Scott lives in Averill Park with his wife and children.

Scott Bendett - Assembly District 107 | New York State Assembly

His endless dedication to his community includes multiple advocacy efforts for Capital Region organizations including the MDA, Center for Disability Services, Best Buddies, and the Arthritis Foundation. He is the President of the Averill Park Education Foundation, which has helped numerous students achieve their dreams.

He is the President of the Averill Park Education Foundation, which has helped numerous students achieve their dreams. Scott has proudly extended his mentorship to assist Eagle Scouts including his son, Samuel.

Scott Bendett lives in Averill Park with his wife and children. He is the president of the Averill Park Education Foundation and mentors Eagle Scouts.

Scott Bendett - Assembly District 107 - New York State Assembly

Scott, a business owner with more than 25 years of experience, is the founder of Habana Premium Cigar Shoppe. His small-business success story started with a few cigars and a small kiosk at the mall before growing into an international online marketplace. In addition, Scott is the CEO of Bendett Investment Group, a real estate development corporation.

In addition, Scott is the CEO of Bendett Investment Group, a real estate development corporation. He has dedicated countless hours as a counselor and mentor to numerous business ventures and non-profit organizations.

Scott Bendett is the CEO of Bendett Investment Group, a real estate development corporation, and founded Habana Premium Cigar Shoppe.

Biography

Scott Bendett was elected to the New York State Assembly on November 8, 2022. His district is comprised of parts of Columbia, Rensselaer, and Washington counties, as well as the town of Bethlehem in Albany County.

Scott has proudly extended his mentorship to assist Eagle Scouts including his son, Samuel. He has been a member of the town of Sand Lake’s Zoning Board of Appeals and served as a Rensselaer County Legislator prior to his election.

Scott lives in Averill Park with his wife and children.

Scott was elected to the New York State Assembly in 2022. He previously served as a Rensselaer County legislator.

2026 New York General Election

Affordability and Cost of Living
Addressing New York’s living expenses requires commitment, and I am dedicated to advocating for financial relief initiatives. By supporting lower taxes and simplifying regulations, I aim to ease economic burdens, allowing our residents to thrive and cherish the values that make New York a wonderful place to live.

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New York needs a new economic strategy focused on workers, small businesses, and growth. That starts with strengthening workers by prioritizing policies that help New Yorkers build successful, stable lives. It means removing barriers to growth by getting government out of the way of employers and employees. It requires supporting small businesses with targeted assistance to the entrepreneurs who drive local economies. And it demands redesigning economic development—moving away from a top-down model that has made New York uncompetitive and toward a modern approach that rewards innovation, regional strengths, and private-sector growth.

Issues - Scott Bendett

New York’s government has become bloated, expensive, and ineffective. With more than 300,000 state-level regulatory restrictions, New York is now the second-most regulated state in the nation—making it harder for families to get ahead and for businesses to grow. At the same time, state spending has increased by over $100 billion since Governor Hochul took office. Yet despite leading the nation in per-pupil K-12 spending at $33,437 per student, New York’s academic outcomes remain only middle of the pack. New Yorkers are paying more, facing more red tape, and getting mediocre results. It’s time to reorganize state government and demand real accountability. That means making government more efficient by examining and reforming the actions of an expanding state bureaucracy. It means implementing serious state spending reforms to control costs, strengthen oversight, and rein in unchecked spending and debt.

Supports lower taxes and simpler regulations to reduce residents’ economic burdens.

Calls for targeted assistance for small businesses and economic-development policies that reward innovation, regional strengths, and private-sector growth.

Calls for state spending reforms, stronger oversight, and changes to state bureaucracy to control costs and debt.

- Supports lower taxes and simpler regulations to reduce residents’ economic burdens.
- Calls for targeted assistance for small businesses and economic-development policies that reward innovation, regional strengths, and private-sector growth.
- Calls for state spending reforms, stronger oversight, and changes to state bureaucracy to control costs and debt.

Economy

New York must pursue an energy strategy rooted in realism, human rights, and affordability. That means weighing the true costs and benefits of the CLCPA so New Yorkers are not crushed by irrational expenses for minimal returns. It means protecting human rights by rejecting supply chains tied to child and forced labor. It means ensuring energy choice and diversity by prohibiting government mandates that eliminate gas appliances or restrict consumer options.

New York must pursue an energy strategy rooted in realism, human rights, and affordability. That means weighing the true costs and benefits of the CLCPA so New Yorkers are not crushed by irrational expenses for minimal returns. It means protecting human rights by rejecting supply chains tied to child and forced labor. It means ensuring energy choice and diversity by prohibiting government mandates that eliminate gas appliances or restrict consumer options. And it means restoring accountability by limiting executive overreach, returning authority to the legislature over climate rules and costs, and eliminating sweeping mandates—such as zero-emission vehicle requirements—that drive up prices and burden everyday New Yorkers.

It means ensuring energy choice and diversity by prohibiting government mandates that eliminate gas appliances or restrict consumer options. And it means restoring accountability by limiting executive overreach, returning authority to the legislature over climate rules and costs, and eliminating sweeping mandates—such as zero-emission vehicle requirements—that drive up prices and burden everyday New Yorkers.

For years, many of us warned that the timelines and mandates tied to the CLCPA were disconnected from what our power grid, economy and working families could realistically sustain. Now, Albany is being forced to acknowledge what New Yorkers already feel every single month when they open their utility bills: the state’s energy agenda was moving too fast, with too little concern for affordability and reliability.

That is why I supported this bill.

There are meaningful changes in it, particularly the decision to extend several of the state’s unrealistic energy deadlines. Those adjustments provide needed flexibility and help prevent even more immediate pressure from being placed on ratepayers and local economies.

Bendett: CLCPA Timeline Extensions Acknowledge Reality, But New York Still Needs A Better Energy Policy

Calls for reassessing the costs and benefits of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act with an emphasis on affordability.

Opposes government mandates that eliminate gas appliances or restrict consumer energy options.

Calls for legislative authority over climate rules and costs and for eliminating zero-emission vehicle requirements.

Voted for legislation extending several state energy deadlines.

- Calls for reassessing the costs and benefits of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act with an emphasis on affordability.
- Opposes government mandates that eliminate gas appliances or restrict consumer energy options.
- Calls for legislative authority over climate rules and costs and for eliminating zero-emission vehicle requirements.
- Voted for legislation extending several state energy deadlines.

Energy & the Environment

Health Care
Advocating for affordable and comprehensive health services is essential for helping families face medical challenges without overwhelming costs. By prioritizing preventative care and education, we can reduce preventable diseases and empower residents to take charge of their health, fostering a more resilient community that values the well-being of all.

Prioritizes affordable, comprehensive health services and preventive-care education.

- Prioritizes affordable, comprehensive health services and preventive-care education.

Healthcare

As of September 9, 2026, Scott Bendett’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Voting & Elections

New York must take a more responsible, coordinated approach. That starts with protecting taxpayer dollars by auditing all funds allocated for the migrant crisis and ending the practice of housing migrants in school buildings or daycare centers. It means ensuring community protections by requiring background checks and allowing communities to opt in before migrants are relocated from other jurisdictions. And it requires a true state-federal partnership, including mandatory notification to federal authorities when a non-citizen is arrested or convicted, and providing state assistance with immigration enforcement to restore order, accountability, and public trust.

New York must take clear action to confront antisemitism and protect Jewish communities. That starts with preventing public funding from supporting antisemitism by removing state funding from higher-education institutions that condone antisemitic activity and blocking tuition assistance for students who engage in antisemitic conduct. The state must also address violent pro-Hamas protests by ensuring those who make threats of mass harm are eligible for bail, reinstituting mask bans, and strengthening arrests and enforcement of hate-crime laws.

“I am humbled by the overwhelming support of our neighbors in the Capital Region who chose me to represent them in Albany, and I’m excited to start working right away to lower our oppressive cost of living, repeal cashless bail laws, support small businesses, and lower taxes,” Bendett said.

Assemblyman Scott Bendett Inaugurated in Albany

Calls for audits of migrant-crisis funds, an end to migrant housing in schools and day-care centers, background checks, and local opt-in before relocations.

Calls for audits of migrant funds, an end to migrant housing in schools and day-care centers, background checks, and local opt-in before migrant relocations.

Calls for bail eligibility for people who threaten mass harm, mask bans, and stronger hate-crime enforcement in response to what he calls “violent pro-Hamas protests.”

Calls for stronger hate-crime enforcement in response to what he calls “violent pro-Hamas protests.”

Calls for notifying federal authorities when non-citizens are arrested or convicted and providing state assistance with immigration enforcement.

- Calls for audits of migrant funds, an end to migrant housing in schools and day-care centers, background checks, and local opt-in before migrant relocations.
- Calls for stronger hate-crime enforcement in response to what he calls “violent pro-Hamas protests.”
- Pledges to repeal cashless bail laws.
- Calls for notifying federal authorities when non-citizens are arrested or convicted and providing state assistance with immigration enforcement.

Public Safety

New York must act to make child care accessible and affordable. That means increasing tax incentives and providing direct support to families and providers to reduce child poverty and strengthen the child care workforce. It means expanding access to early childhood education by increasing aid for Universal Pre-Kindergarten and improving program quality so every child has a strong foundation for success. And it means removing barriers to accessible care while using regional cost factors to make child care truly affordable across the state.

Calls for child-care tax incentives and direct support for families and providers.

Supports increased aid for Universal Pre-Kindergarten and efforts to improve program quality.

Calls for removing state funding from higher-education institutions that condone antisemitic activity and blocking tuition assistance for students who engage in it.

- Calls for child-care tax incentives and direct support for families and providers.
- Supports increased aid for Universal Pre-Kindergarten and efforts to improve program quality.
- Calls for removing state funding from higher-education institutions that condone antisemitic activity and blocking tuition assistance for students who engage in it.

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- Pledges to repeal cashless bail laws.
- Calls for notifying federal authorities when non-citizens are arrested or convicted and providing state assistance with immigration enforcement.

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