Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay (R,C-Pulaski) today announced his intention to nominate Gary J. Lavine to the Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government. The commission, formed in 2022, is tasked with providing oversight, transparency and accountability in state government.

“Few people are more qualified than Gary Lavine to serve on the state Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government,” Leader Barclay said. “His knowledge and experience in state government will be invaluable. His prior public service has demonstrated a deep understanding of Albany and the rules that guide state government. I’m proud to nominate him and confident he will be an asset in this role.”

Mr. Lavine, of Fayetteville, has an extensive career in law and public service. He has practiced law for more than 30 years, both in private practice and as counsel in the state Legislature. Mr. Lavine recently served on New York’s ethics panel, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics. A native of Central New York, he has been active on several boards of directors, including the Safe Haven Holocaust Refugee Shelter Museum, Onondaga County Convention Center and served for four terms on the U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad.

The Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government is comprised of 11 members, with nominees from the governor, Senate, Assembly, attorney general and comptroller. When a nominee to the Commission is announced, the public is provided a comment period to express its thoughts on individuals who have been put forward for consideration. Commission nominees are then reviewed by the Independent Review Committee, a panel of 15 law school deans. Anyone who wishes to provide comment on the nomination of Gary Lavine can email the Assembly Minority Conference Office of Public Affairs at minpaff@nyassembly.gov.