Erie County Democratic Committee Chair and Board of Elections Commissioner Jeremy Zellner says he will be stepping down from his role as commissioner in January for a run in the state senate, hoping to secure the democratic nomination for New York State Senate for the 61st District, which is the district newly elected Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan previously represented.
Voters in the Lockport-based 12th Legislative District appear to be sticking with Carla Speranza, who defeated her challenger, former legislator Will Collins, in the Tuesday election, according to unofficial results posted by the county Board of Elections.
Shawn Lavin has declared victory in the Amherst supervisor election, a promotion from the deputy supervisor role he is currently in.
Republican mayor John White appears to have been unseated by Democrat William Strassburg in the City of Tonawanda.
Code Blue is in effect through 8 a.m. Thursday (Nov. 6) in the city of Lockport due to forecasted overnight below-freezing temperatures, the City Clerk’s office announced. Any homeless person or individual without home heating may go directly to the Salvation Army, 50 Cottage St., between 8 and 10 p.m. for shelter