Steve Hawley is a Republican member of the New York State Assembly from Batavia. He is a veteran and a longtime member of the Assembly Veterans' Affairs Committee.
Case
A state audit found New York spent only 36% of $3.3 million in recent veterans home-repair contracts as of October 2025 and blamed weak oversight and outreach. The housing agency says it has since changed its monitoring and reporting.
Role at the time: Assemblymember and veteran
Response to this claim
HCR's Office of Community Renewal did not effectively monitor local program administrators or direct outreach to counties with many disabled veterans, and that delayed home-repair funding for veterans with disabilities.
“When funding sits unused because of poor oversight and inadequate outreach, the people who pay the price are the men and women who sacrificed for our freedom.”
He attributes unused funding to poor oversight and inadequate outreach.
Statement dates: July 28, 2026
Statement dates: July 28, 2026
Statement dates: July 28, 2026
