Byron William Brown II is an American politician who served as the 62nd mayor of Buffalo,New York from 2006 until his resignation in 2024. He was the city's first African-American mayor and longest-serving mayor of Buffalo. 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. He announced in a September press conference that he would resign as mayor of Buffalo sometime in October. Brown's resignation took effect on October 15,2024,with Christopher Scanlon serving as acting mayor until the next mayoral election in 2025.
The Diocese of Buffalo is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Western New York in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese within the metropolitan province of the Archdiocese of New York.
Dennis T. Gorski was an American politician in New York and a Marine. A resident of Cheektowaga,New York,Gorski served as County Executive of Erie County,New York,which includes Buffalo and many of its suburbs. He was the first Democrat-elected Erie County Executive and the first Erie County Executive elected to three four-year terms. Gorski was an Erie County Legislator and a member of the New York State Assembly prior to three-term service as county executive. During his second term as County Executive,he ran for Congress to succeed Democrat Henry Nowak,but he was defeated in the general election by Republican Jack Quinn.
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.
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 Martin Kennedy is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for New York's 26th congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party,he was elected in the April 2024 special election to finish the remainder of Brian Higgins's term in the 118th United States Congress. Prior to his congressional tenure,Kennedy served in the New York State Senate from 2011 to 2024.
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.
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 was formerly the chair of 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 was 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.
Christopher P. Scanlon is an American politician who is the current acting mayor of Buffalo,New York. He is Buffalo's 63rd mayor,having served since October 15,2024 after succeeding Byron Brown.
