by Kristina Gabalski
Trustees Bill Andrews and Margaret Blackman seated; back row: Trustees Carol Hannan, Kent Blair, Assemblyman Steve Hawley and Mayor Connie Castaneda at a workshop meeting of the Brockport Village Board. Brockport Village Board members had a chance to visit with New York State Assembly member Steve Hawley during their workshop session August 7.
Because of redistricting for the 2012 election, the 139th District will include the towns of Hamlin, Clarkson, Sweden (Village of Brockport) and Riga (Village of Churchville) in Monroe County. The district will also include all of Genesee County and most of Orleans County, with the exception of the Town of Shelby, Hawley said.
Brockport has been represented in the State Assembly by Bill Reilich.
Assemblyman Hawley introduced himself to trustees and Mayor Connie Castaneda saying he views his work as a representative as “an avocation as opposed to an occupation. We try to operate our office under the …. philosophy of neighbor helping neighbor,” he said.
Hawley resides in Batavia and his district office is located in Albion, but he reassured officials that he will come to Brockport if they need to meet with him.
“I wanted to make sure we had a chance to meet,” he said of his visit, “I don’t want to be a stranger.”
He also said he hopes to eventually have office hours in Brockport.
Hawley is up for re-election this year. He said he is unopposed at this point, but a Libertarian candidate from Hamlin is currently circulating petitions.
