Rochester-based Assemblymember Harry Bronson is the chair of the Labor Committee for the first time in his decade-plus tenure in the State Legislature. But he is no stranger to that committee — or labor, for that matter.
The out gay 64-year-old state lawmaker, born and raised in the Binghamton region, spent years as counsel to the Assembly’s Labor Committee when it was chaired by his upstate predecessor, the late Susan V. John, who left office at the end of 2010 in a move that paved the way for Bronson to take her seat in the area that now makes up the 138th District. Bronson has also served as a member of that committee in the past and championed legislative proposals aimed at improving the landscape for workers, including bills to raise the minimum wage and implement paid family leave. […]
Click here to read to the full piece. This story was originally published by Gay City News on March 13, 2024.
