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New York State Assembly District 117

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Tammie Nabywaniec

Republican Party

STH · NY · District 117

Calcium, NY

New York State Assembly District 117

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$77,739

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Background

Tammie Nabywaniec is a North Country public servant and community leader with more than two decades of experience in family- and community-focused work across Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence, and Oneida counties. Her background includes nonprofit leadership, community development, mediation, and state government service; she currently serves as Chief of Staff to Assemblyman Ken Blankenbush, overseeing district operations and working on constituent services, local government relations, and policy coordination. She is also a certified community mediator and has served on regional and statewide boards, committees, and collaborative workgroups focused on community services, public safety, family support, and community health.

Committee Assignments: No committee assignments available.

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Healthcare

Tammie Nabywaniec's available healthcare-related record emphasizes rural access to essential services, collaboration with healthcare providers, and community health work rather than detailed healthcare legislation.

Specific Actions & Proposals

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Expand access to family and community support systems through healthcare-provider partnerships

2026-10-19

Her campaign biography says she has partnered with healthcare providers and nonprofits to strengthen community services and expand access to support systems for families in Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence, and Oneida counties.

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Protect essential local services and strengthen rural communities

2026-04-23

At an April 2026 District 117 campaign event, Nabywaniec emphasized protecting essential local services and strengthening rural communities with practical, close-to-home solutions, after the article identified her community-health background.

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Recognize long-serving hospital workers and local hospital care

2025-07-01

As chief of staff for Assemblyman Ken Blankenbush, Nabywaniec presented an Assembly Proclamation recognizing Bonnie Jacobs for 50 years at Carthage Area Hospital and praised her service delivering babies at the hospital.

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Healthcare

Economy & Jobs

Tammie Nabywaniec emphasizes affordability and rural economic stability for New York Assembly District 117, including reducing regulatory burdens on families, farms, seniors, and small businesses. Her stated economy-related priorities also include supporting Fort Drum’s regional economic role and working with local governments on rural policy issues such as affordability and essential services.

Specific Actions & Proposals

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Reduce regulatory burdens on families, farms, seniors, and small businesses

2026-04-16

At an Assembly District 117 meet-and-greet, Nabywaniec said rising costs should be addressed by reducing regulatory burdens so families, farms, seniors, and small businesses can afford to live and work in the North Country.

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Coordinate with local leaders on affordability and rural essential services

2026-10-21

Her campaign biography says she has worked with municipal and county leaders on affordability, public safety, education, and access to essential services while serving the four-county Assembly District 117 region.

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Protect Fort Drum’s economic impact in the North Country

2026-10-21

Nabywaniec publicly encouraged support for Advocate Drum, citing its mission to protect and strengthen Fort Drum’s military, economic, and cultural impact throughout the region.

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Economy & Jobs

Immigration

No public, candidate-specific position by Tammie Nabywaniec on immigration was found in searches tied to New York State Assembly District 117. Her campaign materials and available voter-guide/profile pages emphasize rural communities, affordability, public safety, local control, and essential services, but do not state an immigration policy position.

Immigration

Climate & Energy

VOTE411 lists a climate-change question for this race, but Nabywaniec is shown as having not responded.

Climate & Energy

Education

Tammie Nabywaniec’s available education-related record for New York Assembly District 117 emphasizes practical support for rural schools, school partnerships, and student civic-learning opportunities rather than detailed education policy proposals.

Specific Actions & Proposals

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Support for rural school and community partnerships

2026-09-01

Her campaign biography says she has partnered with schools and other local institutions to strengthen community services and expand support systems for families in Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence, and Oneida Counties.

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Access to education as a district priority

2026-04-23

A local campaign-event report identified education among the issues on which Nabywaniec worked while serving as Chief of Staff to Assemblyman Ken Blankenbush and described her focus on connecting rural community needs with state-level decision-making.

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Civic education field trip support

2025-04-07

Gouverneur Central School District board minutes thanked Nabywaniec, then Chief of Staff for Assemblyman Blankenbush, for being instrumental in organizing a student visit to the New York State Capitol, supporting experiential civic education.

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Public Safety

Tammie Nabywaniec emphasizes support for law enforcement, first responders, corrections officers, military families, and public-safety coordination in rural North Country communities. Her record and statements focus on collaboration with local agencies, protecting essential services, drug-prevention efforts, and enforcement against illegal youth access to nicotine, THC, and other substances.

Specific Actions & Proposals

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Support law enforcement, first responders, corrections officers, and military families

2026-04-23

At an April 2026 Assembly District 117 campaign meet-and-greet, Nabywaniec highlighted support for law enforcement, first responders, corrections officers, and military families as part of protecting essential local services and strengthening rural communities.

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Strengthen public safety coordination among local agencies

2026-09-01

Her campaign biography says she has partnered with local governments, schools, law enforcement, healthcare providers, and nonprofits to improve public safety coordination and family support systems across Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence, and Oneida counties.

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Keep unused prescription drugs out of homes

2022-04-30

As project director for the Alliance for Better Communities, Nabywaniec supported prescription drug take-back efforts with Watertown Police and the DEA to reduce access to unused or expired medications by children or people who might misuse them.

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Enforce laws against illegal youth access to vapes, THC, and nicotine products

2023-05-18

Following police raids of smoke shops, Nabywaniec said existing laws banning certain products need real enforcement and consequences so they are not meaningless and can make a difference.

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