Jason Garnar

Jason T. Garnar (born November 11, 1976) is the County Executive Broome County, NY, an American health care executive, and a former Broome County, New York legislator. He previously represented Downtown, parts of the First Ward, Northside, and Eastside of Binghamton, New York in District 14.<ref name="Official bio"/>
Career
In 2006, Garnar was elected to the Broome County Legislature. In his time as a County Legislator wrote and passed the following legislation:
* Created tax exemption for home improvements
* Required energy efficiency for new county buildings
* Increased fines for littering on county property
* Required county construction projects to utilize local labor
* Eliminated sales tax on Solar panels purchased in Broome County
* Created energy advisory board
* Banned texting while driving in Broome County
* Required county purchases to be denoted as Energy Star
In addition, Garnar proposed legislation to restore salary cuts to county workers in active military duty, and to ban unauthorized use of GPS tracking.
In 2014, Garnar was elected as Minority Leader of the Broome County Legislature. In the 2015-2016 Legislative Session, he served as Minority Leader, and served on the Public Safety & Emergency Services Committee and Public Works & Transportation Committee. He also served on the Broome County Landbank, Rural Broome County's advisory board, and the Southern Tier East Regional Planning Board. In late 2015, Garnar resigned his Legislative seat.
Personal life
In 1999, Garnar married his wife Amanda and a year later purchased a home on the Northside of Binghamton, living there ever since with their three sons. Garnar's interests include long-distance running, baseball, and basketball.
He now serves as the Director of Public Communications for Family Planning of South Central New York, a women's healthcare organization with five healthcare centers in four counties.

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