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Andrew Fagan

Democratic Party

STH · NY · District 124

Barton, NY

New York State Assembly District 124

Cornell University—BS in Animal Science; Sage Graduate School/Cornell University—Master of Arts in Teaching in Agriculture

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Background

Andrew (Andy) G. Fagan is the Democratic and Working Families candidate for New York State Assembly District 124. He grew up on an upstate New York dairy farm, taught at Homer Central School, worked on his family farm, and spent 31 years with Cornell Cooperative Extension, including as Coordinator of the NYS Ag in the Classroom Program and Executive Director of Cornell Cooperative Extension associations in Tioga and Chemung counties. In 2023, he served as Interim Executive Administrator of the Food Bank of the Southern Tier and is active on nonprofit boards, in church leadership, and as a singer-songwriter.

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Healthcare

Andrew (Andy) G. Fagan, the Democratic and Working Families candidate for New York State Assembly District 124 in 2026, states that he supports affordable and accessible healthcare, including mental healthcare. He also says he would work to save nursing homes, lower costs, improve access to health and mental care, and defend reproductive rights.

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Affordable healthcare, childcare, and housing access

2026-10-21

Fagan says he wants to support affordable healthcare, along with childcare and housing, as part of improving access to information and resources for residents of Assembly District 124.

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Accessible child, mental, and healthcare

2026-10-21

Fagan says his campaign priorities include advocating for affordable and accessible child care, mental healthcare, and healthcare for the district.

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Saving nursing homes and improving health and mental care affordability

2026-10-21

In his VOTE411 response, Fagan says he would work to save nursing homes, lower costs, and improve accessibility of child, health, and mental care.

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Healthcare

Economy & Jobs

Andrew (Andy) G. Fagan frames his Economy & Jobs agenda around bringing state funding and resources to NY Assembly District 124 for job creation, farms, small businesses, infrastructure, broadband, housing, and community development. He also emphasizes economic stability, workforce development experience, and support for local farms and small businesses in a rural district.

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Bring state funding to District 124 for job creation and small-business development

2026-10-21

Fagan says he will identify and bring funding to the district to support infrastructure, housing, job creation, farms, broadband, small business, and community development.

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Support economic stability, local farms, and small businesses

2026-10-21

Fagan states that he wants to be a strong voice in Albany for local farms and small businesses while fostering economic stability in District 124.

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Use workforce-development and community-development experience to support the regional economy

2026-02-08

A campaign announcement reported that Fagan's Cornell Cooperative Extension work included workforce development, natural resources, agriculture, and community development programs, and that he supports local farms and small businesses.

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Economy & Jobs

Immigration

Andrew G. Fagan, the Democratic and Working Families candidate for New York State Assembly District 124, has framed immigration as a civil-rights issue, saying New York should protect civil liberties for targeted groups including immigrants and push back against heavy-handed federal immigration tactics.

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Push back against heavy-handed federal immigration tactics

2026-10-18

In a VOTE411 candidate response for New York Assembly District 124, Fagan said New York should continue to push back against the federal administration's heavy-handed immigration tactics.

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Immigration

Climate & Energy

Andrew G. Fagan supports reducing greenhouse gas emissions while allowing local input on clean-energy choices. He backs energy conservation, renewable development such as solar, wind, geothermal and hydroelectric, continued pollution regulation, and flood-mitigation/community-resilience efforts; he says he is not in favor of nuclear energy and that fracking should be considered only as a last resort.

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Reduce greenhouse gas emissions through cleaner energy options with local input

2026-10-21

In the VOTE411 guide for New York Assembly District 124, Fagan said New York should reduce greenhouse gas emissions, pursue cleaner energy options and solutions, encourage energy audits and insulation, invest in solar, wind, geothermal and hydroelectric power, maintain pollution regulations, and support flood mitigation and community resilience.

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Lower utility bills for district residents

2026-10-21

On his campaign website for NYS Assembly District 124, Fagan lists lowering utility bills among the affordability issues he is running to address for constituents.

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Climate & Energy

Education

Andrew Fagan, the Democratic and Working Families candidate for New York State Assembly District 124, supports bringing state funding to the district for education and career training. His education-related platform is framed around securing resources for local communities rather than specific named legislation.

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Secure state funding for local education

2026-10-21

Fagan states that he would identify and secure necessary state funds for education in Assembly District 124.

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Bring funding to the district for education and community needs

2026-10-21

Fagan's campaign says he would identify and bring funding to the district to support education along with infrastructure, housing, farms, jobs, the arts, and community development.

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Education

Public Safety

No explicit Public Safety position, bill, vote, or proposal for Andrew Fagan, Democratic/Working Families candidate for New York State Assembly District 124 in 2026, was found on his official campaign site or candidate listings searched. His official site emphasizes access to affordable child, mental, and health care and district funding priorities, but does not connect those statements to a Public Safety platform.