Republican lawmakers are lashing out at the recent parole of Judith Clark, a 69-year-old woman who spent nearly four decades in prison for her role as a getaway driver in a 1981 armed robbery of Brink’s armored car that resulted in the deaths of two police officers and a security […]
Tag: Brian Kolb
Kolb re-elected leader of Assembly Republican Conference
Assemblyman Brian Kolb, R-Canandaigua, was unanimously re-elected leader of the Assembly Republican Conference on November 27, 2018. Kolb was first elected to the Assembly in 2000 and has served as minority leader since 2009. This makes Kolb the longest-tenured legislative leader in Albany. Kolb’s district includes all of Ontario County […]
Mixed reactions to executive order that lets paroled felons vote
New York will restore the right to vote to upwards of 35,000 New York parolees who have served time for felonies, after an executive order was signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday. Under the order, New York will join a list of 14 other states and the District of […]
Brian Kolb withdraws from gubernatorial race
Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, R-Canandaigua, abruptly issued a statement dropping his gubernatorial bid Friday evening. Kolb announced his withdrawal with “a heavy heart,” leaving incumbent Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Sen. John Defrancisco, R-Syracuse, and Former Erie County Executive Joel Giambra, R-Buffalo, as the major candidates left in the 2018 election at […]