Oneida County is a county in the state of New York,United States. As of February 26,2024,the population was 226,654. The county seat is Utica. The name is in honor of the Oneida,one of the Five Nations of the Iroquois League or Haudenosaunee,which had long occupied this territory at the time of European encounter and colonization. The federally recognized Oneida Indian Nation has had a reservation in the region since the late 18th century,after the American Revolutionary War. The county is part of the Mohawk Valley region of the state.
Utica is a city in the Mohawk Valley and the county seat of Oneida County,New York,United States. The tenth-most-populous city in New York State,its population was 65,283 in the 2020 U.S. Census. Located on the Mohawk River at the foot of the Adirondack Mountains,it is approximately 95 mi (153 km) west-northwest of Albany,55 mi (89 km) east of Syracuse and 240 mi (386 km) northwest of New York City. Utica and the nearby city of Rome anchor the Utica–Rome Metropolitan Statistical Area comprising all of Oneida and Herkimer Counties.
John J. Zogby is an American public opinion pollster,author,and public speaker. He is founder of the Zogby poll,and the Zogby International poll. Besides his profile in politics,he has also become a figure in popular culture,and he is the subject of a 2024 documentary,"People,Not Numbers," based on his working principle,"I poll people,not numbers."
The Adirondack Bank Center at the Utica Memorial Auditorium is a 3,860-seat multi-purpose arena in Utica,New York,with a capacity of 5,700 for concerts. Nicknamed the Aud,it is the home arena of the Utica Comets,the AHL affiliate of the NHL's New Jersey Devils,and Utica City FC of the Major Arena Soccer League.
Leatherstocking Council is the Boy Scouts of America council which serves Herkimer,Oneida,Schoharie,and Madison counties as well as part of Hamilton,Otsego,Delaware and Lewis counties in the state of New York.
The Observer-Dispatch is a newspaper serving the Utica-Rome metropolitan area in Central New York,circulating in Oneida County,Herkimer County,and parts of Madison County. Based in Utica,New York,the publication is owned by Gannett.
New York State Route 49 (NY 49) is an east–west state highway in central New York in the United States. It runs for just over 64 miles (103 km) from an intersection with NY 3 in the town of Volney in Oswego County,New York to an interchange with Interstate 790 (I-790),NY 5,NY 8 and NY 12 in the city of Utica in Oneida County. The route follows a generally northwest–southeast alignment between the two points,passing along the north shore of Oneida Lake and directly serving the city of Rome. As NY 49 heads east,it connects to several highways of regional importance,such as I-81 in the village of Central Square and NY 13 in the town of Vienna. Most of NY 49 is a two-lane surface road;however,the section between Rome and Utica is a freeway known as the Utica–Rome Expressway.
Michael Angelo Arcuri is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for New York's 24th congressional district from 2007 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He lost re-election on November 2,2010,to Republican Richard L. Hanna.
Donald Jerome Mitchell represented New York in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1983.
Raymond A. "Ray" Meier was born on October 23,1952,in Rome,New York,to Alfred and Irene Meier. Mr. Meier served as a Republican in the New York State Senate representing New York's 47th district for five terms. The 47th Senate district comprises Lewis County as well as portions of St. Lawrence and Oneida counties.
Joseph A. "Joe" Griffo is an American politician serving as a member of the New York Senate from the 53rd district since 2023,and the 47th district from 2007-2022. The 53rd district includes parts of Chenango,Oneida,and Madison Counties. Prior to his election to the Senate,Griffo served as mayor of Rome,New York and as Oneida County executive. A Republican,Griffo serves as deputy minority leader of the State Senate.
Claudia L. Tenney is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 24th congressional district since 2023. Previously,she represented the 22nd district from 2017 to 2019 and from 2021 to 2023,and sat in the New York State Assembly from 2011 to 2016. A member of the Republican Party,Tenney is an outspoken supporter of former president Donald Trump.
Anthony Joseph Brindisi is an American lawyer and politician from the state of New York. He serves as a United States district judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. Brindisi served as the U.S. representative from New York's 22nd congressional district from 2019 to 2021. He represented New York's 119th Assembly District from 2011 to 2019.
Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) is a non-profit health system providing services to residents of the Mohawk Valley in Central New York. It was created in 2014 as an affiliation of Faxton St. Luke's Healthcare and St. Elizabeth Medical Center. In October 2023,MVHS moved all acute care beds and emergency services to a new hospital,the Wynn Hospital,in downtown Utica.
Rufus Pasquale "Rufie" Elefante was an American political boss from Utica,New York. Originally a Republican,who worked as a trucker,Elefante rose to power during the late 1920s. Though he never held public office,he came to control the Democratic political machine in Utica,which dominated Utica politics from the 1930s through the 1950s. Although the machine oversaw a period of economic stability for Utica,its tolerance of organized crime led to widespread corruption and vice,giving Utica the nickname "Sin City". Elefante was the most powerful figure in Oneida County during his time,and is still regarded as the Utica politician with the largest legacy. He remains a very controversial figure in Utica politics.
The Utica City School District is a public school district with boundaries coterminous with those of the city of Utica,New York,United States. It is a highly diverse urban district,having 69% racial minority students and 17% students who are English language learners in 2017. It is part of Oneida-Herkimer-Madison BOCES and the Conference of Big 5 School Districts,a conference of the largest urban school districts in New York State.
Jedediah Sanger was the founder of the town of New Hartford,New York,United States. He was a native of Sherborn,Massachusetts,and the ninth child of Richard and Deborah Sanger,a prominent colonial New England family. During the Revolutionary War he attained the rank of 1st Lieutenant having fought in the Battles of Lexington and Concord,the Battle of Bunker Hill,the Siege of Boston (1776),and during the New York Campaign.
Brian D. Miller is an American politician and mechanical engineer,currently representing the 122nd District in the New York State Assembly. The district includes portions of Herkimer,Madison,Oneida,and Otsego counties.
The 2020 election in New York's 22nd congressional district was part of the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in the state. The major-party candidates were Democratic incumbent Anthony Brindisi and Republican Claudia Tenney,with a third-party candidate,Libertarian Keith Price,also participating. In the 2018 House race in this district,Brindisi unseated the freshman incumbent Tenney by a margin of less than 1 percent. The rematch was expected to be just as competitive.
New York's 119th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Marianne Buttenschon since 2018,replacing Anthony Brindisi.
