Arrested on a first-degree felony charge. Never publicly endorsed President Trump. Voted for the law used to sue him. The truth about the career politician asking NY-21 Republicans to send him to Congress.
See the receiptsIn 2018, while seeking the Assembly seat he now holds, Robert Smullen was arrested on a first-degree felony charge for allegedly submitting false veteran tax-exemption paperwork.
Smullen was arrested in 2018 on a first-degree felony charge of filing a false instrument — the most serious charge in that category under New York law.
Smullen allegedly submitted false veteran tax-exemption paperwork to the Town of Niskayuna to obtain a property tax reduction intended only for primary residences.
On May 15, 2019, Smullen pleaded guilty in Niskayuna Town Court — to disorderly conduct, a non-criminal violation. He repaid the tax money he had saved.
How does a first-degree felony charge become a non-criminal violation? Who did Robert Smullen owe a favor to?
Across three presidential campaigns — including after the attempted assassination — Robert Smullen never publicly endorsed Donald Trump. Not once.
An extensive search of Smullen's personal Facebook, campaign Facebook, and official press releases turns up no public endorsement of Donald Trump during any of his three presidential runs — and no photo of Smullen in MAGA attire of any kind.
Even after President Trump survived an assassination attempt in July 2024, Smullen issued no public endorsement — at the moment Republican officials across the country were rallying to the President.
Smullen's campaign site brands him a "Trump Appointee" — referencing a 2018 appointment to the President's Commission on White House Fellowships, an honorific advisory body. He further claims to have "worked with President Trump."
Robert Smullen's actual Assembly votes don't match the "conservative" image he sells on the campaign trail. They match the Albany Democrat agenda.
The exact law that revived the statute of limitations and enabled E. Jean Carroll to sue President Donald Trump. Smullen voted YES.
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Established a permanent state office to coordinate "race or social justice" considerations across all state policy, practice, and budget allocation.
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Created a dedicated state-funded "TGNB wellness and equity program" with its own funding stream.
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Required state-mandated training on "diverse sexual orientations and gender identities or expressions" for home health aides, personal care aides, and certified nurse aides.
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Repealed New York's prohibition on loitering for the purpose of engaging in a prostitution offense.
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Established a Chief Sustainability Officer position to coordinate climate change mitigation efforts across state agencies — adding another layer of climate bureaucracy.
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Directed state agencies to expand Minority- and Women-Owned Business participation in state contracts — racial and gender preferences in government procurement.
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A bill devoted to scrubbing the word "councilman" from New York law and replacing it with "council member" — pure gender ideology, masquerading as housekeeping.
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Would have required government agents to obtain a warrant before searching electronic device data — a basic Fourth Amendment protection. Smullen voted NO.
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Robert Smullen told NY-21 voters and the press that his campaign raised half a million dollars in its first week. FEC filings show the real number was 2.6% of that.
Big news! Our campaign has picked up huge momentum — in less than a week since our launch, our campaign has raised over $500,000! Thank you to every single supporter who chipped in — this is grassroots power in action.
This campaign is disciplined, focused and built to win. With this level of support right out of the gate, our campaign is positioned to run an aggressive, winning race and send a Marine to Washington to fight for upstate.
If Smullen will lie about something as easily verifiable as his own fundraising — what won't he lie about?
When Robert Smullen can't win on his own record, he invents one for his opponent. Four documented lies from Smullen's smear campaign against Anthony Constantino — fact-checked against the public record.
Anthony Constantino didn't support President Trump in 2016.
FEC filings show Anthony Constantino donated to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign — and Sticker Mule was publicly boycotted at the time because of that donation. Smullen, by contrast, has never publicly endorsed Donald Trump in any of his three presidential runs.
Anthony Constantino owes back taxes.
Anthony Constantino has no outstanding tax liability. The public record shows Constantino and Sticker Mule have overpaid their federal and state tax obligations by more than $8.3 million. The man Smullen is calling a tax cheat is actually the man who paid millions more than he owed. The man actually arrested for felony tax fraud is Robert Smullen.
Anthony Constantino fled the country when President Trump won.
Anthony Constantino attended both Trump inaugurations. He was featured in The New York Times in 2017 covering the first inauguration, and attended the 2025 inauguration with Roger Stone. Smullen made up a story that public records flatly contradict.
Anthony Constantino supports Democrats because Sticker Mule does business with Democratic clients.
Constantino believes American businesses should serve all Americans, regardless of party — the same principle the Supreme Court has affirmed in cases like 303 Creative. More importantly, Constantino founded Stimulus, a free-speech social network built specifically to fight Democrat censorship of conservatives. Smullen is twisting business neutrality into political endorsement — a smear that falls apart the moment you look at what Constantino has actually built.
Four lies in one campaign. Plus the lie about his own fundraising. Plus the felony plea-down. How many lies does it take to disqualify a candidate from representing NY-21?
When Smullen says he's running against the establishment, ask which establishment. His family is suing the local Republican Committee — and the teachers union is in his corner.
In September 2024, two of Smullen's family members — including his wife — joined a lawsuit against the Fulton County Republican Committee. The suit alleges election fraud, violations of state law, campaign finance violations, and lack of transparency. The Assemblyman who now wants Republican primary voters to send him to Congress has his family pursuing Republican Committee members in court.
Robert Smullen was endorsed by New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) — the state's largest teachers union and one of the most powerful left-leaning political organizations in Albany. A union that has spent decades fighting school choice, charter schools, and parental rights now wants Smullen in Congress.
Robert Smullen is not what he says he is. Every part of his record contradicts the brand.
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