Asm. John McDonald

Summary

Asm. John McDonald (D) represents New York in the Assembly. This session, Asm. McDonald has sponsored 647 bills, co-sponsored 474 bills, voted Yes 2,706 times, and No 19 times.

Record

Asm. John McDonald is the prime sponsor of 647 bills and a co-sponsor of 474 this session.

Bills

😀 Sponsored 647🤝 Co-Sponsored 474

Sessions

A 11654Authorizes distinctive license plates for doctors of osteopathic medicine.Jul 29, 2026 · In Assembly CommitteeA 11625Authorizes the department of social services to provide certain notice to providers when written authorization has been provided by the provider or person receiving such notice.Jul 29, 2026 · In Assembly CommitteeA 10518Grants peace officer status to security officers employed by Albany Memorial Hospital, Samaritan Hospital, and St. Peter's Hospital when acting pursuant to their special duties on the grounds or premises owned, controlled or administered by any such hospital or any of its subsidiaries.Jul 24, 2026 · Signed by GovernorA 10923Enacts "Nima's law" which prohibits the retail sale of nitrous oxide; establishes civil penalties for violations; includes nitrous oxide misuse in the health care and wellness education and outreach program to expand education on the dangers of nitrous oxide misuse; prohibits the sale of whip cream chargers.Jun 5, 2026 · In Assembly CommitteeA 8814Requires school districts, public libraries, BOCES, county vocational education and extension boards, charter schools, and non-public schools to provide and maintain on-site opioid antagonists; requires the department of health to provide such opioid antagonists to such entities upon request.Jun 5, 2026 · Substituted

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Votes

Asm. John McDonald has voted Yes on 2,706 bills and No on 19 this session.

✅ Aye 2706❌ Nay 19

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A 11559Relates to the ability of the New York state medical care facilities finance agency to issue certain bonds and notesAug 28, 2026 · Signed by Governor · Voted AyeS 10611Authorizes the town of Greenburgh to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parklandAug 28, 2026 · Signed by Governor · Voted AyeS 10583Extends provisions authorizing hunting big game by rifle in the county of TompkinsAug 28, 2026 · Signed by Governor · Voted AyeS 10545Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to the establishment of certain water charges for hospitals and charities in New York cityAug 28, 2026 · Signed by Governor · Voted AyeA 11464Extends the effectiveness of authorizing big game hunting in Albany countyAug 28, 2026 · Signed by Governor · Voted Aye

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Biography

The official biography on file for Asm. John McDonald, from nyassembly.gov.

John T. McDonald III, RPh has served in the New York State Assembly representing the 108th Assembly District since 2013, which consists of parts of Albany, Rensselaer, and Saratoga counties, including the City of Cohoes, his hometown where he previously served as Mayor for 13 years, and the communities of Green Island, North Greenbush, East Greenbush, Rensselaer, Waterford, and the cities of Troy and Watervliet. A life-long resident of Cohoes, John is a graduate of Keveny Memorial Academy and the Albany College of Pharmacy where he received a BS in Pharmaceutical Sciences in 1985 and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humanities. John is a practicing pharmacist and an experienced small businessman as the previous owner of Marra's Pharmacy, his family business now celebrating 92 years in downtown Cohoes and serving the Capital Region. As Mayor of the City of Cohoes, John focused on financial accountability, improving quality of life, and expanding economic opportunity. He pursued an aggressive economic development agenda centered on downtown revitalization, adaptive reuse of historic buildings, Hudson and Mohawk Riverfront developments, and gateway improvements. John created a platform for a more transparent and open process for conducting city business, which increased the city's financial stability when he left office in 2012. Just as importantly during John's tenure, the City of Cohoes' population grew by more than 8% which was the first population increase for the City of Cohoes since 1930. John has also been an active member of the New York State Conference of Mayors where he previously served as President of the statewide organization. He has also chaired the Capital District Transportation Committee, RiverSpark, the Cohoes Industrial Development Agency and the Cohoes Local Development Corporation. John has served on the boards of the New York State Heritage Areas Advisory Board, New York State Workforce Investment Board, State Comptroller's Local Advisory Team, the NYS Local Government Records Management Council and the Board of Governors for the New York State Municipal Insurance Reciprocal, and many other regional councils and commissions. John currently serves on the board of the Albany Convention Center Authority and is a member of the NYS Department of Financial Services Drug Accountability Board. John serves as an Executive Committee member for the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). As a member of the NYS Assembly, John serves as the Chair of the Governmental Operations Committee. John is a member of the following NYS Assembly Committees: Alcoholism & Drug Abuse, Health, Higher Education, and Ways and Means. John focuses on his strengths in local government, health care, and small business. John has sponsored and passed legislation into law to reduce unfunded mandates to local governments, control the cost of property taxes, support job growth and workforce development, strengthen access to health care, and address the opioid crisis.