New York Farm Bureau, the state’s largest general farm advocacy organization, has named 135 State Legislators to its “Circle of Friends.” The award is an indication of the individual lawmaker’s support of New York agriculture and the Farm Bureau.

“The ‘Circle of Friends’ award is based upon each legislator’s voting record on issues of importance to New York agriculture and other evidence of legislative support, including sponsorship of bills that Farm Bureau has either supported, or opposed, throughout the Legislative Session,” stated John Lincoln, New York Farm Bureau President.

The selected lawmakers were chosen for their strong support of New York’s family farms. Each “Circle of Friends” member has demonstrated that they understand the importance of agriculture in their legislative district, and how the industry impacts the economy and the future of New York State. The “Circle of Friends” award is not an endorsement, and includes only the 2007 Legislative Session.

Senate
Eric Adams
James Alesi
John Bonacic
Neil Breslin
Joseph Bruno
Martin Connor
John DeFrancisco
Ruben Diaz, Sr.
Martin Dilan
Hugh Farley
John Flanagan
Charles Fuschillo Jr.
Martin Golden
Efrain Gonzalez, Jr.
Joseph Griffo
Kemp Hannon
Shirley Huntley
Craig Johnson
Owen Johnson
Jeff Klein
Carl Kruger
Kenneth LaValle
Andrew Lanza
William Larkin
Vincent Leibell
Thomas Libous
Betty Little
Serphin Maltese
Carl Marcellino
George Maziarz
Velmanette Montgomery
Thomas Morahan
Michael Nozzolio
George Onorato
Suzi Oppenheimer
Kevin Parker
Mary Lou Rath
Joe Robach
John Sabini
Stephen Saland
John Sampson
Diane Savino
Eric Schneiderman
James Seward
Dean Skelos
Malcolm Smith
William Stachowski
Toby Ann Stavisky
Andrea Stewart-Cousins
Antoine Thompson
Caesar Trunzo
David Valesky
Dale Volker
George Winner
James Wright
Cathy Young

Assembly
Peter Abbate, Jr.
Mark Alessi
Darrel Aubertine
Jeffrion Aubry
James Bacalles
Greg Ball
Will Barclay
Philip Boyle
Richard Brodsky
Dan Burling
Marc Butler
Kevin Cahill
Nancy Calhoun
Ron Canestrari
Mike Cole
Vivian Cook
Clifford Crouch
Steven Cymbrowitz
Francine DelMonte
RoAnn Destito
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Janet Duprey
Joseph Errigo
Adriano Espaillat
Herman D. Farrell, Jr.
Ginny Fields
Gary Finch
Dennis Gabryszak
Sandra Galef
Michael Gianaris
Joe Giglio
Tim Gordon
Aileen Gunther
Stephen Hawley
Andrew Hevesi
Sam Hoyt
Janele Hyer-Spencer
Ellen Jaffee
Brian Kavanagh
Thomas Kirwan
Brian Kolb
David Koon
Ivan Lafayette
George Latimer
Joseph Lentol
Barbara Lifton
Peter Lopez
Donna Lupardo
William Magee
William Magnarelli
Margaret Markey
Roy McDonald
John McEneny
Joel Miller
Joan Millman
Marcus Molinaro
Catherine Nolan
Robert Oaks
Amy Paulin
Audrey Pheffer
Jack Quinn
Annie Rabbitt
Bill Reilich
Bob Reilly
Jose Rivera
Linda Rosenthal
Teresa Sayward
Mark Schroeder
Dierdre Scozzafava
Mike Spano
Al Stirpe
Robert Sweeney
James Tedisco
Fred Thiele
Paul Tonko
David Townsend
Helene Weinstein
Mark Weprin
Keith Wright