Dear Friend,

As the 2011-2012 legislative session approaches, I have set my sights on an ambitious agenda. I have spent a good part of my summer attending public hearings on hydro-fracking, protecting Long Island Bus routes, working on redistricting and attending small business summits. I am honored to have been selected to represent New York State at the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators (NCEL) in Portland, Oregon and once again in Chicago. I was also appointed as a member of the Tri-State Transportation Council. We had our first very exciting and productive meeting with stake holders on funding transportation in New York State.

I thank you for your emails, phone calls, and visits. You certainly keep me hopping. I will continue to fight to stop hydro-fracking in New York State, to finally pass micro-stamping in New York State, work to fund necessary infrastructure improvements in New York State, particularly in transportation. Most important, I am going to continue to fight for Long Island’s fair share.

This session promises to be as challenging as the last. Change and progressive initiatives are not always done by consensus rather, leadership.

I still love my job.

Best,

Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel, District 16