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New York State Assembly District 144

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Donna Dye Sholk

Democratic Party

STH · NY · District 144

Lockport, NY

New York State Assembly District 144

Raised

$3,563

Cash on Hand

$153

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Background

Donna Dye Sholk is a Lockport native and certified management accountant running for New York State Assembly District 144. She spent more than 40 years in business accounting and finance, most recently as controller of the Niagara Falls Olin plant, and has participated in a coalition addressing energy policy in Albany. Her campaign biography also describes 30 years of community work fostering children, helping neighbors get meals, and advocating for vulnerable residents.

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Healthcare

Donna Dye Sholk identifies access to health care as one of her campaign priorities for New York State Assembly District 144. Her health care platform says rural hospital closures and long emergency-room wait times are problems, and she supports encouraging new doctors from UB's Jacobs School of Medicine to stay and practice in the region.

Specific Actions & Proposals

SUPPORTS

Increase access to health care in Assembly District 144

2026-10-21

Sholk lists "access to health care" among her core priorities for the 144th Assembly District campaign.

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Healthcare

Economy & Jobs

Donna Dye Sholk frames her Economy & Jobs position around fiscal competence, middle-class opportunity, and bringing economic benefits and public resources back to the 144th Assembly District. Her stated priorities include using unallocated Niagara Power Authority power for Niagara and Erie residents, responsible use of taxpayer money, and securing state and federal funds for infrastructure needs.

Specific Actions & Proposals

SUPPORTS

Use unallocated Niagara hydropower for local economic benefit

2026-10-21

Sholk supports directing unallocated New York Power Authority power from Niagara Falls to benefit residents of Niagara and Erie counties, arguing nearby communities should receive the economic benefit of the resource and relief from high utility bills.

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SUPPORTS

Bring fiscal-management experience to state budgeting for the 144th District

2026-10-21

Sholk says her background balancing budgets and managing business finance would help make public money work harder for residents of the 144th Assembly District.

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SUPPORTS

Fight to bring state resources and attention to the district

2026-10-21

Sholk states that, if elected, she would fight to bring the resources and attention the 144th Assembly District deserves, drawing on her business accounting and finance experience.

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Economy & Jobs

Immigration

No public position by Donna Dye Sholk on Immigration was found after checking searches for her full name with New York State Assembly District 144 context, her official campaign priorities/homepage, and a voter-guide page. She does not currently appear to hold the Assembly seat, so no immigration-related votes, sponsored bills, or co-sponsored bills were found.

Immigration

Climate & Energy

Donna Dye Sholk identifies energy affordability and infrastructure as priorities for New York Assembly District 144, specifically calling for unallocated Niagara Power Authority power from Niagara Falls to benefit Niagara and Erie County residents. She also supports securing state and federal funding to repair aging water systems, particularly in Lockport; no roll-call votes or sponsored climate/energy bills were found because she is listed as a candidate with no current office held.

Specific Actions & Proposals

SUPPORTS

Use unallocated Niagara Power Authority power for Niagara and Erie County residents

2026-10-07

Sholk supports directing unallocated power from the NYPA Niagara Falls plant to local residents in Niagara and Erie counties to reduce high utility bills.

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SUPPORTS

Secure funding to upgrade aging water systems in Lockport and Western New York

2026-10-07

Sholk supports using state and federal funds to replace leaking and obsolete water pipes, especially in the City of Lockport.

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Climate & Energy

Education

Her campaign site identifies her priorities as Niagara power for Niagara and Erie counties, Lockport water infrastructure, and health care access, not education.

Education

Public Safety

Her official priorities page discusses Niagara power, water systems, and health care, but does not state a public-safety, crime, policing, courts, corrections, or emergency-services policy position.