15 Facts About Randy Kuhl

Randy Kuhl is a former member of the New York State Assembly, the New York State Senate, and the United States House of Representatives.

Randy Kuhl was admitted to the New York Bar in 1970.

Randy Kuhl was a member of the New York Assembly from 1981 to 1986, sitting in the 184th, 185th and 186th New York State Legislatures.

In November 1986, after the retirement of William T Smith, Kuhl ran for Smith's Senate seat and won.

Randy Kuhl was a member of the New York State Senate from 1987 to 2004, sitting in the 187th, 188th, 189th, 190th, 192nd, 193rd, 194th, 195th and 196th New York State Legislatures.

Randy Kuhl was appointed the Senate's Assistant Majority Leader for Operations at the beginning of the 1995 legislative session.

In 1997, while serving as a state senator, Randy Kuhl was arrested and convicted of driving while intoxicated.

In 2004, Randy Kuhl ran for the House seat of retiring US Representative Amo Houghton, a Republican multimillionaire who had displayed a moderate bent during 18 years in Washington.

Randy Kuhl then defeated 27-year-old Democrat Samara Barend in the general election.

In March 2006, Kuhl invited President George W Bush to Canandaigua.

Randy Kuhl agreed with Cheney's assessment that combating terrorists around the world was the top issue in the campaign.

Randy Kuhl was considered a fairly reliable conservative who generally voted against abortion rights, gun control and tax increases.

Randy Kuhl was a member of the Republican Main Street Partnership.

In September 2007, Randy Kuhl was noted in the news as being one of the most outspoken opponents of a plan by then-New York Governor Eliot Spitzer to allow illegal aliens to apply for driver's licenses.

Randy Kuhl became a prominent opponent of the SCHIP expansion, a stance for which he earned significant animosity from various groups including MoveOn, the Service Employees International Union, and even former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer.