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• n  someone who is a member of a legislative assembly

• Junichiro Yamashita, who years ago raised national awareness of dolphin meat's health risks as Taiji's local assemblyman, was interviewed for the film along with current .
• He toiled fiercely to transfer from Catholic University to Columbia; to become an assemblyman, mayor and state senator; and finally after two grinding campaigns to .
• But Hisato Ryono, a local assemblyman whose uncle used to work as a commercial whaler, is having second thoughts about schools serving his sons flippered fare.

News & Articles

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• Capitol Alert: Assemblyman Alejo takes heat from UFW for refusing to vote
  Assemblyman Luis Alejo, a long-time supporter of the United Farm Workers Union, is taking heat from the union and its members for refusing to vote for a bill that would make it easier for the UFW to obtain contracts with growers.
  June 24, 2013 - The Sacramento Bee
• Ulster exec Michael Hein raps Assemblyman Kevin Cahill on sales tax bill (update)
  KINGSTON, N.Y.  – Ulster County Executive Michael Hein said Monday that he’s preparing to deal with what he called the “Cahill crisis,” stemming from state Assemblyman Kevin Cahill’s insistence that the county meet certain conditions before he’ll agree to a 1 percent sales tax extension.
  June 24, 2013 - Kingston Daily Freeman
• Staten Island Assemblyman Cusick honors Disability Day poster winners
  Assemblyman Michael Cusick and 18 students representing Staten Island elementary schools attended a Disability Awareness Day in Albany recently to call attention to New Yorkers living with various physical and mental impairments.
  June 22, 2013 - Staten Island Advance

Quotes

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• Sheldon Silver in Buffalo News
  I am deeply disturbed and disappointed by the actions of Assemblyman Hoyt and will take action against him as recommended by the unanimous decision of the bi-partisan committee,Silver said in a statement. "Student interns come to the...
• Tom Kean Jr in Newsday
  The allegations reported concerning Assemblyman Neil Cohen are horrific,said Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean Jr., R-Union. "I am confident Attorney General Anne Milgram will give this matter the full attention of her office."
• Larry Flynt in Business Wire (press release)
  His response to Koretz was: "I appreciate what the Assemblyman is doing," said Larry Flynt, owner of his porn publishing and video empire, in a statement provided through a spokeswoman. "But I want to know: Who is going to put the condoms on...