John Lemondes Jr
Republican · NY · Member of the New York State Assembly, District 126
John Lemondes has represented parts of Onondaga and Cayuga counties in Albany since 2021 and is a retired Army colonel who runs a livestock farm in LaFayette. He focuses on lower taxes, job creation, less regulation of farms and businesses, and gun rights.
Where John Lemondes Jr stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (1 record)
Opposes
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (2 records), Gun Control (1 record), Corporate Accountability (1 record)
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (2 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 support · 1 oppose
Took part in an Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee hearing in Albany where outside groups gave evidence on conservation programs. He used his time to press the case for protecting water quality in central New York.
November 25, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nyassembly.gov
Voted no on the Climate Change Superfund Act, which bills large oil and gas companies for a share of the cost of adapting to climate damage. The Assembly passed it 92-49.
June 8, 2024Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: nyassembly.gov
Sponsored the law letting the town and village of Skaneateles write and enforce their own rules on where boathouses, docks and moorings may be built on Skaneateles Lake. It became chapter 569 of 2021.
November 3, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nyassembly.gov
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Sponsored the law letting the Auburn Enlarged City School District set aside money in a reserve fund to cover future insurance costs. It became chapter 598 of 2023.
October 25, 2023Supports Government Efficiency
Source: nyassembly.gov
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 2 oppose
Voted no on the Clean Slate Act, which automatically seals many old criminal convictions after a set waiting period. The Assembly passed it 82-65.
June 9, 2023Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: nyassembly.gov
Voted no on the HALT Act, which limits how long New York can hold a prisoner in solitary confinement and bars it entirely for some groups. The Assembly passed it 101-49.
March 16, 2021Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: nyassembly.gov
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 oppose
Voted no on the gun licensing law passed in a special session after the Supreme Court struck down New York's concealed carry rules. It tightened license requirements and barred guns from many public places. The Assembly passed it 90-52.
July 1, 2022Opposes Gun Control
Source: nyassembly.gov
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 oppose
Voted no on the Climate Change Superfund Act, which bills large oil and gas companies for a share of the cost of adapting to climate damage. The Assembly passed it 92-49.
June 8, 2024Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: nyassembly.gov
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Sponsored the law letting Cayuga County keep charging an extra one percent sales tax through November 2027. It became chapter 278 of 2025.
August 7, 2025
Source: nyassembly.gov
Voted no on the Medical Aid in Dying Act, which lets a terminally ill patient ask a doctor for medication to end their own life. The Assembly passed it 81-67.
April 29, 2025
Source: nyassembly.gov
Sponsored the law letting the town of Skaneateles charge visitors a room tax of up to five percent a night. It became chapter 304 of 2023.
August 23, 2023
Source: nyassembly.gov
Voted no on the Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act, which legalized and taxed marijuana for adults and set up a state cannabis agency. The Assembly passed it 94-56.
March 30, 2021
Source: nyassembly.gov
Past race John Lemondes Jr ran in:
- Member of the New York State Assembly, District 126 · November 3, 2026 · Assembly District 126; New York · incumbent