RepublicanIn office since Nov 2020

John Lemondes Jr.

New York State Assemblymember, District 126 since 2020. Ran in 3 elections between 2020 and 2024, winning 3. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.

New York State Assemblymember, District 126Born 1965

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 6 yrs; Since 2020
Bills became law: 1; 45 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 3.5%; Chamber median 2.5%
With party: 97%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +10.0; Won 2024
Elections: 4; 2020–2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Agriculture
Banks
Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry
Environmental Conservation
Food, Farm and Nutrition Policy Task Force

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 45 sponsored · 1 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

A 6148 Authorizes Christopher Walser and Matthew Patire to each take the competitive civil service examination for…
Became law Sep 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Lemondes sits in the New York State Assembly

Jr. is closer to the center than 13% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Matt Simpson, Joe Sempolinski, Andrew Molitor

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:58 PM ET

With Lemondes’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans97%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills39%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the New York State Assembly.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Lemondes’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Lemondes	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Jun 5, 2026	S 10643: Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer	No	No	Yes	Passed 98–34
Jun 4, 2026	A 11561: Enacts into law necessary legislation including extensions and technical corrections	No	No	Yes	Passed 100–39
Jun 3, 2026	A 11349: Authorizes the town of Clarkstown to establish community preservation funds and to impose…	No	No	Yes	Passed 94–46
Jun 3, 2026	A 10391: Relates to adjudications and owner liability for a violation of traffic-control signal…	No	No	Yes	Passed 111–29
Mar 31, 2026	S 8812: Relates to the effectiveness of provisions of law relating to the provision of gas service…	No	No	Yes	Passed 83–61

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Lemondes was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

202020212022202320242025202620272028New York State Assembly, District 126

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	New York State Assembly, District 126	Counting	D+0.4	Even	−0.4
2024	New York State Assembly, District 126	Won	R+10.0	Even	+10.0
2022	New York State Assembly, District 126	Won	R+16.0	—	—
2020	New York State Assembly, District 126	Won	R+14.4	—	—