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New York State Assembly District 144
Canisius College—Bachelor of Arts in political science, urban government and planning, and international economy
Data last updated 10/21/2026
Paul Bologna was elected to the New York State Assembly on November 5, 2024, to represent District 144, covering parts of Erie and Niagara counties. He was born and raised in Clarence and previously served as chief of staff to Assemblyman Mike Norris, with more than 15 years of experience working as chief of staff for two Western New York Assembly members. He began in politics as a college intern in Assemblyman Jim Hayes' office and has focused on public safety, affordability, local control, emergency services, and Western New York regional issues.
Committee Assignments: Committee on Banks · Committee on Children and Families · Committee on Cities · Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection · Committee on Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry · Committee on Energy
His identifiable healthcare-related record as an Assembly member centers on co-sponsoring pharmacy access/testing measures and health-awareness or healthcare-worker recognition resolutions.
Paul Bologna, Republican Assembly member for New York Assembly District 144, emphasizes affordability, job growth, and reducing costs for businesses and families. His economy-and-jobs record includes sponsoring tax credits for manufacturing job relocation, minimum-wage cost relief for employers, a freeze on minimum-wage automatic escalators, and family tax relief tied to young dependents.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Stated that affordability in New York begins with energy policy and linked energy costs to running a business and transporting goods while calling for accountability and common sense on energy policy.
SourcePaul Bologna, a Republican representing New York State Assembly District 144, frames immigration chiefly as a state and local management, cost, and public-safety issue. He supports more oversight of migrant-service spending, local control over migrant housing, refugee/asylum-seeker registration and screening, and cooperation with federal immigration detainer requests.
Specific Actions & Proposals
His official Assembly biography states that he is working to address the ongoing migrant crisis, correct mismanagement, and improve New York State's response.
SourcePaul Bologna emphasizes energy affordability, reliability, and local control over energy-project siting. He has sponsored bills to require local referenda for major electric/renewable facilities and to repeal New York building-electrification and state-building decarbonization mandates, while publicly opposing the pace of all-electric mandates.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Bologna authored and promoted a letter urging Governor Kathy Hochul to rethink the pace of New York emissions phase-out and all-electric mandates, citing energy costs, grid capacity, and reliability concerns.
SourceUpon appointment to the Assembly Energy Committee, Bologna said energy policy should focus on affordability, grid capacity, accountability, and common sense, and he was described as supporting local control over large energy projects.
SourcePaul Bologna's education record centers on vocational pathways, local school-district flexibility, and targeted school finance relief. As Assemblymember for New York Assembly District 144, he has prime-sponsored bills to expand work-based learning and community-college aid, create special-education reserve funds, curb unfunded Regents mandates, repeal the electric school-bus mandate, and extend assistance to Barker Central School District.
Paul Bologna identifies public safety as a core priority for New York Assembly District 144, emphasizing support for law enforcement, first responders, safer neighborhoods, and emergency personnel/resources for rural communities. His public-safety record centers heavily on volunteer firefighter and EMS recruitment, training, benefits, and reimbursement measures.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Bologna's Assembly biography says he is committed to public safety, has been a strong advocate for law enforcement and first responders, and backs measures to create safer neighborhoods and ensure rural communities have emergency personnel and resources.
SourceNew York State Assembly - Paul A. Bologna Biography
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Paul-A-BolognaFetched: biography, hometown, residence, background
New York State Assembly - Paul A. Bologna Committee Membership
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Paul-A-Bologna/comm/Fetched: committees
City & State New York - Meet the 2025 class of new state lawmakers
https://www.cityandstateny.com/personality/2025/01/meet-2025-class-new-state-lawmakers/402275/Fetched: hometown, background
New York State Assembly - Assemblyman Paul Bologna Sworn into New York State Assembly
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Paul-A-Bologna/story/113826Fetched: biography, background
New York State Assembly Member Directory - Paul A. Bologna
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Paul-A-BolognaFetched: votingRecord
Open States / Plural Policy - New York Legislators
https://open.pluralpolicy.com/ny/legislators/Fetched: votingRecord
FollowTheMoney.org Report Grid
https://www.followthemoney.org/report-grid?dt=1&f-sch-id=1171731Fetched: campaignFinance
Transparency USA - Paul Bologna Candidate Profile
https://www.transparencyusa.org/ny/candidate/palmo-bolognaFetched: campaignFinance
ABC Empire State Chapter
https://www.abcnys.org/abc-empire-state-chapter-announces-2026-legislative-endorsements/Fetched: endorsements
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: endorsements
New York State Assembly Member Directory
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Paul-A-BolognaFetched: issuePositions
LegiScan Paul Bologna legislator profile
https://legiscan.com/NY/people/paul-bologna/id/25820Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly member biography
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Paul-A-BolognaFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly sponsored legislation page
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Paul-A-Bologna/sponsor/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A4417
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A4417Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A6748
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A6748Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A9309
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A9309Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - A10724
https://www.nyassembly.gov/leg/?bn=A10724&leg_video=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly press release on Energy Committee appointment
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Edward-P-Ra/story/116894Fetched: issuePositions
City & State New York new lawmakers profile
https://www.cityandstateny.com/personality/2025/01/meet-2025-class-new-state-lawmakers/402275/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly A02505 bill page
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?Actions=Y&Memo=Y&bn=A02505Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly A05801 bill page
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?Actions=Y&Memo=Y&Text=Y&bn=A05801Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly A02046 bill page
https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?Actions=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&Votes=Y&bn=A02046&term=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly A05653 bill page
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?Actions=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Memo=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&bn=A05653&default_fld=&leg_video=&term=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly member biography
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Paul-A-Bologna/bio/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill page A09221
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?Memo=Y&Text=Y&bn=A09221Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill page A04682
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?Actions=Y&Memo=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&Votes=Y&bn=A04682&term=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill page A04702
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?Actions=Y&Memo=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&Votes=Y&bn=A04702&term=Fetched: issuePositions
WAMC
https://www.wamc.org/2025-10-08/state-assembly-minority-members-say-rush-to-go-all-electric-hurts-consumers-businessesFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly press release
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Edward-P-Ra/story/116894Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Member Directory - Paul A. Bologna biography
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Paul-A-Bologna/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Paul A. Bologna sponsored legislation
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Paul-A-Bologna/sponsor/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - A04394 bill page
https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?Actions=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&bn=A04394&default_fld=&term=2025Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - A05547 bill page
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New York State Assembly - A09306 bill page
https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?Actions=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&bn=A09306&default_fld=&term=2025Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - A09308 bill page
https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?Actions=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&bn=A09308&default_fld=&term=2025Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A11608
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11608Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Bill Search - A4414
https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?Actions=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&bn=A4414&default_fld=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Bill Search - A04720
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A04720&leg_video=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Bill Search - A10051
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New York State Assembly Bill Search - A06414
https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?Actions=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&bn=A6414&default_fld=Fetched: issuePositions