Becky Wydysh
Republican · NY
Becky Wydysh served on the Niagara County Legislature from 2015 and was its first woman chair, and she is Deputy Commissioner of Jurors for Niagara County courts. She has led the county's opioid task force and focuses on fighting addiction.
Where Becky Wydysh stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (1 record)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (2 support · 1 oppose)
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 support · 1 oppose
Chaired Niagara County's opioid task force from 2017, the work the New York State Senate pointed to when it named her one of its Women of Distinction. The state senator presenting the award also credited her with leading the county through the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 24, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: niagaracounty.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Announced that Niagara County would not keep any mask requirement in its schools once the state dropped its own rule, saying the decision had been left to counties and that the county would put no local rule in its place.
February 28, 2022Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: niagaracounty.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Ordered masks worn in every Niagara County building, by staff and visitors alike and whatever their vaccination status, after the county crossed into the federal government's high COVID-19 spread level. She said she made the decision with the county health department and urged residents to get vaccinated.
August 31, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: niagaracounty.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Sponsored the county resolution asking Congress to give the Town of Wheatfield its own postal zip code, instead of splitting the town among four codes. The legislature adopted it.
June 17, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: downloads.niagaracounty.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Voted to adopt Niagara County's 2025 budget, which passed 11 to 3 at the legislature's budget meeting. She also voted with the majority that rejected a minority proposal to change the budget's property tax line.
December 10, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: downloads.niagaracounty.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Presided over her final Niagara County Legislature meeting after ten years on the body, having chosen not to seek reelection. Colleagues from both parties gave her a standing ovation.
December 9, 2025
Source: niagaracounty.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Turned down local newspapers' appeal to release two outside law firm reports on an investigation of the county public defender's office. She ruled the reports were confidential legal advice. The papers then considered going to court.
April 18, 2025
Source: yahoo.com · researched September 20, 2026
Elected chairman of the Niagara County Legislature for a sixth year by a unanimous vote of her colleagues. She was the first woman to hold the post and had first been elected chairman in 2020.
January 7, 2025
Source: niagaracounty.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Race Becky Wydysh is in:
- Member of the New York State Assembly, District 145 · November 3, 2026 · Assembly District 145; New York
Profile last researched September 19, 2026.