New assembly leader elected

State Assembly Republicans elected Assemblyman James N. Tedisco (110th District) to succeed Charles H. Nesbitt as Minority Leader.

Tedisco said that he would be willing to work with Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and the Democrats on ways to improve the economy, education, healthcare and public safety, but cautioned that "there will be times that we will play the role of the loyal opposition."

Among the topics Tedisco outlined as his priorities as Republican Leader are civil confinement and other laws to protect families from sexual predators, reducing the tax burden on New York families and passing an on-time budget for the second year in a row.

December 4, 2005