[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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Barnhart responds to CITY’s Assembly endorsement
CITY Newspaper has endorsed my opponent in a piece that strongly suggests the outcome was predetermined. It’s regrettable that CITY has not done a single story objectively covering this race. Instead, readers will only see an endorsement article. The article quotes an ardent supporter of Harry Bronson. No one supporting me was quoted, though the […]
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Barnhart files to run against Bronson
Rachel Barnhart is in. This afternoon, she confirmed that she’s filed paperwork with the state Board of Elections to run for the 138th Assembly District, which means she’s pursuing a Democratic primary against the incumbent, Harry Bronson. Barnhart left her job as anchor at WROC channel 8 last month, fueling speculation that she planned to […]
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Candidates come forward
Monroe County voters are getting a better idea of who will be on the ballot in the September primary and the November general election. The deadline to fill petitions to run for office passed last week. The four district seats are up on City Council this year, as are four city school board seats. In […]
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Dems pick candidates
The Monroe County Democratic Committee unanimously endorsed Sandy Frankel for county executive during a relatively smooth nominating convention tonight. The only drama came during voting on city school board candidates, which required a second round of balloting. Ultimately, the four endorsed candidates were Liz Hallmark, Malik Evans, Mary Adams, and Matthew McDermott. Hallmark and Evans […]
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Gates Dems announce candidates
Republican Gates Town Supervisor Mark Assini almost pulled off a stunning upset In last year’s Congressional elections. He finished less than 900 votes behind Representative Louise Slaughter — a Democratic powerhouse. Assini has been upfront about his desire to take on Slaughter again in the future, but this year he is up for re-election as […]
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Frankel, GOP trade barbs
Former Brighton Supervisor Sandra Frankel says that her political career has followed a pattern: the first time she runs for an office, she loses, but the second time, she wins. That was the case when she ran for Brighton school board, and then when she ran for Brighton supervisor — a job she held for […]
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GOP responds to Styk switch
The Monroe County Republican Party says that Legislator Dorothy Styk defected to the Democrats because she lost support in her local committee, and she faced a challenge from another candidate. “In just over a year, Dorothy’s weak performance as county legislator caused the Perinton Republican Committee to lack confidence in her ability to support lower […]
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Styk defects, joins Legislature Dems
County Legislature Democrats have poached a member of the Republican caucus. This morning, Democrats announced that Republican Legislator Dorothy Styk will switch her party enrollment and will caucus will their side. That means that Democrats will control 11 of the Legislature’s 29 seats. Styk, whose district covers parts of Perinton and East Rochester, was appointed […]
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Frankel, Bronson, and Andrews emerge as possible county exec candidates
A handful of Democrats have been mentioned in party circles as potential county executive candidates. And three have openly acknowledged their interest: former Brighton Supervisor Sandra Frankel, County Legislature Democratic leader Carrie Andrews, and state Assembly member Harry Bronson. Frankel, so far, is the only Democrat to definitively say that she’s running. Andrews is weighing […]
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Sheppard wins Democratic committee endorsement
Former Rochester Police Chief James Sheppard will run for Monroe County Legislature with the backing of the 23rd Legislative District Democratic Committee.
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Spaull announces reelection campaign
City Council member Elaine Spaull sent out a brief announcement this morning saying she’ll seek reelection. Spaull, a Democrat, has held the East District seat on City Council since 2007. The district includes part of downtown stretches through several east side neighborhoods. “By many significant measurements, the East quadrant of our city has made great progress […]
