SCHOHARIE, NY \u2013 Assemblyman Chris Tague on Wednesday, November 26 officially announced his campaign for New York State Senate in the 51st District.\u201cI didn\u2019t go to Albany to make friends. I went to fight for the people I represent,\u201d said Tague.<\/p>\n
The New York State Senate seat for the 51st District is currently held by Senator Peter Oberacker, who has announced a bid to challenge Josh Riley for the NY-19 seat in the federal House of Representatives. Tague joins the race with Oberacker’s backing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom day one, I\u2019ve stood up to the radical agenda that\u2019s driving up our costs, tying the hands of law enforcement, and steamrolling Upstate families, farmers, and small businesses. Now I\u2019m running for State Senate to make sure our district has a strong voice at the table and a fighter in our corner every single day.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tague started his own dairy farm at 16 years-old and after a successful run sold the farm and went to work in the heavy highway and construction materials industry. There he worked his way up from laborer to foreman, superintendent, and eventually general manager. As a farmer, blue-collar worker, and now Assemblyman, he\u2019s been a leading voice for family farms, Main Street small businesses, and the people who work with their hands for a living, according to Tague’s office. Most recently he was ranked the #1 most effective Republican legislator in the State by the Center for Effective Lawmaking.<\/p>\n
“People in our district are working harder than ever and getting less in return while Albany politicians play games with their paychecks, their energy bills, and their kids\u2019 education. I\u2019ll never stop fighting to make New York affordable, safe, and accountable to the people who actually live here,\u201d Tague continued.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tague said his campaign will focus on three core priorities:<\/p>\n
Affordability: Cutting taxes, fees and mandates that drive up the cost of living and doing business.
\nPublic Safety: Backing law enforcement, fixing Albany\u2019s failed criminal justice policies, and putting victims ahead of criminals.
\nProtecting Upstate: Defending family farms, small businesses and local communities from one-size-fits-all mandates and out-of-touch bureaucrats.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve never forgotten where I came from or who I work for,\u201d Tague added. \u201cIn the State Senate, I\u2019ll keep doing what I\u2019ve always done \u2013 show up, listen, and fight like hell for the people of this district. I\u2019ll continue to be our fighter and our voice in Albany.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tague enters the race with strong early backing from Legislative Colleagues, Republican County Chairs, Conservative County Chairs, County Government Leaders, and Sheriffs across the 51st District.<\/p>\n
NYS SENATE LEGISLATORS
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Rob Ortt, NYS Senate Minority Leader
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Senator Peter Oberacker, Current 51st Senate District
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 George Borello, 57th District & Senate Republican Campaign Committee, Chairman
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Joe Griffo, 47th District
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Rob Rolison, 39th District\u00a0
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Mark Walczyk, 49th District<\/p>\n
NYS ASSEMBLY LEGISLATORS
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Will Barclay, NYS Assembly Minority Leader
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Joe Angelino, 121st District (representing the 51st Senate District)
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Brian Miller, 122nd District (representing the 51st Senate District)
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Brian Maher, 101st District (representing the 51st Senate District)
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 SteveHawley, 139th District\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Karl Brabenec, 98th District
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Jeff Gallahan, 131st District
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Christopher Friend, 124th District\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 AJ Beephan, 105th District
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Matt Simpson, 114th District<\/p>\n
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CHAIRS
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Benji Federman, Broome County
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Bill Acee, Chenango County
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Josh Morgan, Delaware County
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Ed Frazier, Otsego County
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Mike West, Schoharie County Vice Chairman
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Ken Ronk, Ulster County
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Brent Bogardus, Greene County & NYGOP Regional Vice Chairman<\/p>\n
CONSERVATIVE COUNTY CHAIRS
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Capt. James Small, Delaware County
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Meg Kennedy, Otsego County
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Bill Hanson, Schoharie County Chairman
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Ed Magilton, Sullivan County Chairman
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Jack Hayes, Ulster County<\/p>\n
COUNTY SHERRIFS
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Fred Akshar, Broome County
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Ernest Cutting, Chenango County
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Craig DuMond, Delaware County
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Peter Kusminsky, Greene County
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Rich Devlin, Otsego County
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Ron Stevens, Schoharie County
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Albro Fancher, Shoharie County, Sheriff-Elect<\/p>\n
COUNTY GOVERNMENT LEADERS
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Dan Reynolds, Broome County Legislature, Chairman
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Brian Wessels, Chenango County Clerk
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Jeffrey Blanchard, Chenango County Board of Supervisors, Chairman
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Haley Gransbury, Delaware County Clerk
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Joe Cetta, Delaware County Board of Supervisors, Town of Walton
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Allen Ruffles, Otsego County Treasurer
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Jennifer Basile, Otsego County Clerk
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Ed Frazier, Otsego County Board of Legislators, Chairman
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Michelle Price, Schoharie County Treasurer
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Larry Caza, Schoharie County Clerk
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Indy Jaycox, Retired Schoharie County Clerk
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Bill Federice, Schoharie County Board of Supervisors, Chairman<\/p>\n
Tague was elected to the New York State Assembly in 2018 where is currently the ranking member of the Agriculture Committee. He previously served as Schoharie Town Supervisor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SCHOHARIE, NY \u2013 Assemblyman Chris Tague on Wednesday, November 26 officially announced his campaign for New York State…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":53898,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[4353,29752,9,11,10,49,51,50,18571,11885],"class_list":["post-53897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-chris-tague","tag-district-51","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-new-york-state","tag-new-york-state-headlines","tag-new-york-state-news","tag-new-york-state-senate","tag-peter-oberacker"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53897"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53897\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}