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New York State Assembly District 96

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Brett Yagel

Republican Party

STH · NY · District 96

Age 58Haverstraw, NY

New York State Assembly District 96

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$102,442

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Background

Brett L. Yagel is a Republican candidate for New York State Assembly District 96 and a former mayor of the Village of Pomona. He spent more than a decade on the Pomona village board, including serving as mayor from 2011 to 2019, and has worked at Lockheed Martin Corporation as a publications engineer in the Trident submarine program. He is also identified in 2026 coverage as the Haverstraw Republican Committee chairman and former Pomona mayor.

Committee Assignments: No committee assignments available.

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Healthcare

No public position by Brett Yagel on Healthcare was found for the 2026 New York State Assembly District 96 race. VOTE411 shows Yagel listed for New York Assembly District 96 but indicates the candidate has not yet responded, and other located race/candidate pages did not provide a healthcare issue position.

Healthcare

Economy & Jobs

Brett Yagel's available Economy & Jobs-related record is limited; the clearest stated position is fiscal restraint, including streamlining government practices and expenses, and citing his budget-management experience as Pomona mayor.

Specific Actions & Proposals

SUPPORTS

Streamline government practices and expenses

2022-09-12

Yagel stated that New York should streamline governmental practices and governmental expenses, framing his private-sector and mayoral experience as relevant to business and government operations.

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Use mayoral budget-management experience as fiscal qualification

2022-10-01

A construction-industry election briefing identified Yagel as a former Pomona village trustee and two-term mayor, linking to his campaign bio as background on his public-sector management experience for Assembly District 96.

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Economy & Jobs

Immigration

No confirmed public position by Brett Yagel on Immigration was found for the 2026 New York State Assembly District 96 race. Available candidate sources confirm he is the Republican/Conservative candidate for Assembly District 96, but the voter-guide page says he had not responded and the campaign/issue sources located did not provide an Immigration position.

Immigration

Climate & Energy

Brett Yagel has not provided a 2026 VOTE411 answer on climate change, and no current Assembly voting record was found because he is a candidate, not the incumbent. Available climate/environment-related positions center on protecting Rockland water resources, opposing environmentally sensitive overdevelopment, and opposing the Hudson River desalination project.

Specific Actions & Proposals

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Protect freshwater well fields from Patrick Farm overdevelopment

2022-09-12

In a 2022 Assembly District 96 candidate profile, Yagel said that as Pomona mayor he led efforts to keep 40% of Rockland's freshwater well fields from being negatively affected by overdevelopment at Patrick Farm.

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County responsible-development enforcement near Patrick Farm

2017-05-15

Yagel attended Rockland County Executive Ed Day's announcement of an executive order intended to restrict county permits for projects that did not comply with General Municipal Law, framed around protecting a crucial freshwater aquifer near Patrick Farm.

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Pomona wetlands protection law for new development

2007-04-23

A federal appellate opinion states that Yagel, running as a Pomona trustee candidate, campaigned on environmental and safety concerns about a major development and then took up consideration of the 2007 Wetlands Law after winning office.

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Climate & Energy

Education

No confirmed Education-specific position, bill action, or stated policy for Brett L. Yagel as the 2026 Republican/Conservative candidate for New York State Assembly District 96 was found in the reviewed sources. VOTE411 lists him for the 2026 96th Assembly District race but says the candidate has not yet responded, and available campaign/profile coverage did not identify an Education platform.

Education

Public Safety

Brett Yagel, Republican candidate for New York State Assembly District 96, has framed public safety around concern that crime is high, opposition to New York bail reform, and criticism of legislation he says works against law enforcement. No roll-call votes were found because he is not currently a sitting state legislator.

Specific Actions & Proposals

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Opposition to New York bail reform

2022-09-12

Yagel criticized the incumbent for remaining silent on what he called the "egregious Bail Reform initiative," indicating opposition to New York's bail reform approach.

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SUPPORTS

Support for law enforcement in state legislation

2022-09-12

Yagel criticized the incumbent for voting to enact legislation that he said was against the law enforcement community, signaling a pro-law-enforcement public safety stance.

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