Christopher Tague | |
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Member of the New York State Assembly from the 102nd district | |
Assumed office April 30, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Pete Lopez |
Schoharie,New York Town Supervisor | |
In office 2016-2018 | |
Preceded by | Gene Milone |
Succeeded by | Alan Tavenner |
Personal details | |
Born | May 30,1969 |
Political party | Republican |
Residence(s) | Schoharie,New York,U.S. |
Website | Official website Campaign website |
Christopher Tague is an American politician from the state of New York. A former dairy farmer and businessman,Tague has represented the 102nd district of the New York State Assembly as a Republican since 2018. [1] [2] As of 2025,the district currently includes all of Greene and Schoharie counties,as well as portions of Albany,Delaware,and Otsego counties.
Tague was born on May 30,1969,in Schoharie County,New York. [3] He graduated from Schoharie Central School in 1987. After graduating,he started a dairy business,selling it in 1992. From 1992 until 2017,Tague worked at Cobleskill Stone Products as a laborer,foreman,and quarry superintendent before eventually becoming the company's general manager. [4]
Tague served as Schoharie Town Supervisor between 2016 and 2018. [5] He was elected supervisor in November 2015,defeating the incumbent Democrat Gene Milone. [6] He resigned upon his election to the Assembly and was succeeded by Alan Tavenner. [7]
In April 2018,upon the resignation of Republican Assemblyman Pete Lopez to become a regional administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency,a special election was held in the Assembly's 102nd district. After a closely fought campaign,Tague defeated Democrat Aidan O'Connor 46-44%,with Reform Party candidate Wesley Laraway earning the remaining votes. [8]
Both Tague and O'Connor ran for a full term that following November. [9] In a much higher turnout election,Tague defeated O'Connor by a margin of,56-44%. [10] Tague also won election to the 102nd district in 2020,2022,and 2024,earning 64%,65%,and 64% of the vote respectively. [11] [12] In the Assembly,he serves as the ranking minority member of the Assembly Agriculture Committee. [13]
Tague is currently the Chairman of the Schoharie County Republican Party. [13]
After State Senator James Seward announced that he wouldn't seek re-election to the 51st district in 2020. Tague was mentioned as a potential candidate,but he declined to run. [14]
Tague served as a delegate at the 2020 Republican National Convention. [15] Republicans from New York's 21st congressional district selected him to serve as a delegate for the 2024 Republican National Convention as well. [16]
In 2025,the Adirondack Explorer and the Times Union described Tague as a likely option to receive the Republican nomination to be a candidate in the 2025 special election in New York's 21st congressional district. [13] [17]
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