About John

John was elected to the New York State Assembly in 2020. Since then, he has worked to protect our upstate way of life by highlighting the need for funding and protecting the law enforcement community, returning accountability to criminals, championing environmental water quality issues for our lakes, and trying to stem the out migration flow through sound fiscal policies. Additionally, he has focused on keeping our schools and highway departments funded.

After graduating from Liverpool High, John studied agriculture at Penn State University, and was commissioned in the United States Army. Over a 27-year career serving our nation in the Army, John deployed overseas multiple times including to Iraq and Afghanistan. He retired in 2014 with the rank of Colonel.

Returning home to Central New York, John, Martha, and the family began farming five hundred acres in the town of LaFayette. They turned longtime fallow, overgrown land to fertile productivity for their thriving small family business.

While working as a Defense Program Manager and National Security consultant in the high-tech electronics industry prior to his election, the farm continued to grow. Today, Ellys Acres hosts a growing flock of sheep and lambs, hay, forage, and maple products. As a small businessman, John understands how difficult it is to operate in New York and has brought this experience to the formation of many bills.

John is a leader in the farming community. He is a former President of the Farmer Veteran Coalition of New York State and is active nationally with the American Sheep Industry Association. John proposed numerous initiatives to the federal Farm Bill. The Onondaga County Executive appointed John to the Board of Directors of the Onondaga County Soil & Water Conservation District. Lastly, he is a member of the NYS Farm Bureau and former board member of the CNY Financial Planning Association. 

Assemblyman John Lemondes has worked hard for you and your family for the last three and a half years. On Tuesday, November 5th, residents of the New York State 126th Assembly District can vote to return John to Albany where he will defend our Central New York quality of life against the irresponsible and undisciplined agenda of career politicians and the downstate special interests.

Assemblyman Lemondes asks for your vote on Election Day, November 5th.