francine delmonte dlewiston is a former member of the new york state assembly who represented the 138th assembly district in new york state she lost the democratic primary to former niagara falls city councilman john accardo dniagara falls in september 2010 she ultimately ran on the working families party line she was succeeded by former niagara county legislator john ceretto rlewiston her district encompasses several municipalities including the towns of lewiston cambria wilson porter niagara wheatfield newfane and hartland and the city of niagara falls including the tuscarora indian reservation in lewistonbefore serving the 138th district she was a reporter for the niagara gazette she then served as the chief of staff for thenassemblyman joseph pillittere who retired in 1998 she ran unsuccessfully for state assembly in 1998 against renae kimble dniagara falls and robert daly rniagara falls on a third party line after losing the primary to kimble robert daly replaced pillittere in january 1998 and renae kimble continued serving as a niagara county legislator in niagara falls until she retired in 2011 delmonte ran successfully in 2000what was then the 138th assembly district encompasses a diverse blend of urban suburban and rural areas including the towns of lewiston porter cambria niagara wheatfield wilson newfane and hartland and the city of niagara falls while in the assembly delmonte authored legislation creating the niagara wine trail which supports the growing wine industry by attracting thousands of visitors each year delmonte has fought for the continued growth of the wine trail and has supported this growing industrydelmonte also introduced legislation to create the underground railroad heritage commission to provide an opportunity for students and families to learn about the role niagara falls played during the civil war possibly increasing heritage tourism in niagara falls with the construction of a new museum and rail terminalniagara falls also hosts the seneca niagara casino the states first urban based native american casino assemblywoman delmonte championed controversial legislation authorizing the governor to negotiate a compact with the seneca nation she has also helped secure a portion of the funding for the construction of a new terminal at the niagara falls international airport and secured a 66 million grant for niagara county community college to create a new culinary arts facility for downtown niagara falls within the former rainbow centre factory outlet originally she was against the proposal for a new airport due to the opinion of exniagara falls mayor vince anelloassemblywoman delmonte is an advocate on environmental issues in her district she has sponsored legislation that prohibits the transport of pcbs from the hudson river cleanup to the cwm waste disposal site in the town of porter delmonte graduated from buffalo state college and completed course work for a master of arts degree from suny albany she is a lifelong resident of niagara county delmonte was a member of the agriculture economic development racing and wagering energy tourism and transportation committees delmonte was also the chair of the assembly commission on science and technology