers
and
Police
Benevolent
Association.
The
Police
Benevolent
Association
of
New
York
State
represents
New
York
State
University
Police,
Environmental
Conservation
Police,
State
Park
Police
and
Forest
Rangers.
The
Correction
Officers’
Association
represents
state
prison
officers.
The
PBA
of
New
York
State
endorsement
of
Angelino
was
also
publicly
announced
this
month.
Angelino
attributed
the
support
in
part
to
his
law
enforcement
background
and
said
he
also
attended
the
New
York
State
Corrections
Officer
Academy
years
ago.
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Angelino
said
officers
deserve
more
appreciation,
“Particularly
the
corrections
officers
who
feel
they’ve
been
forgotten
or
even
worse,
forsaken
because
of
the
NY’s
coddling
of
criminals.”
“I
think
a
lot
of
people
remember
me
as
the
police
chief
of
being
firm
and
fair
and
compassionate,”
Angelino
said.
“Not
everybody
is
perfect
and
people
can
make
mistakes.”
He
said
treating
people
with
respect
after
they
make
mistakes
can
go
a
long
way
toward
rehabilitation.
“I’m
very
grateful
that
the
troopers
and
all
of
these
law
enforcement
agencies
have
endorsed
me,”
Angelino
said.
Angelino,
a
Republican
and
Conservative
from
Norwich,
is
seeking
another
term
representing
the
121st
Assembly
District.
Democrat
Vicki
Davis
is
also
running
for
the
seat.
The
district
includes
portions
of
Chenango,
Broome,
Delaware,
Madison
and
Otsego
counties.
Before
entering
the
Assembly,
Angelino
spent
decades
in
law
enforcement
and
served
as
chief
of
the
Norwich
Police
Department
for
nearly
20
years.
He
was
elected
to
the
Assembly
in
2020.
Angelino
is
also
a
retired
U.S.
Marine
Corps
Reserve
sergeant
major
and
a
three-time
combat
veteran
of
two
wars.
He
served
as
a
tank
commander
during
Desert
Storm
and
later
served
in
Iraq
in
2003
and
2005.
He
received
two
Purple
Hearts
after
being
wounded
during
his
2005
deployment
and
retired
from
the
Marine
Reserve
in
2008.
Public
safety
has
remained
one
of
Angelino’s
central
issues
in
Albany.
In
January,
he
outlined
his
2026
legislative
priorities
and
criticized
New
York’s
bail
reform
efforts
as
protecting
criminals
over
victims.
He
has
questioned
other
policies
he
says
reduce
criminal
accountability,
such
as
Raise
the
Age
and
Clean
Slate
initiatives.
“I
want
to
remind
people
that
everybody
in
prison
was
convicted
and
sent
there
by
a
judge
or
jury,”
he
said.
He
said
he
would
continue
opposing
legislation
he
believes
makes
the
community
less
safe
and
the
work
of
police
and
correction
officers
more
difficult.
Angelino
has
repeatedly
called
for
changes
to
the
state’s
bail
laws.
Last
year,
he
argued
that
cashless
bail
had
harmed
public
safety
and
said
Republicans
would
continue
efforts
to
repeal
portions
of
the
law.
His
recent
agenda
has
also
focused
heavily
on
affordability
and
energy
costs.
Angelino
joined
Republican
gubernatorial
candidate
Bruce
Blakeman
at
an
August
press
conference
calling
for
an
“all-of-the-above”
energy
policy
that
includes
natural
gas
and
nuclear
power
alongside
renewable
sources.
Angelino
argued
that
state
mandates
and
energy
policies
have
contributed
to
higher
utility
costs.
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Earlier
this
year,
Angelino
said
his
legislative
priorities
included
reducing
taxes
and
state
spending,
cutting
regulations
affecting
small
businesses
and
addressing
the
cost
of
living.
More
recently,
Angelino
called
on
the
Federal
Communications
Commission
and
New
York
Public
Service
Commission
to
hold
public
hearings
over
Verizon’s
plans
to
discontinue
traditional
copper-based
landline
service
in
some
areas.
He
said
rural
residents
can
depend
on
landlines
where
cellular
service
remains
unreliable.
Angelino
has
also
advocated
for
additional
support
for
rural
emergency
medical
services.
In
March,
he
described
rural
EMS
as
being
in
crisis
and
pointed
to
low
Medicaid
reimbursement
rates
and
shortages
facing
volunteer
ambulance
services.
The
NYSTPBA
is
a
major
endorsement
to
Angelino’s
reelection
effort
as
voters
prepare
for
the
Nov.
3
general
election.