In May, local Democrats and Republicans held their annual nominating
conventions, where they endorsed candidates for office. Since then, a few more
races have solidified, while the county clerk’s race hasn’t.
It’s likely that Democrats won’t put up a challenger against Republican
State Senator Joe Robach, whom the Republicans nominated for reelection to his
56th district seat. Democrats didn’t endorse a candidate during their
convention. And the party isn’t circulating petitions for a candidate, says
Monroe County Democratic Committee Executive Director Tad Mack.
(The 56th Senate District includes northwest Rochester,
a tiny strip in southeast Rochester,
and the towns of Hamlin, Clarkson, Parma, Greece,
Gates, and Brighton.)
Democrat Randy Weaver of SteubenCounty
recently announced his candidacy for the 133rd Assembly District. He’ll
face the winner of a Republican primary between Bill Nojay and Richard Burke.
Monroe County Republicans nominated Nojay, a former Rochester Genesee
Regional Transportation Authority board chair, during their convention. And
Burke, a former mayor of Avon, was nominated by
Livingston County Republicans. The Monroe County Conservative Party also
endorsed Burke, says the minutes from the party’s June meeting.
(The 133rd District includes parts of Monroe,
Livingston, and SteubenCounties.)
CountyDemocrats
are still in talks with a few potential county clerk candidates, Mack says.
During their May convention Republicans nominated County Clerk Cheryl Dinolfo
for reelection.
This article appears in Jun 27 – Jul 3, 2012.
