Assemblymember McMahon Honors Local Veterans on Valentine’s Day
Feb 14, 2019
Assemblymember Karen McMahon (D-Amherst/Pendleton) announced that she hosted a “Valentines for Vets” event, helping children from the Clearfield Youth Center after-school program honor local veterans. “Veterans deserve all the thanks...
Assemblymember McMahon: Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse Have Had to Wait Too Long for Justice
Jan 28, 2019
Assemblymember Karen McMahon (D-Amherst/Pendleton) announced that she helped pass legislation to give more survivors of childhood sexual abuse the chance to face their abusers in court. The bill known as the Child Victims Act, extends the civil and criminal...
Assemblymember McMahon: Teacher Evaluations Shouldn’t Be Based on Standardized Test Scores
Jan 23, 2019
Assemblymember Karen McMahon (D-Amherst/Pendleton) announced that a bill she co-sponsored removing the mandate that standardized test scores be used for teacher evaluations has passed the Assembly (A.783). This includes the grades 3 through 8 state-mandated...
Assemblymember McMahon Passes Legislation to Strengthen Women’s Rights
Jan 22, 2019
Assemblymember Karen McMahon (D-Amherst/Pendleton) announced that she helped pass legislation to strengthen and protect reproductive rights in New York. The measures would ensure access to contraception, affirm a woman’s right to choose and prohibit...
Assemblymember McMahon Delivers on Long-Overdue Election Reform
Jan 16, 2019
Assemblymember Karen McMahon (D-Amherst/Pendleton) announced that she helped pass sweeping legislation to overhaul New York’s outdated and restrictive election system as one of her first acts in office. The bills modernize the voting process in New...
