Former Assemblyman Bill Magee dies at the age of 81
Former Assemblyman Bill Magee who served in the New York State Assembly from 1990 to 2018 has passed away at the age of 81.
Posted: Dec 26, 2020 4:02 PM
Posted By: Gary Liberatore
Madison County, N.Y. - Former Assemblyman Bill Magee has died at the age of 81.
Magee, a democrat from the Madison County town of Nelson served in the assembly from 1990 to 2018.
Magee was the longtime chairperson for the Assembly Committee on Agriculture.
Current Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie released a statement Saturday afternoon, It is with great sadness that I learned of the passing of former Assemblymember William Bill Magee. Bill was born and raised in Central New York s farming communities, and for 28 years in the Assembly, he was a voice and an advocate for his constituents. Throughout his tenure in the People s House, and while serving as chair of the Assembly Committee on Agriculture, he was a champion for farmers and our state s
Former longtime Assembly member William Magee dies at 81
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New York State Assembly members, William Magee, left, and Peter Lopez, ask questions directed at Julie Suarez, foreground, director of the public policy division of the New York Farm Bureau, as she testified at a hearing held by the Assembly Standing Committee On Agriculture and the Assembly Standing Committee On Governmental Operations on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011 at the Legislative Office Building in Albany, NY. Magee, a longtime Assembly member, died on Dec. 24, 2020. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)Paul Buckowski
ALBANY Former longtime New York Assembly member William Magee died on Christmas Eve. He was 81.
Jordan Cunningham
–On Tuesday, Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham (R-San Luis Obispo) announced that he had been appointed to several Assembly committees for the 2021-2022 Legislative Session, including Assembly Committees on Agriculture, Utilities & Energy, Privacy, and Jobs, Economic Development & the Economy.
“Protecting and promoting our region’s small businesses in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic will be my top priority for the next legislative session,” said Cunningham. “These committee assignments will ensure that the Central Coast has an advocate at the table when some of the most consequential public policy in our state’s history is being deliberated.”
Cunningham’s committee assignments: