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Janet Tweed for NYS Assembly 102
Janet is a physical therapist who’s spent her career helping people regain strength and independence.
A mom, Rotarian, and village trustee, she brings compassion, service, and common sense to everything she does.
Janet’s hands-on healthcare experience gives her a real understanding of how policy affects people’s lives, and she’s ready to take that practical perspective to Albany to tackle challenges like healthcare, housing, utility costs, and the environment.
Hi, I'm Janet Tweed
I'm running for Assembly District 102.
I grew up in a rural community playing sports that led to my career as a physical therapist. I love being a physical therapist because I get to help people.
When I settled in Delhi. I found other ways to help people and my community, first as a volunteer and then as an elected official.
I'm running for assembly for three main reasons: to improve our health care, supporting the New York Health Act, as well as our health care systems and helping people age in place. Infrastructure – actively working to support healthy infrastructure throughout New York. And lastly, protecting our communities and protecting the Constitution.
I'm running for Assembly because I think that this district deserves to have a voice, someone who actually works to make changes that affect our daily life.
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Priorities
Healthcare
All New Yorkers deserve accessible, affordable healthcare. Unfortunately, in many parts of our rural 102nd district, that is not the case.
There are solutions, and I have the experience and tenacity to see them achieved. These include: passing the New York Health Act to ensure universal healthcare for all New Yorkers; expanding school-based health centers; funding for nurse educators and supporting local programs that train providers; supporting successful healthcare training programs like those at SUNY Delhi and Hartwick College; subsidizing retention programs that repay a portion of student loans if providers stay in rural health for 3-5 years; expanding broadband access to enable appropriate telehealth visits; and more. A healthy population is fundamental to a successful economic system.
Clean, Local Energy
I joined hundreds of other New Yorkers at the State Capitol to urge Governor Kathy Hochul to prioritize our environment, and fulfill the requirements of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) of 2019. Politicians and organizations that are funded by oil and gas interests have been working tirelessly to attack and undercut the CLCPA, but those of us who value clean air, clean water, and a livable planet for our descendants must work even harder to protect our natural resources.
Empower Rural Infrastructure
I support changing the way Albany distributes water and sewer infrastructure funding to local municipalities from the current grant-based model to a dedicated distribution based on need.
This would immediately reduce expenditures by local governments and ensure greater fairness in how these funds are distributed, especially between urban and rural areas (smaller communities are less likely to have grant writers on staff).
Highway funds (CHIPS) are already distributed this way. Water and sewer (SWAP) should be, too.
Housing + Infrastructure
Safe, stable infrastructure underpins our quality of life. That includes housing, transportation, water, sewer, electricity, broadband internet, and education.
As Assemblyperson, I will ensure that our district receives its fair share of state and federal dollars to maintain our infrastructure, and I will seek out grants to expand broadband throughout our rural district.
Secure, affordable housing is a fundamental need for every New Yorker. I look forward to working with state and local officials, private developers and nonprofit organizations to improve our housing stock in a way that is collaborative and respects home rule.
Sustainability
In Upstate New York, we are lucky to live in a beautiful environment, but climate change is altering our weather patterns, threatening our agricultural community, and harming our ecosystems. Fortunately, there is a lot we can do.
Farmers need support to adopt regenerative practices, affordable homes need to be built that use less energy, and green transportation options need to be promoted.
Where I live, in Delhi, we are part of the New York City watershed and NYC provides considerable funding for farmers to adopt sustainable practices that protect the environment and save them money. We can adapt some of those principles statewide to support growers while protecting our environment.
Supporting Workers and Unions
Unions are the backbone of the American workforce. The data is so overwhelming: Union members enjoy a wage premium of almost 13% over non-unionized workers.
Unions reduce income inequality by negotiating higher wages for workers, and by establishing higher pay standards that benefit non-union workers in the same region or industry. The decline in membership across the U.S. since 1979 directly correlates to an increase in income inequality. Unions serve as a critical check and balance on greed and corporate power. I support the rights of workers to organize and I oppose tactics by employers to interfere with unions.
Protecting Communities and the Constitution
As part of my role on the Delhi village board, I serve on the police committee. I have the utmost respect for our police officers who protect and serve our communities in accordance with law, under the Constitution.
ICE under the current federal administration is not a law enforcement agency; they have become a lawless roving gang, terrorizing our communities. A conservative federal judge recently compiled a record of 96 court orders that ICE has illegally violated, just since Jan. 1 of this year.
Law enforcement officers must obey the law themselves, or we are not a free country. The Constitution is clear: due process is for everyone. Big government power must be limited by checks and balances, and by the rule of law. Citizens have the right to protest abuses of power, and to record such abuses.
Artificial Intelligence
The massive growth of AI data centers is driving up energy prices, straining municipal infrastructure, and threatening our natural resources. This growth is being driven by a small handful of billionaires who have decided we should all be using this technology.
But as I’ve talked with people of every political stripe across the district, many people do not need or want AI in their emails, web searches or social media. That's why I'm calling for legislation requiring tech companies to allow users to opt out of AI.
I also support the one-year moratorium on the building of new AI data centers recently passed by the legislature, and I urge Governor Kathy Hochul to sign it into law.
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