Welcome Letter

Welcome to my website!

I’m proud to offer this site as a resource for the residents of 127th Assembly District which includes the towns of Cicero, Clay, Manlius, and Cazenovia.

On this page I’ll keep you updated and informed on the work I do both in and around the district and at the State Capitol in Albany. Representing our communities is an honor and a privilege. Count on me to make sure all our families have the opportunity to live, work and play in Central New York for years to come.

My door is always open, and I encourage you to visit or contact my office if you have any questions or concerns as we can help you:

  • Navigate the state government bureaucracy including but not limited to Dept. of Labor, Dept. of Motor Vehicle, Dept. of Health, etc.
  • Obtain benefits, fill out government forms and assistance with state agency applications
  • Learn about various state government programs and services
  • Listen and solve state problems in our local communities
  • Refer you to appropriate government agency or office for non-state issue

I’d also like to know what legislation you support or oppose, and which issues are most important to you and your family. Please feel free to contact my office by phone at 452-1115 or contact me by email at stirpea@assembly.state.ny.us.

I look forward to working with you to make Central New York a better place.

Sincerely,
Al Stirpe Jr.
Member of Assembly
127th District

Biography

Assemblyman  Al Stirpe

A lifelong Central New Yorker, Al was raised in Clyde, where his family owned and operated Albert's Restaurant for more than 25 years. Al graduated from high school with honors and attended the University of Notre Dame, where he earned a bachelor's degree in economics.

After college, Al worked as a financial analyst for General Electric in Syracuse and eventually spun-off GE's Electronic Camera Operation to form CID Technologies. Al was the company's CFO and fostered innovation in the company's information systems and customer support. In 1994, CIDTEC was sold to Thermo Electron, a Fortune 500 company.

From there, Al formed a new venture, Qube Software, Inc. As the company's president, Al brought Qube Software from a start-up business to a multi-million dollar company with 200 customers throughout the United States and Canada.

He was first elected to the Assembly in 2006, serving until 2010.

During 2011-2012, Al served as the Executive Director of Synapse Sustainability Trust, an environmental not-for-profit. During this period Synapse deployed 68 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations throughout Central New York. Through its Restoration Tree Trust, Synapse provided over 4,000 native trees for reforestation projects at the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Trees for Tributaries (from New York City to Troy along tributaries to the Hudson River). In addition, Synapse provided 420 special RPM technology trees for SUNY ESF's Memorial Grove at Heiberg Forest. In October of 2011, Al received the first ever SUNY Empire State College Excellence in Environmental Sustainability Award.

He was elected again in 2012, and has served the 127th district in the assembly since then. As chairperson of the Assembly Standing Committee on Small Business, Al is focused on reducing red tape for businesses, improving the worker training pipeline, and increasing export trade potential for businesses of all sizes. The other committees he serves on include Agriculture; Alcoholism and Drug Abuse; Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry; and Higher Education.

Al has resided in the 127th Assembly District for more than 38 years. He lives in North Syracuse with his wife, Chele, and their daughter, Alexandra. Al's step-son Chris – after serving four years on active duty in the Navy – earned a Masters in Economics from The University of Buffalo and works at Syracuse University in data analytics. His step-daughter Jesseca lives in an ARC of Onondaga group home for the disabled in Syracuse.

Al has served on the Board of Directors of Familycapped (now Advocates Inc.), a non-profit organization comprised of parents of children with disabilities; the organization was formed to expand programs for handicapped children in Central New York. Al and Chele were directly involved in helping to raise over $1 million to build Casey's Place, a respite home for families caring for disabled children. He also serves on the Boards of Friends of North Syracuse Early Education, Onondaga Citizens League, New York State Fair Advisory Board and formerly served on the board at CNY Bounty (the Farmer's Market to Your Door). For the past 12 years, Al has run his LifeSavers Blood Drive in conjunction with the Red Cross. It has come to be one of the biggest one-day drives in Central New York, regularly netting over 150 units of blood during the middle of summer, the most difficult time of the year for blood donations.

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