Brian Maher | |
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Member of the New York State Assembly from the 101st district | |
Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Brian Miller (redistricting) |
Town Supervisor of Montgomery | |
In office January 1, 2020 – 2022 | |
Preceded by | Rodney Mitchell |
Succeeded by | Ronald Feller |
Mayor of Walden, New York | |
In office 2009–2015 | |
Succeeded by | Susan Taylor |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Residence(s) | Montgomery, New York, U.S. |
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Brian Maher is an American politician who is a member of the New York State Assembly from the 101st district. First elected in 2022, he previously served as the Town Supervisor of Montgomery, New York.[1]
Maher's first elected office was working as a mayor. From 2009 to 2015, he was Mayor of the Village of Walden.[2] After his tenure as Mayor, he ran for Supervisor of the Town of Montgomery,[2] the area in which the Village of Walden is located in. He later won the race.
Before running for assembly, Maher worked as a communications director for the office of State Senator Bill Larkin.[2] He first ran for the 101st State Assembly district in 2012, placing second in the Republican primary to then-incumbent Claudia Tenney.[3] In early 2022, Maher announced his second campaign for the same district.[4] After winning the election, he was sworn in on January 3, 2023.[5]