Press Releases

Byrnes Invites all to Visiting Office Hours

Assemblywoman Marjorie Byrnes (R,C-Caledonia) is inviting the public to meet with her in a series of visiting office hours she will be hosting in new parts of the 133rd Assembly District. These communities are among those joining the district due to the...

Byrnes Statement on 2023 State of the State

“The people, farms and businesses of the 133rd Assembly District and all rural communities across our state need help in every aspect of their daily lives – not lip service. Out of what will undoubtedly be the most expensive state budget in history,...

Byrnes Announces Satellite Office in Wayland

Assemblywoman Marjorie Byrnes (R,C-Caledonia) is announcing a new satellite office opening in January 2023 at the Wayland Town Hall, located at 110 North Main Street in Wayland, to further serve the constituents of the 133rd Assembly District in the new...

Byrnes Announces Satellite Office in Wayland

Assemblywoman Marjorie Byrnes (R,C-Caledonia) is announcing a new satellite office opening in January 2023 at the Wayland Town Hall, located at 110 North Main Street in Wayland, to further serve the constituents of the 133rd Assembly District in the new...

Area Legislators Pay Tribute to Avoca/Prattsburgh State Champions

Avoca, N.Y., June 16--State Senator Tom O’Mara (R,C,I-Big Flats), Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I-Corning) and Assemblywoman Marjorie Byrnes (R,C-Caledonia) attended this week’s Avoca/Prattsburgh High School Athletics Ceremony to pay tribute to...

Byrnes Calls On State Leaders To Enact Her School Resource Officer Bill Now!

Assemblywoman Marjorie Byrnes (R,C-Caledonia) is renewing her call to state leaders to pass legislation to protect our schoolchildren. Byrnes and Senator Patrick Gallivan (R,C-Elma) sponsored bills (A9432/S4286) to provide state funding to school districts...

Byrnes On 2022-23 State Budget

“This budget is about timing and opportunity – and the governor’s failure on both accounts. Not only is the budget over a week late after being negotiated by one-party rule behind closed doors, but it missed the opportunity to deliver for the people...

Byrnes Calls For Citizens-Only Elections

Assemblywoman Marjorie Byrnes (R,C-Caledonia) joined state lawmakers today at the state Capitol for a press conference announcing new legislation that would prohibit non-citizens from voting in elections in New York state (A.9095). Currently under a new...

Byrnes: Don’t Shortchange Our Roads

Assemblywoman Marjorie Byrnes (R,C-Caledonia) joined state lawmakers today at the State Capitol to rally for an increase in funding for programs that support local infrastructure, including the Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program...

Byrnes Stands Up For Agriculture

Assemblywoman Marjorie Byrnes (R,C-Caledonia) joined colleagues from the Assembly Minority Conference this week at a press conference to call on Gov. Kathy Hochul to reject the reduced overtime threshold for farm workers that is being recommended by the...

State Lawmakers & Local Highway Crews Rally For Increase In State Highway Funding

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Assemblywoman Marjorie Byrnes (R,C-Caledonia), state Sen. Pam Helming (R,C,I-Canandaigua), a representative from state Sen. Patrick M. Gallivan’s (R,C-Elma) office, Assemblyman Jeff Gallahan (R,C-Manchester), Assemblyman Brian Manktelow (R,C,I-Lyons),...

Byrnes Announces Plan To Help Make NY More Affordable, Combat Inflation

Assemblywoman Marjorie Byrnes (R,C-Caledonia) joined Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay (R,C,I-Pulaski), members of their Conference and business leaders at a press conference today at the state Capitol to announce a plan to combat inflation and help...

Byrnes On Executive Budget Address

“Gov. Hochul presented her $216 billion 2022-23 Executive Budget today all in seventeen minutes. Despite the brevity, I was pleased that she addressed preparing the state’s operating reserves and spoke on the need to spend cash instead of further...

Byrnes: Blue Lives & Public Safety Matter

Assemblywoman Marjorie Byrnes (R,C-Caledonia) joined Senate Minority Leader Robert Ortt, Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay, members of both Conferences, and members of the law enforcement community at a press conference in the state Capitol today...

Byrnes On 2022 State Of The State

“It was great to hear Gov. Hochul speak to so many of my priorities in her State of the State Address today. Specifically my efforts to promote workforce development and support farmers struggling with overtime expenses were addressed. I look forward...

Byrnes On Hochul Mask Mandate

“This holiday season is a crucial opportunity for businesses, particularly small, family-run businesses, to begin to recover from the economic shutdown of the pandemic. This new mask mandate threatens that opportunity and takes our economy a step backward....

Ortt, Byrnes Unveil Koch Memorial Highway in Mendon

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Senate Minority Leader Rob Ortt and Assemblywoman Marjorie Byrnes are proud to announce that State Highway 64 within the town of Mendon has been officially renamed in honor of fallen U.S. Army National Guardsman Chief Warrant Officer 4 Christian J. Koch....

Byrnes Says Zucker’s Resignation Is Warranted

“As a member of the Assembly Judiciary Committee, we have been investigating former Gov. Cuomo and his administration’s role in nursing home deaths. I have been fighting to make sure a public report is released in order to bring transparency, accountability...

Byrnes Stands With Healthcare Workers

WATCH HERE: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Rh4PBMS7oaHZFymMaP7SfyCKd60Ghnr0/view?usp=sharing Assemblywoman Marjorie Byrnes (R,C-Caledonia) is calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state Department of Health to offer an alternative to the executive order...

Byrnes’ Statement On Cuomo’s Resignation

As a member of the Assembly Judiciary Committee, I have been unable to speak on the ongoing investigation into Gov. Cuomo as freely as, perhaps, I would have liked. However, now that Gov. Cuomo has offered his resignation, I can say that I believe this...