State Senator James Seward (R/C/I – Oneonta) was named to the senate finance committee, and Steve McLaughlin (R,C-Melrose) was named ranking member of the Real Property Taxation Committee. “There is no greater time for legislators in Albany to get to work on implementing a property tax cap," McLaughlin said in a press release. "As a citizen legislator, my role is to ensure the voices of my constituents are heard loud and clear and to ease the heavy tax burden facing the people of this region and state.” Seward put out an audio press release, which you can hear here: NYStateSen.JamesSeward_FinanceComm_011111

Assemblyman McLaughlin represents the 108th district, which is comprised by parts of Rensselaer, Albany, Greene, and Columbia counties. Senator Seward represents Greene County and nine other counties in the State Senate.

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