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New York State Assembly District 107
Data last updated 10/21/2026
Scott Bendett was elected to the New York State Assembly on November 8, 2022, representing Assembly District 107, which includes parts of Columbia, Rensselaer, and Washington counties and the town of Bethlehem in Albany County. He is a business owner with more than 25 years of experience, founder of Habana Premium Cigar Shoppe, and CEO of Bendett Investment Group, a real estate development corporation. Before joining the Assembly, he served as a Rensselaer County Legislator and as a member of the Town of Sand Lake Zoning Board of Appeals.
Committee Assignments: Committee on Aging · Committee on Insurance · Committee on Racing and Wagering · Committee on Small Business · Committee on Transportation · Task Force on Food, Farm & Nutrition Policy
Scott H. Bendett, the Republican Assemblymember for New York Assembly District 107, has taken healthcare-related positions mainly through co-sponsoring bills focused on health insurance access and affordability, telehealth, rural healthcare workforce incentives, nursing homes, and public health screening/awareness. His record suggests support for market/access-oriented health insurance changes and targeted healthcare programs rather than a single broad healthcare platform statement.
Scott H. Bendett emphasizes lowering costs, cutting regulation, supporting small businesses, and shifting New York toward private-sector job growth and regional economic development. He also frames affordable, reliable energy as central to keeping businesses open and protecting jobs.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Bendett supports an economic strategy focused on workers, small businesses, deregulation, targeted entrepreneur assistance, private-sector growth, and lower energy costs to support jobs and prosperity.
SourceBendett supported the Assembly Republican LOWER legislative package, describing it as an all-of-the-above energy approach with rebates, utility bill relief, grid upgrades, and good-paying job creation.
SourceScott H. Bendett frames immigration as a migrant-crisis, public-safety, local-control, and taxpayer-accountability issue. He supports auditing migrant-crisis spending, background checks, local opt-in before relocations, limits on migrant housing in schools/daycare settings, and more cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Bendett's campaign issues page says New York should audit all funds allocated for the migrant crisis, require background checks, let communities opt in before relocations, mandate notification to federal authorities when a non-citizen is arrested or convicted, and provide state assistance with immigration enforcement.
SourceBendett attended a press conference supporting Assembly Minority proposals to address public concerns and risks tied to migrants being bused and sheltered in New York communities, saying the situation required safety-focused action.
SourceScott H. Bendett, Republican Assemblyman for New York Assembly District 107, frames climate and energy policy around affordability, grid reliability, and local flexibility, criticizing CLCPA mandates as too costly or unrealistic while supporting selected clean-energy and efficiency measures. He has supported delaying state energy deadlines, delaying the electric school bus mandate, and co-sponsored bills on renewable-energy assessment, municipal weatherization pilots, and electrifying state-owned buildings.
Scott H. Bendett, Republican Assembly member for New York State Assembly District 107, emphasizes rebuilding public schools through literacy intervention, school safety, resisting foundation-aid cuts, and addressing low test scores and enrollment declines. He has framed education as a top priority and has specifically supported reading-intervention legislation and safer school environments.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Bendett urged the governor to reconsider proposed foundation-aid cuts, saying reductions such as a projected $1 million cut to the Berlin School District would harm education, jobs, teachers, and student programs.
SourceBendett supported the Assembly Minority Task Force on School Safety and Security recommendations, including more law-enforcement presence, mental-health supports, threat identification, stakeholder communication, and school infrastructure hardening.
SourceBendett said New York must develop constructive solutions to reduced public-school enrollment and low grades 3-8 test scores, including reexamining curricula, improving school safety, and creating healthier learning environments.
SourceScott H. Bendett, Republican Assembly member for New York State Assembly District 107, emphasizes public safety through tougher criminal-justice measures, including repealing or revising bail reform, expanding judicial discretion, addressing fentanyl and other drug crimes, and creating school-safety standards.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Bendett called for repeal of cashless bail laws and said judges should be able to consider dangerousness, criminal history, and case circumstances when making bail decisions.
SourceNew York State Assembly biography
https://assembly.ny.gov/mem/?ad=107&sh=bioFetched: biography, location, background
New York State Assembly committee membership
https://assembly.ny.gov/mem/?ad=107&sh=commFetched: committees
New York State Board of Elections 2026 Primary Certification
https://elections.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2026/05/accessible-june-23-2026-primary-certification-amended-5.13.26_0.pdfFetched: office, district, party
New York State Assembly member page
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=107&sh=bioFetched: votingRecord
Open States / Plural Policy New York legislators
https://open.pluralpolicy.com/ny/legislators/Fetched: votingRecord
LegiScan sponsor page with FollowTheMoney link
https://legiscan.com/NY/sponsors/K00785/2025Fetched: campaignFinance
FollowTheMoney entity page for Scott Bendett
https://www.followthemoney.org/entity-details?default=candidate&eid=56953900Fetched: campaignFinance
New York Public Campaign Finance Board 2024 End of Cycle Report
https://pcfb.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2025/01/2024-new-york-state-public-campaign-finance-board-election-cycle-report-final.pdfFetched: campaignFinance
NFIB
https://www.nfib.com/news/press-release/nfib-ny-pac-announces-endorsements-for-state-legislature-2/Fetched: endorsements
Vote Smart
https://j.futurefacts.votesmart.io/election/2026/L/NY/2026-state-legislative-election?p=3&party=5&stageId=PFetched: endorsements
Democracy Test Kitchen
https://www.democracytestkitchen.com/new-york/2026-general/candidates/scott-bendett-66af20b2d5a0Fetched: endorsements
Blue Voter Guide
https://bluevoterguide.org/district/NY/New_York_State_Assembly_District_107/51958/830Fetched: endorsements
New York State Assembly member profile
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=107&sh=bioFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate legislation database
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A9254Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate legislation database
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A9137Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate legislation database
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A9405Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate legislation database
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A3389Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate legislation database
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A2033Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly
https://www.assembly.ny.gov/mem/Scott-Bendett/story/117013Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly
https://www.assembly.ny.gov/mem/Scott-Bendett/story/106148Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Scott Bendett member page
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Scott-Bendett/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - CLCPA timeline statement
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Scott-Bendett/story/118433Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - electric school bus mandate statement
https://www.assembly.ny.gov/mem/Scott-Bendett/story/109412Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A8332
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A8332Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A11556
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11556Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation - A208
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A208Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A8315Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Scott Bendett press release on school aid cuts
https://www.assembly.ny.gov/mem/Scott-Bendett/story/109656Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Scott Bendett press release on school safety
https://www.assembly.ny.gov/mem/Scott-Bendett/story/105582Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Scott Bendett press release on public schools and test scores
https://www.assembly.ny.gov/mem/Scott-Bendett/story/108555Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly member page
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Scott-Bendett/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill page A02494
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?bn=A02494&leg_video=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly press release on bail reform
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Scott-Bendett/story/104780Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Open Legislation A8383
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A8383Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly press release on fentanyl legislation
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Scott-Bendett/story/108763Fetched: issuePositions