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New York State Assembly District 119
American University—B.A.
Data last updated 10/21/2026
Jon Lipe was born in Rome, grew up in Floyd, graduated from Holland Patent High School, and lives in Whitesboro with his family. He has worked in public service as a congressional staffer for Reps. Sherwood Boehlert, Anthony Brindisi, and John Mannion, including as Brindisi’s legislative assistant and top policy adviser on issues such as education, energy, environment, technology, veterans’ affairs, tax, trade, health care, and energy policy.
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Jon Lipe says healthcare is a top priority for his New York State Assembly District 119 campaign, emphasizing protection of healthcare access, mitigation of federal Medicaid cuts, lower costs, keeping hospitals open, and expanding local care capacity in the Mohawk Valley.
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Lipe states that protecting healthcare is one of his top priorities and says he will work to keep costs down and keep hospitals open amid federal healthcare cuts.
SourceLipe says New York should mitigate the negative impacts of federal Medicaid cuts and ensure state implementation rules fit the needs of the Mohawk Valley and rural Upstate healthcare providers.
SourceLipe says he will champion local colleges and nursing programs to train more medical professionals and expand incentives to keep them in the Mohawk Valley after graduation.
SourceLipe says local community health organizations should receive help reaching Medicaid recipients so they complete new paperwork requirements and avoid losing coverage.
SourceJon Lipe’s Economy & Jobs platform for New York State Assembly District 119 emphasizes creating good-paying Mohawk Valley jobs by supporting schools and colleges, small businesses, agriculture, tourism, workforce training, and coordinated redevelopment funding. He also ties affordability and economic growth to lower energy costs, tax restraint for families and small businesses, support for farmers, refugee resettlement, and expanded childcare.
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Lipe says he would push in the Assembly to develop the region’s job-creation engines, including schools and colleges, small businesses, agriculture and tourism, BOCES, apprenticeship programs, and the trades.
SourceLipe says economic progress depends on coordinating local, state, and federal officials to secure funding for smart redevelopment and investment in the Mohawk Valley.
SourceLipe says he would oppose tax increases that could affect families and small businesses in the area while seeking to bring state dollars back through grants, school aid, road funding, municipal aid, and other priorities.
SourceLipe says he would champion local farmers, protect programs such as FFA, 4-H, farmers’ markets, and county fairs, and advocate for energy, labor, and environmental policies that reflect agriculture’s economic importance.
SourceLipe supports expanding childcare options and pre-K, arguing that it would give parents more ability to return to work, increase lifetime earnings, and boost the local economy.
SourceJon Lipe supports protecting refugee resettlement programs in Utica and the Mohawk Valley, arguing that refugees and other newcomers have strengthened the local population, economy, housing stock, small businesses, and civic life. He frames state support for refugee services as especially important in response to federal cutbacks to refugee resettlement.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Lipe states that, if elected to the New York State Assembly, he will fight to protect refugee resettlement programs and the newcomers who have contributed to Utica and Oneida County.
SourceJon Lipe frames Climate & Energy around affordability and a pragmatic clean-energy transition: he supports lowering utility and fuel costs while increasing energy production, infrastructure, and low-carbon power. He also supports flood mitigation and disaster recovery investments tied to severe weather resilience, and he was endorsed by the New York League of Conservation Voters in 2026.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Lipe says New York should provide rebate checks during peak energy-use periods, use the Public Service Commission to keep rate increases in check, and restrict utility executive pay as part of a broader response to high home-energy prices.
SourceIn the VOTE411 voter guide for New York Assembly District 119, Lipe says the best local climate-related investments are severe-weather repairs and flood mitigation, including continued state investments in places such as Sauquoit Creek and the Erie Canal.
SourceIn an Observer-Dispatch candidate questionnaire for NYS Assembly District 119, Lipe says New York needs to fix state energy policies that are hiking bills and help families afford necessities such as home heating oil.
SourceNYLCV Gives Green endorsed Jon Lipe for Assembly District 119 as part of a 2026 slate it described as environmental champions committed to clean air, clean water, and a livable future.
SourceJon Lipe supports protecting public schools in Oneida County from disadvantage under any revised New York Foundation Aid formula, and says he would protect the public school system. He also supports expanding childcare and pre-K, and backs K-12, BOCES, apprenticeship, trades, SUNY, and local college investments as part of workforce and economic development.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Lipe says he will fight "tooth-and-nail" to ensure any new Foundation Aid formula does not disadvantage Oneida County schools and pledges to protect public schools.
SourceLipe says he supports expanding childcare and pre-K so families can find affordable care and children can be prepared for learning.
SourceLipe says he will advocate for public schools to provide a top-tier K-12 education and for BOCES, apprenticeship programs, and the trades to build workforce opportunity.
SourceLipe says he supports promoting and supporting SUNY and non-SUNY institutions including SUNY Poly, Mohawk Valley Community College, Utica University, and other colleges so they can sustain and grow.
SourceJon Lipe says public safety policy should support police, firefighters, EMS personnel, and correctional officers with tools, resources, training, healthcare, and pensions. He also argues that some recent law-enforcement and corrections laws have gone too far, saying people who break into homes or threaten violence should be jailed and correctional officers need tools to maintain prison order.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Lipe states that police, firefighters, EMS personnel, and correctional officers should receive the tools, resources, training, healthcare, and pension support needed to keep communities safe and do their jobs safely.
SourceStreetsPAC reports that Lipe is open to requiring DMV retesting for drivers who accumulate a significant number of moving violations and supports a proactive DMV role in notifying motorists about infrastructure changes such as roundabouts, bike lanes, and curb regulations.
SourceJon Lipe for State Assembly - About
https://www.lipeforassembly.com/aboutFetched: biography, location, background
VOTE411 Voter Guide - New York Assembly District 119
https://onyourballot.vote411.org/race-detail.do?id=26976938&party=DemFetched: biography, education, background
Times Union - Oneida County primary voter guide 2026
https://www.timesunion.com/projects/2026/oneida-county-primary-ballot/Fetched: biography, location, background
Open States - New York Legislators
https://open.pluralpolicy.com/ny/legislators/Fetched: votingRecord
MultiState Elections - AD-119 New York
https://www.multistate.us/elections/district.html?chamber=Assembly&d=119&st=NYFetched: votingRecord
Transparency USA - New York State Assembly District 119 Election
https://www.transparencyusa.org/ny/race/new-york-state-assembly-district-119-74531Fetched: campaignFinance
FollowTheMoney.org Report Grid
https://www.followthemoney.org/report-grid?dt=1&f-sch-id=1171731Fetched: campaignFinance
NYSUT
https://www.nysut.org/resources/special-resources-sites/voter-guide/endorsementsFetched: endorsements
AOL / Utica Observer-Dispatch
https://www.aol.com/articles/candidates-nys-assembly-119th-district-090310000.htmlFetched: issuePositions
VOTE411 Voter Guide
https://onyourballot.vote411.org/race-detail.do?id=26976938&party=DemFetched: issuePositions
VOTE411 Voter Guide - New York Assembly District 119
https://onyourballot.vote411.org/race-detail.do?id=26976938&party=RepFetched: issuePositions
Observer-Dispatch via AOL - Candidates for NYS Assembly 119th District make their case to voters
https://www.aol.com/articles/candidates-nys-assembly-119th-district-090310000.htmlFetched: issuePositions
New York League of Conservation Voters
https://www.nylcv.org/press-item/during-nyc-climate-week-nylcv-gives-green-announces-final-round-of-2026-endorsements/Fetched: issuePositions
StreetsPAC 2026 New York State General Election Voter Guide
https://www.streetspac.org/2026_nys_general_election_voter_guideFetched: issuePositions