Member of the New York State Assembly, District 143 (since January 2025)

Pat Chludzinski served 25 years with the Cheektowaga Police Department, rising to detective lieutenant, and is an Army and Army National Guard veteran who served at the World Trade Center site after 9/11 and in Iraq; he was elected to the Assembly on November 5, 2024¹. He appears on the Republican and Conservative lines on the November 3, 2026 ballot².

Where they stand 7 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• Policing and crimeTougher sentences, more police funding, and stricter bailhigh

  Said · high confidence

  • Said he wants changes to the state's bail reform laws and repeal of parts of the Raise the Age law so juveniles involved in crimes like car theft face more accountability. (2026-07-01) source
  • Sponsors bills to bar commutation for people convicted of murder or sentenced to life without parole, and to give crime victims notice and a voice at parole hearings. (2025) source
  • Co-sponsors A6358, which would restore judges' discretion to set bail based on danger to the community. (2025) source
• AI regulationLet each state write its own targeted AI rulesmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on the RAISE Act, a state law setting safety and reporting rules for developers of the most powerful AI models (119 to 22). (2025-06-12) source
• Election rulesPhoto ID required, with current access otherwisemedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Co-sponsors A5204, which would require a government photo identification card to vote and give people a no-charge way to get one. (2025) source
• Transgender athletesNo, teams should be based on biological sex, with open or coed optionsmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Co-sponsors A7741, which would bar students not assigned female at birth from school teams in grades 7 to 12 that are designated for female athletes. (2025) source
• Energy and climateAll of the above: oil, gas, nuclear and renewables, and let markets picklow

  Said · low confidence

  • Said deferring the climate law's costly mandates by a decade in the 2026 budget can only help struggling ratepayers, while more must be done on affordability. (2026-05-26) source
  • Praised delays to the all-electric school bus mandate as saving districts millions. (2026-07-01) source
• ImmigrationSecure the border first; deport those with criminal records; keep legal immigration steadylow

  Said · low confidence

  • Said he supports legal immigration and wants stronger cooperation between local and federal law enforcement when undocumented people commit crimes. (2026-07-01) source
  • In 2024 he said migrants were placed in Cheektowaga without planning for service costs and that crime rose near migrant facilities. (2024-10-31) source
• GunsNo single answer fitslow

  Official action · low confidence

  • Sponsors A7024 to exempt certain people from the crime of possessing a firearm in a sensitive location. (2025) source

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Abortion, School choice, Curriculum and books, Housing and growth, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Gender care for minors, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Ranked-choice voting, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, DEI programs, Religion in schools, China policy.