Brian Maher is an American politician who is a member of the
New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits.
The Ass ...
from the 101st district. First elected in
2022
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, he previously served as the Town Supervisor of
Montgomery, New York.
Career
Maher's first elected office was working as a mayor. From 2009 to 2015, he was Mayor of the
Village of Walden.
After his tenure as Mayor, he ran for Supervisor of the Town of Montgomery,
[ the area in which the Village of Walden is located in. He later won the race.
Before running for assembly, Maher worked as a communications director for the office of State Senator Bill Larkin.][ He first ran for the 101st State Assembly district in 2012, placing second in the Republican primary to then-incumbent ]Claudia Tenney
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. In early 2022, Maher announced his second campaign for the same district.
References
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Living people
Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century members of the New York State Legislature