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New York State Assembly District 119

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Michael Gentile

Republican Party

STH · NY · District 119

Utica, NY

New York State Assembly District 119

SUNY Potsdam—Bachelor’s Degree in Politics

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$93,043

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Background

Michael Gentile is a lifelong Utica resident, educator, community leader, and public servant running for New York State Assembly District 119 as the Republican/Conservative candidate. He previously served as an Oneida County Legislator and as Chief of Staff for the City of Utica, and his earlier career included work in education and human services supporting students and individuals with disabilities. He also serves as New York District 10 Little League District Administrator and organizes the local Challenger Baseball program for individuals with disabilities.

Committee Assignments: No committee assignments available.

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Healthcare

No public Healthcare position specific to Michael Gentile's 2026 campaign for New York State Assembly District 119 was found in the searched sources. His official campaign platform discusses affordability, energy costs, local impact, and common-sense priorities, but does not state a healthcare policy position.

Healthcare

Economy & Jobs

Michael Gentile's Economy & Jobs position emphasizes affordability for working families, lowering household costs, reducing utility bills, and prioritizing jobs, infrastructure, safety, and quality-of-life issues for New York's 119th Assembly District.

Specific Actions & Proposals

SUPPORTS

Prioritize jobs and working-family affordability

2026-10-21

Gentile says he will fight for policies that lower costs and ease the financial burden on everyday New Yorkers while prioritizing jobs, safety, infrastructure, and quality of life over symbolic policies.

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Economy & Jobs

Immigration

His published platform emphasizes affordability, energy costs, local impact of Albany decisions, jobs, safety, infrastructure, and quality of life, but does not state a position on immigration.

Immigration

Climate & Energy

Michael Gentile's publicly available Climate & Energy position for New York State Assembly District 119 centers on affordability: he says Albany should pursue practical steps to reduce utility and energy costs for families. He criticizes what he calls symbolic energy policies, specifically citing gas-powered snow blower bans, and says policy decisions should account for local municipal and household impacts.

Specific Actions & Proposals

SUPPORTS

Reduce household utility and energy costs

2026-10-21

Gentile says people are afraid to open National Grid bills and states he would push for real solutions to reduce energy costs for families rather than policies he views as disconnected from household affordability.

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OPPOSES

Oppose symbolic gas-powered equipment bans

2026-01-29

Gentile criticized Albany's focus on banning gas-powered snow blowers and said affordability and real cost relief should come before symbolic energy-related restrictions.

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Climate & Energy

Education

Because he does not appear to currently hold this Assembly seat, no roll-call votes or sponsorship records were identified.

Education

Public Safety

Michael Gentile’s campaign materials for New York State Assembly District 119 frame public safety as one of the practical “kitchen table” issues he would prioritize, alongside jobs, infrastructure, and quality of life. Available public materials do not identify specific Assembly bills or roll-call votes on public safety; the documented items are stated campaign positions and experience-based claims.

Specific Actions & Proposals

SUPPORTS

Prioritize public safety among core quality-of-life issues

2026-10-21

Gentile’s campaign platform says he would prioritize “jobs, safety, infrastructure, and a better quality of life” rather than symbolic policies.

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SUPPORTS

Campaign focus on safety for Assembly District 119

2026-06-08

A Times Union Oneida County primary voter guide reported that Gentile said his campaign focused on affordability, energy costs, local impacts of state policy, jobs, safety, infrastructure, and quality of life.

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SUPPORTS

Work with law enforcement and first responders to address community challenges

2026-10-21

Gentile’s campaign biography says that, as a county legislator and Utica chief of staff, he worked with law enforcement and first responders to address everyday challenges and move community initiatives forward.

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