Dave Garretson, who for the past four years has served as Greece town Democratic leader, is the new chair of the Monroe County Democratic Committee. But the real excitement happened before the vote took place. Garretson was elected to the post during the Dems’ annual organizational meeting tonight. He beat Rochester for Obama organizer Ken […]
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Warner may withdraw from Democratic chair race
Ken Warner may be ending his controversial bid for chair of the Monroe County Democratic Committee. Today, Warner sent an e-mail to at least some committee members announcing his decision. He’s retiring from Unicon, a collaboration of the local construction industry and building trades, at the end of the month. And he says in his […]
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Race for Democratic party leader gets weird
Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren does not want Ken Warner to lead the Monroe County Democratic Committee. She even outlined her opposition in a letter to some party members this week. (Current party chair Joe Morelle is stepping down in September.) Warner, who is retiring as executive director of the local construction and building trades group […]
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Primaries unlikely to ease tensions for Democrats
The 29th Legislative District in Northeast Rochester may be the epicenter of this year’s primary elections. The district has more Democratic primaries than any other part of Monroe County. Primary elections will be held on Tuesday, September 9. There’s a three-way City Court contest between William Gargan, Michael Lopez, and Leticia Astacio in the 29th. […]
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Obscure elections with high stakes
The Monroe County Democratic Party has a long history of internal power struggles and racial tensions. And this year, the divisions are playing out in an unprecedented number of contested elections for committee seats.
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Morelle won’t seek re-election as Democratic chair
Joe Morelle will step down as chair of the Monroe County Democratic Committee when his term expires in September. He announced his decision at a press conference this morning. “It’s really time to allow this organization to grow in a different way,” Morelle said. A new leader will be chosen after he steps down. Morelle became […]
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Week Ahead: MCDC convention, Bike Week continues
UPDATE, Monday, May 13, 1:20 p.m.: Hearing from a couple of sources that the race for City Council endorsements will be less exciting than we thought. Two Democratic insiders say all five City Council incumbents have locked up the endorsement of the party by winning a majority of the citywide weighted vote. ORIGINAL BLOG: The […]
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[UPDATED] Democrats endorse Tom Richards
UPDATE#2, Wednesday, April 24, 9:30 a.m.: Monroe County Democratic Committee chair Joe Morelle sent out a press release last night, responding to the statement from Warren’s camp. His statement follows Warren’s at the end of this blog. UPDATE, Tuesday, April 23, 4:15 p.m.: Lovely Warren’s campaign has responded to the MCDC’s endorsement of Tom Richards. […]
