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Marcus Buchanan
Legislator, District 12026-01-01–2026-12-31 (one-year term: legislators elected in 2025 serve one year under the state even-year election law per Post-Journal October 2025; all 19 seats are on the November 3, 2026 ballot per WRFA; term begins January 1, 2026 per N.Y. Public Officers Law § 4, 1 and ends December 31, 2026; predecessor terms expired 12/31/2025 per Chautauqua County Board of Elections 'Offices Up for Election 2025'; winners per BOE GE25 Winner's List; start shown is the current-term start)
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 5
- Total speaking time
- 5:45
- Avg per meeting
- 1:09
- Segments
- 119
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Filtered to Environment
Top issues during term (3)(Environment)
low↑Nov 2026[10]
County Solid Waste Management Plan Adoption
high↓Jan 2026[9]
Wind Turbine Regulations and Setbacks
None directly enacted by the legislature.
high↓Jan 2026[4]
Chautauqua Lake Management and DEC Regulations
State and local funding support ongoing research and potential pilot nutrient mitigation projects.
Decisions during term (2)
Recorded while Buchanan was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Voting record (0)(Environment)
No votes found matching Environment.