The Monroe County sheriff’s seat is on the ballot today, as are a slew of suburban seats and a question about whether New York should have a constitutional convention. View this article for links to the rest of CITY’s election coverage.
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Warren will seek a second term
[UPDATE] In a long-anticipated move, Mayor Lovely Warren has announced that she’ll seek a second term. Given the Democratic Party’s voter-registration domination in Rochester, a Democrat is almost certain to win the November general election. But Warren will first have to face at least three other candidates in a September 12 Democratic primary: former Rochester […]
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White to enter mayoral race
The Green Party’s Alex White will make his third run for Rochester mayor. White, who owns Boldo’s Armory on Monroe Avenue, will announce his candidacy at 10 a.m. today at the Liberty Pole, according to his press release. His campaign will center on progressive ideas, the same as his past two bids for the office, […]
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White wants a Rochester ‘for us, by us’
Alex White, the Green Party candidate for Rochester mayor, is fired up about Costco. But not in the way you think. Costco, a membership-only warehouse store, will be part of the CityGate development planned for the intersection of East Henrietta and Westfall roads. Costco received property tax abatements from the county’s industrial development agency worth […]
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Meet your Greens
Our general-election coverage, including endorsements and an in-depth look at the Green Party of Monroe County.
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[UPDATED] Independence Party standing behind Richards
The Independence Party of Monroe County is urging voters to cast their ballots for Mayor Tom Richards, even though Richards is no longer campaigning for reelection.
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Alex White responds to proposal to create drug-free zones in the city
Green Party mayoral candidate Alex White says that a proposal by City Council member Adam McFadden to create drug-free zones in the City of Rochester is misguided and would create “rights-free zones” instead. White held a press conference outside City Hall this morning to denounce McFadden’s legislation, which first surfaced at Council’s Public Safety Committee […]
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Warren should debate
I get why Lovely Warren, the Democratic candidate for Rochester mayor, wouldn’t want to debate her Green Party opponent, Alex White. Warren says that, instead, she intends to focus on door to door interactions with citizens — the kind of grassroots campaigning that won her the Democratic endorsement. Warren’s ground game has been so successful […]
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Mayoral candidate White talks about education
Alex White, the Green Party’s candidate for mayor, unveiled his education plan at a brief press conference yesterday. Given that White’s opponent, Democrat Lovely Warren, has made education the cornerstone of her campaign, White had to sa y something on the topic. But his plan is really a repackaged version of the Green Party’s fight […]
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Theories and questions for a post-Richards race
He’s still on the November ballot, on the Working Families and Independence lines, but Mayor Tom Richards ended his campaign for re-election on Tuesday, citing serious health issues of a family member. Presumably if he had won last week’s Democratic primary, Richards would have continued to the general election, facing the Green Party’s Alex White. […]
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Alex White wants to run for mayor
Any doubts about whether Alex White would run for office were immediately erased when he showed up at his press conference this afternoon wearing a button with his name on it and the slogan, “A Rochester for all of us.” White, a Rochester businessman, is seeking the Green Party endorsement to run for mayor (his […]
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WEEK AHEAD: White announcement; RCSD budget; State of the Union party; MCC decision day
Rochester businessman Alex White will make an announcement this afternoon regarding the 2013 elections. White, a member of the Green Party, has waged unsuccessful bids for Rochester mayor and City Council in the recent past. “There has been speculation as to my intentions for the local races this year,” White said in a press release. […]
