Paul Bologna is an American politician who is a member-elect of the New York State Assembly for the 144th district, which comprises Erie and Niagara counties.
[3] He worked for Norris as a legislative assistant starting in 2009, then became his chief of staff in 2011.
[1] Bologna was elected in the 2024 election, running as the Republican and Conservative candidate against former (2019–2023) Lockport mayor Michelle Roman, the Democratic and Working Families Party candidate.
[1] He describes his priorities as public safety, affordability, local control of energy infrastructure projects, and the "ongoing migrant crisis".
He supports repealing the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement (HALT) Act.