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Smullen: Celebrating National Hunting & Fishing Day in The 118th Assembly District and Upstate New York

National Hunting and Fishing Day is this Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025! With the weekend fast approaching, I encourage every New Yorker to take a moment to appreciate the history and tradition of hunting and fishing in our state and country and also celebrate...

Smullen: We Must Take Action Now to Make New York Route 7 in Niskayuna Safer

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Assemblyman Robert Smullen (R,C-Mohawk Valley and the Adirondacks) held a press conference in Albany today, Sept. 22, 2025, to address the recent motorcycle accident that occurred along notorious New York Route 7 in Niskayuna on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025....

Smullen Joins Community for Donate Life Legacy Walk

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Assemblyman Robert Smullen (R,C-Mohawk Valley and the Adirondacks) was proud to join Donate Life New York State and members of the community for the annual Donate Life Legacy Walk in Saratoga Springs on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025. Smullen also had the opportunity...

Smullen Organizes Picnic Honoring Veterans in The 118th Assembly District

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Assemblyman Robert Smullen (R,C-Mohawk Valley and the Adirondacks) hosted a veterans picnic at the Concordia Club in Gloversville yesterday, Sept. 4, 2025. Smullen was joined by Assemblyman Joseph Angelino (R,C-Norwich), Assemblyman Matt Simpson (R,C-Lake...

Smullen Proud to See U.S. Army Pvt. Harland J. Hennessey Coming Home to Boonville After More than 80 Years

Assemblyman Robert Smullen (R,C-Mohawk Valley and the Adirondacks) is joining community members in Boonville, New York, in welcoming World War II Army Pvt. Harland J. Hennessey back home. Pvt. Hennessey was one of 10 men buried in a mass grave known as...

Identifying, Recovering and Returning Remains of Service Members Killed on Active Duty, and Bringing Peace to Military Families Nationwide

I have the privilege of joining community members in Boonville, New York, in welcoming World War II Army Pvt. Harland J. Hennessey back home. Pvt. Hennessey was one of 10 men buried in a mass grave known as Common Grave 704 after succumbing to disease...

Smullen Presents Canajoharie High School Senior Aiden Bowerman With Alexander John Smullen Memorial Scholarship

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Assemblyman Robert Smullen (R,C-Mohawk Valley and the Adirondacks) was proud to award Canajoharie High School senior Aiden Bowerman with this year’s Alexander John Smullen Memorial Scholarship, named in honor of Smullen’s late son AJ. AJ’s dream...

Statement from Assemblyman Robert Smullen on U.S. Strikes Against Iran’s Nuclear Program

GLOVERSVILLE, New York — As a retired Marine Corps colonel who served three combat tours in Afghanistan and spent a career safeguarding our national security, I support the decisive action taken by the U.S. against Iran’s nuclear weapons infrastructure....

Smullen: 2025 Legislative Session Had Highs and Lows

“The 2025 Legislative Session yielded both highs and lows for our state. I was very proud to see my Alexander John Smullen Traffic Safety Memorial Law unanimously passed in the New York State Assembly and Senate. I was also very happy that my colleagues...

Reckless Green Mandate Harms Workers and Ratepayers

Assemblyman Matt Simpson (R,C-Adirondack) is a “No” on Assembly Bill A.8888, or the “NY HEAT Act Adjacent,” which seeks to repeal the “100-foot rule” requiring utilities to provide gas pipeline connections at no cost to customers within 100...
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