ALBANY – One of Chenango County’s state assembly representatives, Clifford Crouch (R-Bainbridge), reacted to the election of Carl Heastie as the new speaker for the New York State Assembly on Tuesday.

Heastie, a Democrat from the Bronx, takes the seat after previous speaker Sheldon Silver resigned in light of corruption charges. Silver is accused of taking nearly $4 million in payoffs in exchange for political favors.