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Slaughter’s foes

It looks like House Representative Louise Slaughter, who represents the 25th Congressional District, could face at least two opponents in her bid for re-election this year. Gates Supervisor Mark Assini, a Republican, and Marine Corps veteran Tim Dean, who plans to run as an independent, both say they plan to take on the well-known and […]

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Assini announces Congressional bid

 Gates Supervisor Mark Assini, a Republican, officially announced his candidacy for the 25th Congressional District last night. And in a somewhat subtle way, Democrat Louise Slaughter confirmed she’ll be running for re-election. Just before the start of Assini’s 5:30 p.m. announcement at the Italian American Community Center in Gates, Slaughter’s campaign office sent out this […]

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