Monroe County is a county in the Finger Lakes region of the State of New York. The county is along Lake Ontario's southern shore. As of the 2022 census estimates,Monroe County's population was 752,035,a decrease since the 2020 census. Its county seat and largest city is the city of Rochester. The county is named after James Monroe,the fifth president of the United States. Monroe County is part of the Rochester,NY Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Brighton is a town in Monroe County,New York,United States. The population was 37,137 at the 2020 census.
Irondequoit is a town in Monroe County,New York,United States. As of 2019,the coterminous town-CDP had a total population of 50,055. Irondequoit is a suburb of the city of Rochester,lying just north and east of the city limits. The name is of Iroquois origin and means "where the land meets the water".
Greece is a town in Monroe County,New York,United States. A suburb of Rochester,New York,it is the largest town by population in Monroe County,and the second-largest municipality by population in the county,behind only the City of Rochester. As of April,2020,the town has a population of 96,926.
Pittsford is an incorporated town in Monroe County,New York. A suburb of Rochester,its population was 30,617 at the time of the 2020 census.
The results of elections in the state of New York have tended to be more Democratic-leaning than in most of the United States,with in recent decades a solid majority of Democratic voters,concentrated in New York City and some of its suburbs,including Westchester County,Rockland County and Long Island's Nassau county,and in the cities of Buffalo,Rochester,Syracuse,Albany,and Ithaca.
Brian M. Kolb is an American politician who served as a member of the New York State Assembly for the 131st district from 2000 to 2021. Kolb also served as minority leader from 2009 to 2020.
Stephen J. Minarik III was a New York State political figure who served as the chairman of the Monroe County,New York,and New York State Republican Committees.
Joseph D. Morelle is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 25th congressional district since 2018. A Democrat,he was formerly a member of the New York State Assembly representing the 136th Assembly district,which includes eastern portions of the City of Rochester and the Monroe County suburbs of Irondequoit and Brighton. Speaker Sheldon Silver appointed him as majority leader of the New York State Assembly in January 2013 and Morelle served as acting speaker in the Speaker's absence. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives for New York's 25th congressional district in November 2018 following the death of longtime Representative Louise Slaughter.
James S. "Jim" Alesi is a retired politician who served as New York State Senator for the 55th district,representing parts of Monroe County from 1997 to 2012. A Republican,Alesi previously served in the Monroe County Legislature and in the New York State Assembly. Following his 2012 retirement from the Senate,Alesi has served on the state's Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board and on the Public Service Commission.
Robert L. King is an American higher education leader and former Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education at the U.S. Department of Education. He previously served as president of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education. Other notable positions include having served Monroe County,New York Executive and as Chancellor of the State University of New York. On July 11,2019,He was confirmed by the United States Senate as Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
Nicholas J. Pirro,Jr. is a New York politician most notable for having served as county executive of Onondaga County,New York.
Mary Ellen Jones is an educator and politician most notable for having served as New York State Senator. She is a Democrat.
Raffaele "Ralph" E. Quattrociocchi was a 20th-century politician most notable for having served as New York State Senator. He was a Democrat for most of his political career.
Harry B. Bronson is an attorney and politician from Rochester,New York who serves as a member of the New York State Assembly. A former member of the Monroe County legislature,he was elected to the Assembly in 2010. He is a Democrat.
Mark C. Johns is an American politician who represents District 8 in the Monroe County Legislature. He formerly represented District 135 in the New York State Assembly,which includes the towns and villages of East Rochester,Penfield and Webster,and Fairport,in the eastern suburbs of Rochester. He is a member of the Republican Party.
William R. Nojay was an American politician and member of the New York State Assembly. He represented the 133rd Assembly District,which includes parts of Steuben and Monroe counties and all of Livingston County.
Peter Lawrence is an American politician who served as a member of the New York State Assembly from 2015 to 2021. A Republican,he represented Hilton,Spencerport and Greece in Monroe County.
Nicholas A. Langworthy is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 23rd district since 2023. He also chairs the New York State Republican Committee. Langworthy was named chair of the committee in July 2019 after having chaired the Erie County,New York Republican Committee since 2010. He is the youngest state chair in party history.
Jeremy Cooney is an American politician from the state of New York. A Democrat,Cooney represents the 56th district of the New York State Senate,covering parts of the City of Rochester,the Town of Brighton,and the western suburbs of Monroe County. His term of office began on January 1,2021.
