Mary Beth Walsh is a Republican Assembly Member representing New York's 112th Assembly District, which includes parts of Saratoga, Schenectady, and Fulton counties, such as the towns of Glenville, Providence, Greenfield, Galway, Milton, Charlton, Ballston, Clifton Park, Halfmoon, and villages of Ballston Spa and Scotia. First elected on November 8, 2016, she serves as Assembly Minority Leader Pro Tempore , and is noted for her pragmatic, bipartisan approach, legal expertise in debating legislation, and advocacy for children and families. Notable positions include sitting on the Judiciary and Ways and Means committees, Secretary of the American Irish Legislators Society, and director of the bicameral, bipartisan Legislative Women’s Caucus; she previously served as Vice Chair of Policy Development, ranking Minority member on the Education Committee, and on Ethics, Mental Health, Libraries, and Education Technology committees.

Education and Political Experience

Walsh is a practicing attorney for over 30 years, specializing for over 15 years in representing children in Family Court, and maintains her law practice in Ballston Spa; she also owns a small business. Prior to the Assembly, she held local leadership roles including two terms as Councilwoman in the Town of Ballston, and membership on the Saratoga County IDA, Saratoga County Ethics Advisory Council, and Saratoga County Autism Council.