Matters of Opinion

The Buffalo News endorsement interviews with Erie County Legislature, County Clerk and Assembly candidates have been boiled down from 30 minutes to short clips. Similar to the Common Council candidate interviews a few months ago.

As always, the candidates are giving their reasons why they should be seated for the first time and incumbents are stating their case as to why they should be re-elected. Of course, the interesting twist in the legislative arena is the reapportionment and downsizing, in addition to open seats in both the County Clerk office and an Assembly seat vacated by James P. Hayes, R-Amherst, who took a job in the private sector.

Dawn Marie Bracely/editorial writer

Assembly

Craig R. Bucki




Raymond Walter

County Clerk

Chris Jacobs



Maria R. Whyte

Erie County Legislature

District 1: Timothy Hogues

District 1: Barbara Miller-Williams


District 4: Kevin Hardwick



District 4: Jeremy Zellner




District 5: Thomas A. Loughran



District 5: Shelly Schratz




District 6: Edward Rath III



District 6: Toni L. Vazquez




District 8: Terrence D. McCracken



District 8: Michael Cole




District 9: Lynne Dixon



District 9: Jonathan Gorman




District 10: Christina W. Bove



District 10: Joseph Lorigo