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New York State Assembly District 127
University of Notre Dame—Bachelor's degree in economics
Data last updated 10/21/2026
Al Stirpe is a lifelong Central New Yorker who was raised in Clyde, where his family owned and operated Albert's Restaurant for more than 25 years, and he now resides in Cicero. After college, he worked as a financial analyst for General Electric in Syracuse, helped spin off GE's Electronic Camera Operation into CID Technologies, served as CIDTEC's CFO, and later founded Qube Software, Inc., which he grew into a multi-million-dollar company. He was first elected to the New York State Assembly in 2006, returned to office in 2012, and has represented the 127th Assembly District since then.
Committee Assignments: Committee on Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry · Committee on Agriculture · Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse · Committee on Higher Education
Al Stirpe has supported expanding access to end-of-life care, improving nurse and nursing-home staffing, protecting affordable student health insurance, and raising compensation for home care workers. His record and statements emphasize access to care, patient safety, and support for health care workers and seniors.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Stirpe stated that he supported legislation requiring minimum nurse-to-patient staffing levels in acute care hospitals and nursing homes to improve patient outcomes and care quality.
SourceStirpe stated support for paying home health care workers a living wage, arguing that higher pay is needed to address shortages and maintain in-home care for seniors and people with disabilities.
SourceAl Stirpe emphasizes economic development, manufacturing, infrastructure, and small-business support for Central New York. As the Assembly District 127 member and chair of the Assembly Committee on Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry, he has backed investments and legislation intended to grow businesses, train workers, and create good-paying jobs.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Stirpe said he would advance legislation supporting vital sectors, invest in business-development programs, and grow technology and advanced manufacturing industries across New York.
SourceStirpe said he helped pass a state budget with funding for the Syracuse Center of Excellence, CenterState CEO, and upstate road improvements to support local business growth and regional economic development.
SourceAl Stirpe, Democratic Assemblymember for New York Assembly District 127, has co-sponsored multiple pro-immigrant access and protection measures. His record indicates support for expanding language access, limiting immigration-status inquiries and disclosures, ending government immigration-detention contracts, and allowing licensing regardless of immigration status.
Al Stirpe supports clean-energy and climate measures, including renewable-energy grid planning, electrification and efficiency upgrades, greenhouse-gas reduction, and environmental protection. His record includes prime-sponsoring energy-efficiency and electrification bills and co-sponsoring broader clean-energy transition legislation.
Al Stirpe supports increased education funding, universal pre-K, free school meals, and targeted state aid for local Central New York schools. As an Assembly member for District 127, he has also proposed education-law changes expanding access for home-schooled students to school athletics and career education programs.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Stirpe's 2026 campaign site lists "Increased funding in all areas of education" as a priority for his Assembly campaign.
SourceStirpe supported the Assembly one-house budget proposal that added $1.8 billion in school aid, increased funding for universal pre-K, and provided free school meals for all students.
SourceAl Stirpe, the Democratic Assembly member for New York State Assembly District 127, has supported public-safety measures focused on gun violence prevention, emergency/disaster protections, consumer/public health safety, and regulated cannabis legalization with road and workplace safeguards. His record includes co-sponsoring firearm-conversion restrictions and electronic privacy safeguards, voting for emergency anti-scam protections, and publicly supporting a cannabis framework he said prioritized public safety.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Stirpe announced he helped pass adult-use cannabis legalization and said the bill prioritized public safety by preserving protections for roadways and employers while creating a regulatory Office of Cannabis Management.
SourceNew York State Assembly - Biography
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/?ad=127&sh=bioFetched: biography, location, education
New York State Assembly - Committee Membership
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=127&sh=commFetched: committees
Election.org / Open States current officeholder record
https://www.election.org/state/new-york/legislature/lower/district-127Fetched: votingRecord
MyRepTracker voting record for Asm. Al Stirpe, New York Assembly District 127
https://www.myreptracker.com/new-york/legislators/ny-house-127-al-stirpe/voting-record?page=1Fetched: votingRecord
FollowTheMoney.org report grid
https://www.followthemoney.org/report-grid?dt=1&f-sch-id=1171731Fetched: campaignFinance
Transparency USA candidate finance profile for Al Stirpe, New York State Assembly District 127
https://www.transparencyusa.org/ny/candidate/al-stirpeFetched: campaignFinance
Transparency USA 2026 New York State Assembly District 127 race finance page
https://www.transparencyusa.org/ny/race/new-york-state-assembly-district-127-74540Fetched: campaignFinance
New York State United Teachers
https://www.nysut.org/resources/special-resources-sites/voter-guide/endorsementsFetched: endorsements
New York League of Conservation Voters
https://www.nylcv.org/press-item/nylcv-gives-green-announces-2026-endorsements-for-state-legislative-races/Fetched: endorsements
Blue Voter Guide
https://bluevoterguide.org/district/NY/New_York_State_Assembly_District_127/13173/159Fetched: endorsements
Environmental Advocates NY
https://eaaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/eaaction_scorecard_2021_final-10-19.pdfFetched: endorsements
New York League of Conservation Voters 2018 Scorecard
https://www.nysenate.gov/sites/default/files/in-the-news/attachment/2018-scorecard-final.pdfFetched: endorsements
The Business Council of New York State
https://www.bcnys.org/sites/default/files/PDFs/NYS-Assembly-Scorecard-2015-16.pdfFetched: endorsements
New York State Senate Open Legislation
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A8881Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A8880Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Member Page
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Al-Stirpe/story/74887Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Member Page
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Al-Stirpe/story/66405Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Member Page
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Al-Stirpe/story/100289Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Al Stirpe appointed chair of Economic Development Committee
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Al-Stirpe/story/108771Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - New York Buy American Act
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Al-Stirpe/story/75973Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Food processing license fee legislation
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Al-Stirpe/story/75776Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - State budget strengthens Central New York
https://www.assembly.ny.gov/mem/?ad=127&sh=story&story=86081Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Advanced manufacturing middle-skills initiative
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Al-Stirpe/story/57369Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Al Stirpe biography and district confirmation
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/?ad=127&sh=bioFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly member biography for Al Stirpe, Assembly District 127
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/?ad=127&sh=bioFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill page for A04875
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?bn=A4875&term=2025Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill page for A04181
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?Actions=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y&Memo=Y&Summary=Y&bn=A04181&default_fld=&leg_video=&term=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill page for A00675
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?Actions=Y&Memo=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&Votes=Y&bn=A00675&term=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill page for A03506
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?Actions=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&bn=A03506&default_fld=&leg_video=&term=2025Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly member page
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Al-Stirpe/sponsor/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill search
https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A04127&leg_video=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A2040Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A6489Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11645Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Bill Search
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?Actions=Y&Memo=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&Votes=Y&bn=A389&default_fld=%0D%0A&term=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Legislation PDF
https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A8002Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly member page for Al Stirpe, Assembly District 127
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=127&sh=sponsorFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill page for pistol converter legislation
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?Memo=Y&Text=Y&bn=A00199&term=2025Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill page for emergency telemarketing calls legislation
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?Actions=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y&Memo=Y&Text=Y&bn=A01250&term=2025Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill page for electronic communications privacy legislation
https://www.nyassembly.gov/leg/?Actions=Y&Memo=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&Votes=Y&bn=A02565&term=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly press release on cannabis legalization and public safety
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Al-Stirpe/story/96318Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill page for laser hair removal safety legislation
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?Actions=Y&Memo=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&Votes=Y&bn=A01916&term=Fetched: issuePositions