Erie County is a county along the shore of Lake Erie in western New York State. As of the 2020 census,the population was 954,236. The county seat is Buffalo,which makes up about 28% of the county's population. Both the county and Lake Erie were named for the regional Iroquoian language-speaking Erie tribe of Native Americans,who lived in the area before 1654. They were later pushed out by the more powerful Iroquoian nations tribes.
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.
The Diocese of Buffalo is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church headquartered in Buffalo,New York,United States. It is a suffragan diocese within the metropolitan province of the Archdiocese of New York. The Diocese of Buffalo includes eight counties in Western New York State. The Buffalo Diocese was established in 1847. From the Diocese of Buffalo,the Diocese of Rochester was created in 1868.
Alfred "Al" Coppola is a former state senator and politician in New York. A resident of Buffalo,New York,Coppola is a long time political figure in the city,who served briefly as the 57th District member in the New York Senate at the turn of the 21st century.
Kevin P. Gaughan is an attorney and an advocate of government reform,in particular for the establishment of regional government and regional consciousness within the Buffalo-Niagara region,which encompasses the cities of Buffalo,New York and Niagara Falls,New York,their suburbs and surrounding rural areas.
Bishop Timon –St. Jude High School is a Roman Catholic Franciscan high school for young men administered and staffed by the Order of Friars Minor located in South Buffalo,New York. Bishop Timon High School,as it was originally known,was founded in 1946 by the Franciscan Friars.
The Buffalo Common Council is the legislative branch of the city of Buffalo,New York government. It is a representative assembly,with one elected member from each of nine districts:Niagara,Delaware,Masten,Ellicott,Lovejoy,Fillmore,North,University,and South. In the past,the Common Council also had as many as five at-large members and a Council President who were elected citywide. Each council seat is elected for a four-year term,with elections occurring during off-years,between mid-term elections and presidential elections.
South Buffalo is a neighborhood that makes up the southern third of the City of Buffalo,New York. Traditionally known for its large Irish-American community,this community also has a strong presence of various other nationalities. The once-heavily industrialized district was home to many steel mills,automotive parts manufacturers,petroleum refineries,foundries,and machine shops. However,due to increasing deindustrialization and rising unemployment,the area has experienced growing problems with poverty and population decline.
Mark J. F. Schroeder is an American politician who currently serves as the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles.
The Monsignor Martin Athletic Association is an athletic league founded in 1948 and comprising Catholic high schools and two private secular schools. Member schools compete for the Supremacy Cup,awarded to the school in each division that wins the most championships during a school year.
A mayoral election took place in Buffalo,New York on November 3,2009. Incumbent Democratic mayor Byron Brown won re-election to a second term.
Steven Pankow was an American businessman and politician. A Democrat,he was most notable for his service as mayor of Buffalo,New York from 1954 to 1957.
Timothy M. Kennedy is an American politician from New York. He is currently a Democratic member of the New York State Senate,representing the 63rd District since January 2013. He previously represented the 58th District from 2011 to 2013.
Michael P. "Mickey" Kearns is an American politician who serves as Clerk of Erie County,New York. Kearns previously represented the 142nd New York State Assembly District,which spans South Buffalo,half of the city of Lackawanna,West Seneca and Orchard Park,from 2012 to 2017;he has also served on the Buffalo Common Council. Kearns was elected Erie County Clerk in a 2017 special election.
The 2013 election for Mayor of Buffalo,New York took place on November 5,2013. Two-term incumbent Democrat Byron Brown won reelection,defeating Republican Sergio Rodriguez.
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.
Erik T. Bohen is an American politician. A former member of the New York State Assembly,he represented the 142nd district;this district includes South Buffalo,the City of Lackawanna,and the towns of West Seneca and Orchard Park. Bohen was elected to the Assembly in an April 24,2018,special election,but was defeated in his bid for a full term on November 6,2018. He is notable for having won election to the Assembly on the Republican line despite being an enrolled Democrat.
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.
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.
Joseph C. Lorigo is an American politician and jurist. A Conservative,he served as a member of the Erie County,New York Legislature,representing Legislative District 10,which comprises rural towns in southeastern Erie County and the first-ring Buffalo suburb of West Seneca. He currently serves as a justice on the New York State Supreme Court.
