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Democrats nominate Mitch Nowakowski for Common Council’s Fillmore District seat

Democrats in Buffalo’s Fillmore District today unanimously/overwhelmingly nominated Mitchell Nowakowski to succeed long-time Buffalo Common Councilmember David A. Franczyk. Nowakowski, 27, is a legislative assistant with the Council’s central staff […]
Attorney John Gilmour gains Democratic nomination in 9th Erie County Legislature district

Hamburg attorney John J. Gilmour was nominated today by Democrats in the Erie CountyLegislature’s 9th district, a seat currently held by Republican Lynn Dixon.A native of South Buffalo, Gilmour is […]
Democrats back Poloncarz for third term

Today, Erie County Democrats unanimously nominated County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz for another term as Executive, citing his record of strong economic growth and unwavering progressive leadership since taking office […]
Democratic Rural Conference Announces AG Candidate Forum August 27th

Candidates for the Democratic nomination for New York Attorney General will attend a forum hosted by the Democratic Rural Conference of New York State (DRC) at 7 pm on Monday, August 27, at Genesee Community College in Batavia. Leecia Eve, Sean Patrick Maloney, and Zephyr Teachout have all confirmed their attendance at the event.
DRC Chair Irene Stein said, “We’re very glad to be able to create this opportunity for our membership to hear from these candidates. It would be difficult for those running for Attorney General to visit each of our counties in this truncated campaign; this allows them to speak to rural Democrats and their concerns in a very direct way.”
Candidates will be able to make introductory statements, answer questions from DRC Board members about rural issues, and take questions from the audience.
Statement from the Erie County Democratic Committee in Response to Tonight’s GOP Meeting in Batavia

It’s appropriate that GOP leaders met tonight at Batavia Downs, because they’re clearly willing to gamble with the future of Western New York. It doesn’t matter how many candidates they […]
ERIE COUNTY DEMOCRATS ENDORSE LEECIA EVE FOR NEW YORK STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Erie County Democrats today endorsed Leecia Eve for New York State Attorney General. Eve is an accomplished attorney and the daughter of renowned Buffalo residents – former Deputy Speaker of […]
Democrats nominate County Legislator Patrick Burke in 142nd Assembly District

Erie County Democrats tonight overwhelmingly endorsed County Legislator Patrick B. Burke as their candidate in the 142nd Assembly District. “We need an effective, independent voice for the people of the […]
Democrats nominate Angela Marinucci for Clerk, Heneghan, McLeod for City Court

Erie County Democrats tonight nominated Grand Island attorney Angela J. Marinucci for County Clerk, as well as incumbent City Court judges Shannon M. Heneghan and James A. W. McLeod. […]