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New York State Assembly District 150
Data last updated 10/21/2026
Andrew Molitor was elected to the New York State Assembly on November 5, 2024, representing Assembly District 150, which serves Chautauqua County. He was previously a prosecutor and Chautauqua County's first assistant district attorney, and he is a former president of the Bar Association of Northern Chautauqua. He also runs a men's ministry and is a catechist at the Chautauqua Family of Catholic Churches.
Committee Assignments: Committee on Banks · Committee on Children and Families · Committee on Codes · Committee on Housing · Committee on Judiciary · Committee on Social Services
Andrew Molitor’s healthcare position emphasizes lowering health insurance costs and increasing flexibility, especially for small businesses, by reviewing or easing New York’s mandated coverage requirements. He has also proposed Medicaid fraud enforcement incentives as a way to protect public healthcare dollars.
Andrew Molitor frames his Economy & Jobs agenda around lowering taxes and regulatory costs, reducing utility/energy burdens, and helping small businesses grow and offer benefits. As Assembly District 150's sitting Republican assemblymember, he has proposed tax credits, business-notice reforms, small-business health-plan flexibility, and opposed a proposed hydropower rate hike he said would raise operating costs and discourage investment.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Molitor opposed the New York Power Authority proposal to triple hydropower rates, arguing it would raise operating costs, chill investment, increase consumer prices, and potentially push businesses out of the region.
SourceAndrew Molitor's immigration record emphasizes stricter eligibility checks, enforcement cooperation, and local control over migrant sheltering. As a sitting Republican Assembly member for New York Assembly District 150, he has sponsored bills requiring undocumented immigrants to undergo health/background checks for certain state resources and has co-sponsored bills expanding ICE notification, voter citizenship checks, and asylum-shelter opt-in requirements.
Andrew Molitor emphasizes energy affordability and reliability, supporting reduced utility costs and opposing proposed bans on natural gas and appliances. His climate and environmental record also includes bills aimed at limiting wetland designations for inland lakes, clarifying municipal liability around gas and oil wells, and restructuring Chautauqua County reforested lands while describing the approach as long-term environmental stewardship.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Molitor states that he will champion efforts to reduce utility costs and fight proposed bans on natural gas and appliances.
SourceMolitor criticized a proposed one-year moratorium on large data centers because it would restrict private projects while allowing Empire AI-related public research data centers to proceed.
SourceAndrew Molitor supports strong schools and top-tier education funding, and his legislative activity emphasizes literacy, school safety, local flexibility, and parental/community priorities in K-12 education. As a sitting New York Assembly member for District 150, he has co-sponsored education-related bills on evidence-based reading instruction, school resource officers, firearm-safety instruction, school bus mandate opt-outs, and girls' school sports eligibility.
Andrew Molitor emphasizes public safety through bail-law changes, rollbacks of criminal-justice reforms, and more tools for law enforcement. His public-safety agenda includes sponsoring measures to broaden judicial bail discretion, strengthen penalties for assaults involving bodily fluids or physical force, and support safety-related enforcement and traffic-safety measures.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Molitor backed bipartisan legislation described as expanding drug-detection training for police, adding roadside testing technology, and enhancing penalties for repeat drug-impaired drivers.
SourceNew York State Assembly - Andrew M. Molitor Biography
https://assembly.ny.gov/mem/Andrew-M-MolitorFetched: biography, location, background
New York State Assembly - Andrew M. Molitor Committee Membership
https://assembly.ny.gov/mem/Andrew-M-Molitor/comm/Fetched: committees
Times Union Western New York Voter Guide 2024
https://www.timesunion.com/projects/2024/new-york-voter-guide-western/Fetched: education, background
Open States / Plural Policy - Andrew Molitor profile
https://open.pluralpolicy.com/person/andrew-molitor-5fgJARmg29epCCPZrZnaX0/Fetched: votingRecord
Open States / Plural Policy - A 7765 Assembly vote
https://open.pluralpolicy.com/vote/d2953da8-2a40-4113-906e-5302429d1533/Fetched: votingRecord
Open States / Plural Policy - A 7923 Assembly vote
https://open.pluralpolicy.com/vote/9e9e6dc8-d9be-4ba8-8007-94eda7e00657/Fetched: votingRecord
Open States / Plural Policy - A 8000 Assembly vote
https://open.pluralpolicy.com/vote/aa4bce5d-b7a8-4adb-9bce-36a5ec9c1fb4/Fetched: votingRecord
New York State Assembly - Andrew M. Molitor official member page
https://assembly.ny.gov/mem/Andrew-M-MolitorFetched: votingRecord
Transparency USA - Andrew Molitor New York candidate profile
https://www.transparencyusa.org/ny/candidate/andrew-molitorFetched: campaignFinance
Transparency USA - New York State Assembly District 150 2026 race
https://www.transparencyusa.org/ny/race/new-york-state-assembly-district-150-74566Fetched: campaignFinance
New York State Board of Elections
https://elections.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2026/05/accessible-june-23-2026-primary-certification-amended-5.13.26_0.pdfFetched: endorsements
Conservative Party of New York State
https://www.cpnys.org/2025/11/18/statement-on-release-of-2025-legislative-ratings/Fetched: ratings
Vote Smart
https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/216741/andrew-molitorFetched: ratings, endorsements
New York State Assembly member page
https://assembly.ny.gov/mem/Andrew-M-Molitor/story/118125Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly member page
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Andrew-M-Molitor/story/118364Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate legislation page
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A6351Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly sponsored legislation page
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Andrew-M-Molitor/sponsor/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Member Biography
https://assembly.ny.gov/mem/Andrew-M-MolitorFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Bill A04454
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?Actions=Y&Memo=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&Votes=Y&bn=A04454&term=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Bill A09634
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?Actions=Y&Memo=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&Votes=Y&bn=A09634&term=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Press Release on Small Business Health Plan Act
https://assembly.ny.gov/mem/Andrew-M-Molitor/story/118364Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Press Release on NYPA Rate Hike
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Andrew-M-Molitor/story/113015Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly member directory
https://assembly.ny.gov/mem/Andrew-M-MolitorFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly A07565
https://www.nyassembly.gov/leg/?bn=A07565&leg_video=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Member Page
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Andrew-M-MolitorFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Sponsored Legislation
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Andrew-M-Molitor/sponsor/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Bill A04397
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?Actions=Y&Memo=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&Votes=Y&bn=A04397&term=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Bill A4692
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A4692Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Molitor Forest Lands Release
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Andrew-M-Molitor/story/116963Fetched: issuePositions
Taxpayers Protection Alliance
https://www.protectingtaxpayers.org/regulation/profile-in-courage-assemblyman-andrew-molitor/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly member biography
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Andrew-M-MolitorFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate legislation page - A78A
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A78/amendment/AFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate legislation page - A7741
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A7741Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate legislation page - A10028
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A10028Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate legislation page - A2005
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A2005Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate legislation page - A6605
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A6605Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly biography for Andrew M. Molitor
https://assembly.ny.gov/mem/Andrew-M-MolitorFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly press release on public safety proposals
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Andrew-M-Molitor/story/114640Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation A6957
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A6957Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation A6926
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A6926Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation A4646
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A4646Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly press release on drugged driving
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Andrew-M-Molitor/story/113319Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation A3938
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A3938/amendment/originalFetched: issuePositions