Issues

Since being elected to the New York State Assembly in 2012, Patricia Fahy has sponsored over 40 bills that have been signed into law. Currently, she is the lead sponsor of more than 60 bills in the Assembly. On issues ranging from jobs and economic development to the environment and public safety, Pat has helped champion issue important to the Capital Region and to New York.

Click on an issue headline below to learn more.

Environment and Infrastructure

  • Preserving our Environment. 
  • Investing in Clean Water and Flood Mitigation. 
  • Conserving Open Space in the Town of Bethlehem. 
  • Working for Oil Train Safety.  
  • Building Public Transit Infrastructure.

Justice and Public Safety

  • Improving our Justice System & Indigent Legal Services.
  • Making our Communities Safer and Banning the Bump Stock.
  • Organizing against Federal Family Separation Policies.
  • Increasing Safeguards for Child Protection and Safety.
  • Strengthening Consumer Credit Protection. 

Education

  • Funding Our Schools.
  • Addressing Over-Testing.
  • Afterschool Programming.
  • Supporting Local Libraries. 

Jobs and Economic Development

  • Advocating for Albany’s Fiscal Strength.  
  • Preserving Net Neutrality and an Open Internet.
  • Increasing the Minimum Wage. 
  • Promoting Small Business Growth.
  • Growing Jobs Through State Economic Investment.
  • Albany Capital Center.