Scott H. Bendett
Republican · NY · New York State Assembly Member, District 107
Scott Bendett founded Habana Premium Cigar Shoppe, runs a real estate development company, and is a former Rensselaer County legislator. He focuses on lowering taxes and energy bills and on cutting rules that burden small businesses.
Where Scott H. Bendett stands, based on their records
Supports
Labor Rights (2 records), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Public Education Quality (2 records),
Opposes
Data Privacy (1 record), Civil Rights (1 record), Corporate Accountability (1 record)
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (1 support · 1 oppose), Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 1 oppose)
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Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted yes on a one-year pause on permits for large data centers. The same bill set energy-saving goals and construction labor standards. It passed the Assembly 103-38.
June 4, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted yes on the state budget bill that pushed back several of New York's clean-energy deadlines. He said the delay eased pressure on utility customers and local economies.
May 26, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 2 support
Voted yes on a one-year pause on permits for large data centers. The same bill set energy-saving goals and construction labor standards. It passed the Assembly 103-38.
June 4, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced a bill letting first responders diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder take line-of-duty sick leave. The bill stayed in committee.
January 17, 2025Supports Labor Rights
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted yes on the state budget bill funding schools, labor programs, housing and family aid in 2026-27. It passed the Assembly 119-25.
May 20, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted no on the state budget bill that paid for public protection and general government in 2025-26. It passed the Assembly 104-46.
May 7, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Wrote a bill making the animal control officer in the town of Sand Lake a peace officer. The Assembly passed it 124-13, and the Senate never acted on it.
June 13, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 2 support
Voted yes on the state budget bill funding schools, labor programs, housing and family aid in 2026-27. It passed the Assembly 119-25.
May 20, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced a bill creating a school safety specialist program for New York schools. The bill stayed in committee.
January 17, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 1 support
Voted no on a state constitutional amendment letting lawmakers redraw congressional maps between censuses. The Assembly passed it 90-48.
June 3, 2026Supports Election Integrity
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 1 oppose
Voted no on a ban on setting prices for individual shoppers based on their personal data. The Assembly passed it 100-42.
June 5, 2026Opposes Data Privacy
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 oppose
Voted no on the Clean Slate Act, which automatically seals many old criminal convictions after a waiting period. The Assembly passed it 82-65.
June 9, 2023Opposes Civil Rights
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 oppose
Voted no on a ban on setting prices for individual shoppers based on their personal data. The Assembly passed it 100-42.
June 5, 2026Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Co-sponsored the law naming New York an official Purple Heart state, which honors service members wounded in combat. The governor signed it as chapter 489 of 2025.
November 5, 2025
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted no on a bill letting terminally ill adults get doctor-prescribed medication to end their own lives. The Assembly passed it 81-67.
April 29, 2025
Source: nyassembly.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 1 record
The Assembly's ethics committee found that he broke the chamber's rule against harassment and discrimination. He had made two remarks about religion and national origin to an international intern. The committee told the speaker he had to take sensitivity training.
May 31, 2024
Source: spectrumlocalnews.com · researched September 20, 2026
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- Member of the New York State Assembly, District 107 · November 3, 2026 · Assembly District 107; New York · incumbent
Profile last researched September 18, 2026.