Assembly Candidate Janet Tweed Achieves NYS Public Financing Match

DELHI — Janet Tweed, a Delhi village trustee and candidate for NYS Assembly District 102, announced today that she has received enough donations from district voters to unlock state public campaign financing. 

“I’m so grateful to the many of you who have put your trust in me to represent you in the New York State Assembly,” Tweed said. “Thank you! If you haven’t yet, I welcome you to join our campaign for healthy people and stronger communities.”

The New York State Campaign Financing Program launched in 2022. It was designed to reduce the influence of dark money in state-level elections by enabling candidates who show sufficient grassroots support to access matching public funds. In order for assembly candidates to access this program, at least 75 individual donors in the district must donate between $4,000-$6,000 total (depending on the district’s median income). 

Tweed’s platform includes an emphasis on improving affordability and accessibility, especially in healthcare. If elected, Tweed would be one of very few healthcare professionals in state-level office. Her goals include expanding free, school-based healthcare, incentivizing providers to serve in rural areas through tuition reimbursement programs, and passing the New York Health Act (a single-payer, universal healthcare program similar to “Medicare for All,” but at a state level). 

Tweed works as a physical therapist at O’Connor Hospital in Delhi and has served on both the Delhi town and village boards. She volunteers with the Rotary, Delhi Beautification Committee, and Delhi’s Fair on the Square committee, among other volunteer work. She also ran for assembly district 102 in 2024. The seat’s current occupant, Chris Tague, has announced that he will be vacating the seat to run for state senate. District 102 encompasses all of Greene and Schoharie counties and parts of Delaware, Otsego and Albany counties. 

For more information, visit: janettweed.com