Christopher Tague

American politician

Christopher Tague

Member of the New York State Assembly from the 102nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office April 30, 2018
Preceded by	Pete Lopez

Personal details
Born	1969 or 1970 (age 53–54)
Political party	Republican
Residence(s)	Schoharie, New York, U.S.
Website	Official website Campaign website

Christopher "Chris" Tague is an American politician, farmer, and businessman from the state of New York. A Republican, Tague has represented the 102nd district of the New York State Assembly, covering parts of the Hudson Valley, since 2018.^[1]^[2]

Career

After graduating from high school in 1987, Tague ran a dairy business, selling it in 1992. From 1992 until 2017, Tague worked at Cobleskill Stone Products, eventually becoming the company's general manager. While Tague was the general manager, Cobleskill Stone was involved in a lawsuit filed by Mark Galasso that alleges financial malfeasance and also complains that one of the shareholders and Tague co-worker Mike Galasso, posted pro-Hitler tweets and co-ran a company with "Eric Feight, the man recently sentenced to more than eight years in prison for supporting a plot to build an X-ray weapon to kill Muslims."^[3]

He also served as Schoharie Town Supervisor between 2016 and 2018.^[4]

Electoral history

In April 2018, upon the resignation of Republican Assemblyman Pete Lopez to become a regional administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, a special election was held in the Assembly's 102nd district. After a closely fought campaign, Tague defeated Democrat Aidan O'Connor 46-44%, with Reform Party candidate Wesley Laraway taking the remainder.^[5]

Both Tague and O'Connor ran for a full term that following November.^[6] In a much higher turnout election, Tague defeated O'Connor by a wide margin, 56-44%.^[7]

After State Senator James Seward announced he wouldn't seek re-election to the 51st district in 2020, Tague was mentioned as a potential candidate, but he declined.^[8]

During the COVID pandemic of 2020, he voted against extending unemployment benefits and against temporarily halting evictions and utility shutoffs. His other votes in 2020 include permitting the declawing of cats and biometric tracking of children in schools. He also served as a delegate for Donald Trump at the 2020 Republican National Convention. ^[9] In 2022, he voted against a bill—that was successfully passed into law—protecting patients from hospitals and doctors who seek to garnish people's wages and place liens on their homes while collecting medical debt. ^[10]

Personal life

Tague was born and raised in Schoharie, New York, along with 2 siblings. He continues to live in Schoharie.^[11]

References

^ "Assemblyman Chris Tague". New York State Assembly. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
^ "Christopher Tague". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
^ Adams, Kyle (December 28, 2015). "Lawsuit paints unhappy picture of Cobleskill Stone". The Daily Gazette.
^ "Chris Tague's Biography". VoteSmart. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
^ Jason Subik (April 25, 2018). "Republican Tague looks like winner of special election". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
^ Jason Subik (November 3, 2018). "Assembly race features a re-run between Chris Tague and Aidan O'Connor". Hudson Valley One. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
^ Jason Subik (November 7, 2018). "Tague keeps his seat in 102nd Assembly District". The Altamont Enterprise. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
^ Stephen Williams (January 31, 2020). "Tague won't seek state Senate seat". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
^ "Chris Tague's Political Summary". Vote Smart. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
^ "Bill A07363". New York State Assembly Website. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
^ "About Chris". Elect Chris Tague for New York State Assembly. Retrieved February 1, 2020.