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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