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For IMMEDIATE Release: February 2, 2015

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Assemblyman Dan Stec (R,C,I-Queensbury) today responded to the Glens Falls

Post Stareditorial board ollo!in" their recent commentary in support o term limits andother reorm items in the state #e"islature$ Stec noted that one o the irst-e%er bills he

sponsored and championed in the state Assembly in &', supported by both Republicans

and Democrats, !as le"islation !hich !ould create an amendment to the stateconstitution remo%in" all pension and retirement beneits rom state oicials con%icted o

a elony$

Shortly ater, Assembly Democrats bloc*ed Stec+s bill rom bein" %oted on, citin"

airness issues !ith the le"islation$

I !ould remind thePost Starthat my constituents *no! eactly !here I stand

!hen it comes to term limits and ethics reorm in the state #e"islature,. said Stec$ I+%e

been callin" or needed ethics reorm or years, not /ust !hen it+s timely or popular to do

so$

0hen Sheldon Sil%er !as arrested on ederal char"es, Assembly Democrats

immediately rushed to his deense and stood by his side, includin" many rom our area$1nly ater a chorus o public and media outcry, includin" rom the 2ost Star, did these

Assembly Democrats call or his resi"nation and reorm$

It+s e"re"ious that Assembly Democrats bloc*ed "ood le"islation that !ould

ha%e cleaned up Albany+s culture o corruption, yet no! support ethics reorm !hen

public pressure ca%es in on them$.

Stec also sponsored numerous other reorm bills, includin" le"islation toallo!

%oters the ability to remo%e an elected oicial rom oice throu"h a direct %oteand the

2ublic 1icers Accountability Act$

In one o the stron"est stances I+%e ta*en as a le"islator since comin" to Albany, I

sponsor the 2ublic 1icers Accountability Act 3 the most strin"ent ethics reorm pac*a"ein the nation$ 4any pro%isions in this le"islation are !hat thePost Star!rites in support

o, includin"5

Implementin" ei"ht-year term limits or le"islati%e leaders and committee chairs6

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Creatin" ne! crimes and increase penalties or those !ho act a"ainst the public

trust or ail to report corruption6

#imitin" the use o campai"n unds to only campai"n acti%ities, prohibitin" the

use o unds or criminal deenses, salary payments to sta or amily, %ehiclepurchases or leases and se%eral other acti%ities6 and

7annin" indi%iduals con%icted o elonies related to oicial duties rom uturepublic employment, lobbyin" acti%ity or biddin" on state contracts$

I !ould ur"e thePost Starsreaders to contact local Assembly Democrats 3 they are

the le"islators !ho ha%e continually bloc*ed reorm pac*a"es rom becomin" la!$ 0eshould not be !aitin" another day lon"er to pass these lon"-o%erdue reorms$.

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