Christopher Tague

Christopher "Chris" Tague (born May 30, 1969) is an American politician, farmer, and businessman from the state of New York. A Republican, Tague has represented the 102nd district of the New York State Assembly, covering parts of the Hudson Valley, since 2018.

Career

Tague was born on May 30, 1969, in Schoharie County, New York. He graduated from Schoharie Central School in 1987. After graduating, he started a dairy business, selling it in 1992. From 1992 until 2017, Tague worked at Cobleskill Stone Products as a laborer, foreman, and quarry superintendent before eventually becoming the company's general manager.

He also served as Schoharie Town Supervisor between 2016 and 2018.

In the Assembly, he serves as the ranking minority member of the Assembly Agriculture Committee. Tague is currently the Chairman of the Schoharie County Republican Party. In 2025, the Adirondack Explorer and the Times Union described Tague as a likely option to receive the Republican nomination to be a candidate in the 2025 special election in New York's 21st congressional district.

Electoral history

In April 2018, upon the resignation of Republican Assemblyman Pete Lopez to become a regional administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, a special election was held in the Assembly's 102nd district. After a closely fought campaign, Tague defeated Democrat Aidan O'Connor 46-44%, with Reform Party candidate Wesley Laraway taking the remainder.

Both Tague and O'Connor ran for a full term that following November. In a much higher turnout election, Tague defeated O'Connor by a wide margin, 56-44%.

After State Senator James Seward announced he wouldn't seek re-election to the 51st district in 2020, Tague was mentioned as a potential candidate, but he declined.

Tague also won election to the 102nd district in 2020, 2022, and 2024, earning 64%, 65%, and 64% of the vote respectively.

He also served as a delegate for Donald Trump at the 2020 Republican National Convention.