Travis R. Heider
8th District (Brighton, Henrietta)
Committees: Ways & Means, Environment & Public Works (RMM)
Monroe County Legislator Travis Heider represents the 14th District, which includes the majority of Brighton and a northeastern portion of Henrietta. Travis was elected to a four-year term on the Monroe County Legislature in 2005. He currently serves as the Ranking Minority Member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and is a member on the Ways and Means Committee.
Travis spends his days fighting for people with diabetes as the Director for the American Diabetes Association. Diabetes is the leading cause of heart disease and afflicts nearly 21 million Americans. Travis is proud to have successfully managed his team last year in raising $1.5 million to fight this disease and find a cure.
Prior to this, Travis served as the Deputy Chief of Staff to then New York State Senator Richard Dollinger. He not only learned how government works, he acquired a vital understanding of the issues facing our neighbors in Brighton and Henrietta.
Travis has worked as an Adjunct Professor at St. John Fisher College, Springfield College, and Holyoke Community College, and also served on the steering committee of the Coalition for Common Sense in Education. But with his wife, Emily, Travis shares his proudest accomplishments: his son, Jackson and daughter, Ellison. The Heider family are members of St. Thomas' Episcopal Church in Brighton.
As county legislator, Travis serves as the Democratic liaison to the Monroe County Water Authority. Additionally, he's proposed legislation to televise the proceedings of the legislature, strengthen prevention and increase education about the dangers of crystal methamphetamine, increase awareness about the benefits of donating umbilical cord stem cells, and called for an idling law for diesel vehicles to decrease harmful emissions. He's passionate about stemming the exodus of young professionals, opening up government and improving our environment.
The Heider family lives on Viennawood Drive in Brighton.
Legislative Initiatives
Support Greater Educational Benefits for Our Troops - Memorializing Resolution, July 2008
Extend Federal Solar Energy Tax Credit Programs - Memorializing Resolution, May 2008
MCWA Board Reorganization - Proposed Legislation, April 2008
Vote: Agenda/Charter Committee, 2 Yeas (D) - 3 Nays (R)
Protect Corbett's Glen - Memorializing Resolution, April 2008
Broadcasting Legislative Sessions - Proposed Legislation, February 2008
Blocked by the President of the Legislature
TCE Reduction Act - Memorializing Resolution, December 2007
Legislative Recycling Commission - Proposed Legislation, September 2007
Vote: Environment & Public Works Committee, 3 Yeas (D) - 4 Nays (R)
Unbranded Gasoline Products - Memorializing Resolution, September 2007
Supporting the Safe Tissue Act - Memorializing Resolution, July 2007
Supporting the County's Dog Parks - Proposed Legislation, June 2007
Vote: Recreation & Education Committee, 2 Yeas (D) - 3 Nays (R)
Supporting the Assault Weapons Ban - Memorializing Resolution, June 2007
Stopping Taxpayer Funded Ads - Proposed Legislation, February 2007
Vote: Agenda/Charter Committee, 2 Yeas (D) - 3 Nays (R)
Reducing Diesel Emissions in Monroe County - Proposed Legislation, February 2007
Vote: Environment & Public Works Committee, 3 Yeas (D) - 4 Nays (R)
Reorganize the MCWA Board - Proposed Legislation, October 2006
Vote: Ways & Means Committee, 3 Yeas (D) - 6 Nays (R) - 1 abstain (D)
Investigate the MCWA - Proposed Legislation, October 2006
Vote: Ways & Means Committee, 3 Yeas (D) - 6 Nays (R) - 1 abstain (D)
The Cord Blood Notification Law - Proposed Legislation, September 2006
Referred to Administration at Human Services Committee
Supporting the Safe Climate Act - Memorializing Resolution, September 2006
Supporting the Bigger, Better Bottle Bill - Memorializing Resolution, September 2006
Crystal Meth Prevention Act - Proposed Legislation, May 2006
Vote: Agenda/Charter Committee, 2 Yeas (D) - 3 Nays (R)
Diabetes Prevention - Memorializing Resolution, April 2006
Supporting the Aid for Education - Memorializing Resolution, April 2006
Supporting Nixmary's Law - Memorializing Resolution, March 2006
Televising the Monroe County Legislature - Proposed Legislation, February 2006
Vote: Ways & Means Committee, 4 Yeas (D) - 6 Nays (R)
Reject Judge Alito - Memorializing Resolution, February 2006
Darfur Peace Accountability Act - Memorializing Resolution, February 2006
In the Press
GOP Money Grab Only Shifts Problem - Spencerport - Hilton Post, October 4, 2007
Donate Lifesaver: Umbilical Cord Blood - Democrat & Chronicle, Sept. 24, 2007
Clear the Air in Monroe County; Cut Diesel Soot Emissions - D&C, January 24, 2007
Urging In-Depth County Probe: The MCWA Scandal - D&C, August 20 2006
For the Sake of Accountability, Abolish Water Authority - Messenger Posts, May 30, 2006
Fill Budget Gap but Also Overhaul County's Way of Doing Business - D&C, April 28, 2006
Our Economy: How to Keep College Grads in Rochester - D&C June 1, 2005
