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Josh Jensen
Republican PartySTH · NY · District 134
New York State Assembly District 134
STH · NY · District 134
New York State Assembly District 134
Niagara University—BA in political science and history
Data last updated 10/21/2026
Josh Jensen was elected to the New York State Assembly on November 3, 2020, representing the 134th District, which includes Greece, Ogden, Parma, Hilton and Spencerport in Monroe County. He previously served on the Greece Town Board representing the 3rd Ward, worked as director of communications at an Upstate New York nursing home, held a client strategy and relations role at a Rochester-area public relations agency, and earlier worked for former state Sen. Joe Robach.
Committee Assignments: Minority Joint Conference Committee · Health · Children & Families · Corporations, Authorities & Commissions · Insurance · Rules
Josh Jensen, Republican Assemblyman for New York State Assembly District 134 and the Assembly Health Committee's ranking minority member, emphasizes lowering health care costs, increasing access to providers, efficient Medicaid spending, and supporting health-care workforce capacity. His sponsored health-related legislation focuses on cost containment, nurse recruitment/retention, patient choice, and tax-advantaged health-care savings.
Josh Jensen frames his Economy & Jobs agenda around affordability, tax relief, lower everyday costs, and support for job growth and small businesses. He argues that higher taxes and state mandates hurt businesses and drive families and employers out of New York.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Supports job growth by focusing on long-term property tax relief, opposing escalating state mandates, and pushing back on policies he says force families and businesses out of New York.
SourceJosh Jensen, a Republican Assembly member for New York State Assembly District 134, has taken a pro-enforcement immigration stance focused on allowing or requiring cooperation between state/local entities and federal immigration authorities. He co-sponsored bills to require ICE notification for certain noncitizen arrests/defendants and to prevent state limits on cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, and he criticized proposals that would restrict local law-enforcement cooperation with ICE or Border Patrol.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Jensen expressed concern about Governor Hochul immigration proposals because they could limit when local law enforcement can cooperate with federal immigration authorities such as ICE and Border Patrol.
SourceJosh Jensen emphasizes affordability and grid reliability over New York's current climate mandates, criticizing policies such as natural-gas restrictions and zero-emission school-bus requirements as costly or impractical for his district. He has sponsored or co-sponsored measures to limit certain renewable-energy projects, require cost-benefit analysis of renewable targets, and roll back or slow mandates tied to New York's climate agenda.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Jensen joined Assembly Minority colleagues in proposing energy-affordability policies including returning surplus NYSERDA Climate Investment Account funds to ratepayers, halting the zero-emission school-bus mandate, stopping the natural-gas ban, increasing energy-supplier transparency, and reinvesting in gas plants.
SourceJensen and regional Assembly Minority colleagues called for an in-person Rochester-area hearing on the Climate Action Council draft scoping plan, arguing that sweeping greenhouse-gas and electrification policies required more local public input.
SourceJosh Jensen, Republican Assemblymember for New York Assembly District 134, has emphasized education through sponsored legislation on literacy, school library access, and financial-literacy instruction. His record indicates support for school-based resources, teacher literacy credentials, reading interventions, and practical curriculum requirements.
Josh Jensen emphasizes public safety through stronger law enforcement resources, restoring judicial discretion in bail/pretrial decisions, and tougher penalties for crimes that endanger police and the public. He has supported repealing or revising New York bail reforms, backed the PROTECT Act, secured first-responder equipment funding, and co-sponsored public-safety bills on swatting and masked loitering.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Jensen supported the PROTECT Act, which would give judges a risk assessment tool and allow courts to consider public safety when making bail or detention decisions.
SourceJensen joined Assembly and Senate Minority colleagues calling for repeal of New York bail reform laws, restoration of judicial discretion, and more support for law enforcement.
SourceNew York State Assembly
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=134&sh=aboutFetched: biography, location, committees
Jensen for Assembly
https://www.jensenforassembly.com/about-joshFetched: biography, location, committees
Transparency USA
https://www.transparencyusa.org/ny/candidate/josh-jensen/contributors?f=burton-konni-l-69199-coh%3Fe%3D2015-to-nowFetched: campaignFinance
The Freedom Index: Josh Jensen NY Scorecard 2023
https://thefreedomindex.org/ny/legislator/22365/votes/report-ny-scorecard-2023/pdf/scb/Fetched: ratings
New York State Assembly Member Directory - Josh Jensen Health/Medicaid Budget Hearing Statement
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Josh-Jensen/story/116890Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Member Directory - Josh Jensen Sponsored Legislation
https://www.assembly.ny.gov/mem/Josh-Jensen/sponsor/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A4498
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A4498Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A4563
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A4563Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A9384
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A9384Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly member page
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Josh-Jensen/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly sponsored legislation
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Josh-Jensen/sponsor/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly press release
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Josh-Jensen/story/101540Fetched: issuePositions
VOTE411 voter guide
https://onyourballot.vote411.org/race-detail.do?id=3618282Fetched: issuePositions
WHEC
https://www.whec.com/top-news/lawmakers-issue-tenth-extension-to-state-budget-amid-conflicting-statements-over-progress/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Josh Jensen official member page
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Josh-Jensen/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Energy mandate relief statement
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Josh-Jensen/story/117046Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - A04252 bill page
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?Actions=Y&Memo=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&Votes=Y&bn=A04252&term=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A6260
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A6260Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A5168
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A5168Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Climate Action Council Rochester hearing statement
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Josh-Jensen/story/101701Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly sponsored legislation page
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/?ad=134&sh=sponsorFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly A04291
https://www.nyassembly.gov/leg/?bn=A04291&leg_video=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly A04433
https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?Actions=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&bn=A04433&default_fld=&term=2025Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly A09365
https://www.nyassembly.gov/leg/?bn=A09365&leg_video=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Josh Jensen PROTECT Act statement
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Josh-Jensen/story/118014Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Josh Jensen public safety priority statement
https://assembly.ny.gov/mem/Josh-Jensen/story/100516Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - Assembly Bill A1345
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A1345Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - Assembly Bill A4773
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A4773Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Ridge Road Fire Department funding
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Josh-Jensen/story/114649Fetched: issuePositions