Assemblyman hospitalized with terminal illness
State Assemblyman Frank Skartados is suffering from a terminal condition and is not expected to recover, according to his chief of staff, Steve Gold.
Gold said Thursday afternoon that Skartados, DMarlboro, has been admitted to an undisclosed local hospital.
Gold would not describe the assemblyman’s illness.
In November 2016, Skartados easily won another term representing the state’s 104th Assembly District. Skartados overwhelmed a political newcomer, Republican William Banuchi, in that election.
The 104th District includes the town and city of Newburgh, the city of Beacon, the city of Poughkeepsie, and the Ulster County towns of Marlborough and Lloyd.
Skartados is serving in his fourth twoyear term in the Assembly.
During the 2016 election, Skartados said he initiated 40 bills “that improve the environment, criminal justice reforms, consumer protection, veterans benefits, business regulation reform, family court reform, and library election reform.”
Skartados also said he secured millions of dollars for struggling schools in the Marlboro, Highland and Poughkeepsie distrcts.
Skartados said he believes “there should be limits placed on earned income of legislators who work in environments that create a conflict of interest or a pay-for-play situation — such as law firms.”