During yesterday’s mayoral debate on WROC-TV, challengers James Sheppard and Rachel Barnhart did their best to inflict serious damage on incumbent Lovely Warren. But whether you were undecided or were just leaning toward one of the three, it’s unlikely that the debate did much to sway your decision. For one thing, none of the three […]
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Feedback 9/6
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In Dem committee voting, Sheppard continues to lead
Former Rochester Police Chief James Sheppard has boosted his lead in his effort to win the Monroe County Democratic Committee’s designation for mayor. Sheppard won two of the three Democratic committees that voted last night on the mayoral nomination: the 21st and 23rd legislative district committees. Mayor Lovely Warren won the 24th district committee. Former […]
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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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Feedback 2/22
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Rochester needs real leadership
Guest commentary by mayoral candidate James Sheppard
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The risks we face in the next race for mayor
The last thing this community needs right now is major division among Rochester Democrats. But the division is there.
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Sheppard wants Reilich and COMIDA investigated
Democratic County Legislator James Sheppard wants Monroe County’s newly created public integrity office to step into a messy and odd political dispute in Irondequoit. But there’s a slight problem: the office isn’t up and running yet. County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo last week announced the start of a national search for the office’s director. In a […]
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Legislators approve county ethics office
Monroe County government will soon have a public integrity office. The County Legislature passed a measure to create the office by a vote of 28 to 1 last night. Democratic Legislator James Sheppard cast the only “no” vote. County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo introduced the integrity office proposal, and Republican Majority Leader Brian Marianetti later added […]
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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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Week Ahead: Education events, foreclosure report; village elections, new United Way chief, Zoo master plan
This post has been corrected. The City of Rochester, the Rochester City School District, and the United Negro College Fund will hold three events on Friday, March 20. The first is the “Historically Black Colleges and Universities College Fair” for area students in 11th and 12th grades. The students must register with their high school’s […]
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Feedback 1/28
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