Robin Schimminger
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Robin Schimminger represents District 140 in the New York State Assembly
, which comprises all of the Town of Tonawanda
(including the Village of Kenmore
), the City of Tonawanda in Erie County, and most of the City of North Tonawanda in Niagara County.
Elected in 1976, Schimminger had previously served as a member of the Erie County
Legislature, where he served as the Chairman of the Public Health Committee.
In his role as an Assemblyman he currently serves as the Chairman of the Committee on Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry. In 1985, after having served for four years as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Small Business, he was named as Chairman of the newly created Assembly Standing Committee on Small Business. He also presently serves on the Ways and Means, Codes and Health Committees. He is the Assembly Chairman of the State Legislature's Western New York
delegation.
A Schimminger in-law, Amy Downey, was convicted of fraud in 2003 for the theft of $248,000 from a federal education fund. Mrs. Downey served ten months of a twenty-nine-month sentence at the Alderson Federal Prison Camp in Alderson, West Virginia.
Some signature pieces of legislation he has either authored or sponsored include the Equal Access to Justice Act
, Omnibus Procurement Act and the Linked Deposit Program.
He was re-elected in 2008 with nearly 91 percent of the vote.
New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652...
, which comprises all of the Town of Tonawanda
Tonawanda (town), New York
Tonawanda is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town had a population of 78,155. The town is at the north border of the county and is the northern suburb of Buffalo...
(including the Village of Kenmore
Kenmore, New York
Village of Kenmore is a village in Erie County, New York, in the United States. The population was 16,426 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area....
), the City of Tonawanda in Erie County, and most of the City of North Tonawanda in Niagara County.
Elected in 1976, Schimminger had previously served as a member of the Erie County
Erie County, New York
Erie County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 919,040. The county seat is Buffalo. The county's name comes from Lake Erie, which in turn comes from the Erie tribe of American Indians who lived south and east of the lake before 1654.Erie...
Legislature, where he served as the Chairman of the Public Health Committee.
In his role as an Assemblyman he currently serves as the Chairman of the Committee on Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry. In 1985, after having served for four years as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Small Business, he was named as Chairman of the newly created Assembly Standing Committee on Small Business. He also presently serves on the Ways and Means, Codes and Health Committees. He is the Assembly Chairman of the State Legislature's Western New York
Western New York
Western New York is the westernmost region of the state of New York. It includes the cities of Buffalo, Rochester, Niagara Falls, the surrounding suburbs, as well as the outlying rural areas of the Great Lakes lowlands, the Genesee Valley, and the Southern Tier. Some historians, scholars and others...
delegation.
A Schimminger in-law, Amy Downey, was convicted of fraud in 2003 for the theft of $248,000 from a federal education fund. Mrs. Downey served ten months of a twenty-nine-month sentence at the Alderson Federal Prison Camp in Alderson, West Virginia.
Some signature pieces of legislation he has either authored or sponsored include the Equal Access to Justice Act
Equal Access to Justice Act
In the United States of America, the Equal Access to Justice Act authorizes the payment of attorney's fees to a prevailing party in an action against the United States absent a showing by the Government that its position in the underlying litigation "was substantially justified." sets a deadline...
, Omnibus Procurement Act and the Linked Deposit Program.
He was re-elected in 2008 with nearly 91 percent of the vote.