Bendett, whose district covers Rensselaer, Washington, Columbia counties, along with the Town of Bethlehem, was a Rensselaer County legislator prior to his election to the State Assembly in November of 2022.

They covered several topics:

-Impressions of the State legislature as he looks back at his first term in office

-Reaction to Donald Trump's conviction

-The difference between working in the Republican majority of the Rensselaer County legislature and the Republican Minorityin the NYS Assembly

-Proposed social media guardrail legislation

-State cannabis rollout

-Recent Opioid crisis roundtable

-As small business owner, what small businesses need to succeed in New York State

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