Proposed $38,000 Pay Raise for NYS Lawmakers is Outrageous!

DATE: Monday, March 9, 2026

CONTACT: frank4assembly@gmail.com / (518) 669-1234

Proposed $38,000 Pay Raise for NYS Lawmakers is Outrageous!

COLONIE, NY – Frank Mauriello (Assembly Candidate for the 110th District) today

issued the following statement on Senate Bill S9329:

“This legislation might be the most outrageous thing you read all week, aside from your

National Grid bill. A proposed $38,000 pay raise for New York State lawmakers should

be the last thing on the table right now – especially as families across our state sit at

their own kitchen tables trying to make ends meet. It’s clear some elected officials value

their affordability over our own.

In the 110th District, we have an Assemblyman who rakes in six figures of outside

income on top of a $142,000 figure taxpayer-funded salary. He doesn’t understand the

financial challenges everyday residents face in our community. Today I am challenging

Phil Steck to say whether or not he will forgo any outside income collected above

$35,000, as is required by state law. He should also be asked about his position on this

pay raise proposal.

I am committed to being a full-time Assemblyman. My opponent is controlled by special

interest groups and has clearly lost interest in the job, based on his recent attempts to

run for Albany County District Attorney and New York State Supreme Court judge.”

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