More than a dozen state lawmakers marked their final legislative session this month, several of them retiring after decades in office.
That includes key Upstate figures like Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes, who is leaving Albany after 23 years in the Assembly, the last eight as majority leader. The Buffalo lawmaker missed several weeks of this year’s session as she dealt with health challenges.
The departures are an every-two-year occurrence and includes lawmakers seeking other offices…