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New York State Assembly District 130
Monroe Community College—AAS in Electrical Technology
Data last updated 10/21/2026
Carl Fitzsimmons was born and raised in Sodus/Wayne County, graduated from Sodus Central School, and served in the military, including 18 months in Panama. He built a career in computer hardware and software engineering at Eastman Kodak, earned a co-patent in research and development, later worked as a telecommunications specialist, and founded Seamless Communications Group in 2005. He has also served as chair of the Town of Sodus and Town of Webster Democratic Committees, on the Sodus Point Planning Board, and as a small-business owner, assistant scout leader, youth sports coach, and Science Olympiad mentor/judge.
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Carl Fitzsimmons, Democratic candidate for New York State Assembly District 130, supports universal/single-payer health care through the New York Health Act and frames health care as a human right. His campaign also proposes protecting local hospital access in Wayne County, including efforts to keep Newark-Wayne services whole and restore birthing care.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Fitzsimmons says he would pass the New York Health Act to put every New Yorker in one public plan with no premiums, deductibles, or copays and with broad benefits including prescriptions, dental, vision, hearing, and long-term care.
SourceFitzsimmons says he received a Campaign for New York Health candidate distinction and argues the New York Health Act guarantees health care for every New Yorker, saves money, reduces school and municipal costs, expands benefits, covers prescriptions, and preserves patient choice of doctors and hospitals.
SourceMetro Justice reported that Fitzsimmons attended a candidate forum for Assembly District 130, spoke enthusiastically, and was described as an active long-term supporter of single-payer health care.
SourceCarl Fitzsimmons frames his Economy & Jobs agenda around lowering costs, protecting taxpayers, supporting unions and fair wages, and strengthening District 130's small businesses, farms, workforce development, apprenticeships, vocational education, infrastructure, broadband, and local jobs.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Fitzsimmons lists support for small businesses, family farms, and local jobs as a campaign priority for New York State Assembly District 130.
SourceFitzsimmons says District 130 needs practical regulations that encourage entrepreneurship along with workforce development, apprenticeships, and vocational education for good-paying careers.
SourceFitzsimmons states that he is committed to fighting for fair wages, affordable healthcare, and a stronger economy for District 130.
SourceIn a local candidate statement, Fitzsimmons identifies jobs among the practical kitchen-table issues facing District 130 families and says solutions require collective action.
SourceFitzsimmons supports targeted infrastructure investment, rural broadband expansion, energy development, roads and bridges, and water systems as essential to District 130's way of life and local economy.
SourceHis campaign materials and VOTE411 profile emphasize health care, public education, energy, jobs, public safety, civil rights, and social/racial justice, but do not state a concrete immigration policy position.
Carl Fitzsimmons supports a clean-energy approach centered on locally owned public power, community solar, renewable natural gas, distributed solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, farm digesters, and battery storage. He criticizes public subsidies for nuclear plant owners and argues that energy investments should lower local bills, protect Lake Ontario, and keep economic benefits in New York Assembly District 130.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Fitzsimmons says public dollars should fund publicly or locally owned solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, farm digesters, and battery storage rather than additional nuclear subsidies.
SourceFitzsimmons's platform calls for stabilizing energy prices through public power and community solar initiatives to reduce financial strain on seniors and working families.
SourceFitzsimmons states that District 130 needs targeted infrastructure investment, public energy development, renewable natural gas, rural broadband, Lake Ontario protection, and realistic state mandates.
SourceIn a candidate questionnaire response, Fitzsimmons says protecting Lake Ontario safeguards tourism, fishing, property values, and fresh water, and he cites agrivoltaics as a way to align farming and environmental interests.
SourceCarl Fitzsimmons supports strong public education for New York Assembly District 130, emphasizing fair and reliable school funding, support for teachers and staff, local control, and expanded career, technical, STEM, tutoring, after-school, early-intervention, and preschool programs. He also links education improvement to reducing school-district costs through health-care and energy savings so more money can go into classrooms and student support.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Fitzsimmons states that he supports fair and reliable school funding, supporting teachers and staff, expanding career and technical education, and protecting local control of schools.
SourceFitzsimmons lists fighting for strong public schools as a priority and frames strong public education around fair funding, supporting teachers, and local control.
SourceFitzsimmons says he would push for improved state support for STEM programs, tutoring and after-school activities in rural districts, including bringing Science Olympiad curriculum into daily school activities.
SourceFitzsimmons argues that cuts to early intervention and preschool programs should be restored, using savings from his health-care and school-cost proposals to help young children learn and grow.
SourceCarl Fitzsimmons frames public safety as connected to public health, mental health, housing, and community partnerships. He supports gun-safety legislation for certain firearms and supports co-response or referral to health professionals when behavioral-health expertise is more appropriate than a police-only response.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Fitzsimmons says that, as an Assembly member, he would support legislation requiring certifications, registration, and insurance for ownership of certain specific types of guns.
SourceFitzsimmons supports basing public-safety procedures and policies on behavioral health and science as part of his public health approach to safety.
SourceFitzsimmons identifies cuts to early-childhood professionals as a contributor to the school-to-prison pipeline and calls for action to address the shortage.
SourceCarl Fitzsimmons for Assembly - About
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Carl Fitzsimmons for Assembly - Content Primary
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WXXI News - Monroe County election guide
https://www.wxxinews.org/local-news/2026-10-14/monroe-county-election-guide-how-and-where-to-vote-and-who-the-candidates-areFetched: age, location
New York State Board of Elections - 2026 Primary Ballot Draw
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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: votingRecord
FollowTheMoney.org
https://www.followthemoney.org/report-grid?dt=1&f-sch-id=1171731Fetched: campaignFinance
Transparency USA
https://www.transparencyusa.org/ny/race/new-york-state-assembly-district-130-74544Fetched: campaignFinance
Blue Voter Guide
https://bluevoterguide.org/district/NY/New_York_State_Assembly_District_130/44869/564Fetched: endorsements
Sway
https://www.sway.co/candidate/carl-fitzsimmons-9af0a158-06b8-4e0d-b271-501129ce57faFetched: endorsements
Carl Fitzsimmons for Assembly - Health Care
https://fitzsimmonsforassembly.com/health-care/Fetched: issuePositions
Metro Justice - Local Candidates are Excited about New York Health
https://www.metrojustice.org/260619candidateforumFetched: issuePositions
Carl Fitzsimmons for Assembly - Solutions
https://fitzsimmonsforassembly.com/solutions/Fetched: issuePositions
Carl Fitzsimmons for Assembly - Content - General
https://fitzsimmonsforassembly.com/short-form-general/Fetched: issuePositions
Times of Wayne County
https://waynetimes.com/news/election-2026-statements-from-this-years-local-and-statewide-candidates/Fetched: issuePositions
Carl Fitzsimmons for Assembly campaign website
https://fitzsimmonsforassembly.com/Fetched: issuePositions
VOTE411 voter guide for New York Assembly District 130
https://onyourballot.vote411.org/m/race-detail.do?id=26977119Fetched: issuePositions
Carl Fitzsimmons for Assembly health care page
https://fitzsimmonsforassembly.com/health-care/Fetched: issuePositions
Carl Fitzsimmons for Assembly - Energy
https://fitzsimmonsforassembly.com/energy/Fetched: issuePositions
Carl Fitzsimmons for Assembly - Finger Lakes Times Full Response
https://fitzsimmonsforassembly.com/flt-full-response/Fetched: issuePositions
The Ballot Brief - New York Assembly District 130
https://theballotbrief.com/state/new-york/wayne-county/new-york-assembly-district-130Fetched: issuePositions
Carl Fitzsimmons for Assembly - Short Form Videos Primary
https://fitzsimmonsforassembly.com/short-form-primary/Fetched: issuePositions