Jamestown is a city in southern Chautauqua County,in the U.S. state of New York. The population was 28,712 at the 2020 census. Situated between Lake Erie to the north and the Allegheny National Forest to the south,Jamestown is the largest population center in the county. Nearby Chautauqua Lake is a freshwater resource used by fishermen,boaters,and naturalists.
George Elmer Pataki is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 53rd governor of New York from 1995 to 2006. An attorney by profession,Pataki was elected mayor of his hometown of Peekskill,New York,and went on to be elected to the State Assembly and the State Senate.
Mario Matthew Cuomo was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 52nd governor of New York for three terms,from 1983 to 1994. A member of the Democratic Party,Cuomo previously served as the lieutenant governor of New York from 1979 to 1982 and the secretary of State of New York from 1975 to 1978. He was the father of former New York governor Andrew Cuomo and former CNN news anchor Christopher Cuomo.
The Conservative Party of New York State is an American political party founded in 1962 following conservative dissatisfaction with the Republican Party in New York. Running on the Conservative Party line,James L. Buckley won election to the U.S. Senate in 1970 and served for one term. Since 2010,the party has held "Row C" on New York ballots—the third-place ballot position,directly below the Democratic and Republican parties—because it received the third-highest number of votes of any political party in the 2010,2014 and 2018 New York gubernatorial elections. The party is known for its strategy of attempting to influence the Republican Party in a more conservative direction.
The Jamestown Jammers were a minor league baseball team based in Jamestown,New York from 1994 until 2014. The team was the Short-Season A classification affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates and played in the New York–Penn League. The team played all of their home games at Russell Diethrick Park.
Byron William Brown II is an American politician who is the current mayor of Buffalo,New York. He has served as Buffalo's 62nd mayor since January 2006,the City's first African-American mayor and longest serving mayor. He previously served Western New York as a member of the New York State Senate and Buffalo Common Council. He is the first African-American politician elected to the New York State Senate to represent a district outside New York City and the first member of any minority race to represent a majority white New York State Senate district.
Arthur O. Eve is a retired American politician who served as a Democratic member of the New York State Assembly (1967–2002) and Deputy Speaker of the Assembly (1979–2002) representing districts in Buffalo,New York. He was the first Dominican-American elected to public office in the United States,and the first African American to win a Buffalo mayoral Democratic primary but was defeated in the following mayoral election.
Buffalo,New York's government is run by a democratically elected mayor and council of nine members.
The 2010 New York gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday,November 2,2010. Incumbent Democratic Governor David Paterson,elected as lieutenant governor in 2006 as the running mate of Eliot Spitzer,initially ran for a full term but dropped out of the race. Democratic New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo defeated Republican Carl Paladino to become the next governor of New York.
David A. "Dave" Franczyk is a councilmember of the Buffalo Common Council,which is the representative legislative branch of the government of Buffalo,New York. He is also a former Liberal Party and Democratic Party nominee for the United States House of Representatives.
Paul A. Dyster is an American politician who served as the 30th mayor of Niagara Falls,New York,from 2008 to 2019. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Kathleen Hochul is an American politician serving as the 57th governor of New York since August 24,2021. A member of the Democratic Party,she is New York's first female governor,as well as the first governor from Upstate New York since Nathan L. Miller became New York's governor in 1920.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held on Tuesday,November 6,2012 to elect the twenty-seven U.S. representatives from the state,one from each of the state's twenty seven congressional districts,a loss of two seats following the 2010 United States Census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including a quadrennial presidential election,and a U.S. Senate election. The two existing districts that were eliminated were District 9,held by Republican Rep. Bob Turner,and District 22,held by retiring Democratic Rep. Maurice Hinchey.
The 2014 New York gubernatorial election took place on November 4,2014. Incumbent Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo sought re-election to a second term in office,though incumbent Lieutenant Governor Robert Duffy did not seek re-election. Cuomo and his running mate,former U.S. Representative Kathy Hochul,won contested primaries,while Republican Rob Astorino,the Westchester County Executive,and his running mate were unopposed for their party's nomination. Astorino and Moss were also cross-nominated by the Conservative Party and the Stop Common Core Party.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014 to elect the 27 U.S. representatives from the state of New York,one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections,including the Governor of New York,Attorney General of New York,and Comptroller of New York.
The 2015 United States elections were held on Tuesday,November 3. The off-year election included a special election for Speaker of the House. There were also gubernatorial and state legislative elections in a few states;as well as numerous citizen initiatives,mayoral races,and a variety of other local offices on the ballot.
The 2005 Buffalo Mayoral Election took place on November 8,2005. After incumbent Anthony M. Masiello,a Democrat,announced on April 29,2005 that he would not seek a fourth term as mayor,a field of several Democratic candidates emerged,from which New York State Senator Byron Brown emerged victorious in the primary election. In the general election,Brown went on to defeat Republican challenger Kevin Helfer,former member of the Buffalo Common Council for the University District,as well as two minor-party candidates. Buffalo's 2005 mayoral election is notable as the first in the city to be won by an African-American candidate.
The 2018 New York Attorney General election took place on November 6,2018. New York City Public Advocate Letitia James,a Democrat,was elected. James is the first woman and the first African-American to be elected New York Attorney General.
The 2021 Buffalo mayoral election was held on November 2,2021. Democratic Mayor Byron Brown won his fifth-term in office as a write-in candidate. Brown's victory marked the first time since 1985 that Buffalo did not elect the Democratic nominee for mayor.
The 2022 New York Attorney General election was held on November 8,2022. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Letitia James was eligible for re-election,however originally decided to run for Governor of New York in 2022. On December 9,2021,however,James suspended her gubernatorial campaign and announced that she would seek re-election as attorney general. Republicans nominated Michael Henry,an attorney from Queens. James defeated Henry by a margin of 9.2%,a massive underperformance from her 27.2% victory in 2018.
