Karen M. McMahon
Democratic · New York · 2026 · IncumbentRunning for New York Assembly District 146, New York
Top priorities
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- Health and safety: affordable health care, gun violence prevention
- Labor: committed to the principles of organized labor
- Quality of life: state dollars for Amherst and Williamsville projects
Born in Buffalo and studied at SUNY Buffalo, per the campaign site. Attorney who spent nearly 30 years as a law clerk to judges of the New York State Appellate Division and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, then in 2016 entered private practice representing parents of children with disabilities in special education matters, per the campaign site. Karen McMahon is the sitting Assembly member for the 146th District, elected in 2018, who worked for nearly 30 years as a confidential law clerk to judges of the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, and the federal Western District of New York, per the Assembly's member page. She earned her undergraduate and law degrees at the University at Buffalo, per the same page.
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