Monroe County is a county in the Finger Lakes region of the U.S. state of New York,along Lake Ontario's southern shore. As of 2022,the population was 752,035,according to Census Bureau estimates. Its county seat and largest city is 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.
Dorothy Louise Slaughter was an American politician elected to 16 terms as a United States Representative from New York,serving from 1987 until her death in 2018. She served as the Dean of the New York Congressional Delegation for the last few terms as Congresswoman before her death.
Robert John Duffy is a former American law enforcement officer and politician who served as the lieutenant governor of New York from 2011 to 2014. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as the 65th Mayor of Rochester,New York from 2006 to 2010.
Fairport High School (FHS) is a public high school serving the tenth through twelfth grades in the Village of Fairport and most of the Town of Perinton,New York. It is part of the Fairport Central School District. The Principal,as of the end of the 2014-2015 school year,is Robert Clark following his time as an Assistant Principal.
George Bradshaw Kelly was an American politician from New York. He served one term in the United States House of Representatives from 1937 to 1939.
Bill Gray's is a chain of restaurants based in Webster,New York that currently has 14 restaurants in the Rochester area in western New York,including seven tap room-style restaurants,and one tavern-style grill named Flaherty's. Ten of these locations also sell Abbott's Frozen Custard.
Penfield High School (PHS) is a public high school in Penfield,New York,United States. It offers a comprehensive curriculum for students in grades 9–12.
Tom Wahl's is a chain of fast-food restaurants based in the Rochester,New York area that currently has several restaurants around the Finger Lakes region. USA Today named it one of "51 great burger joints across the USA" in 2010.
The East Rochester Union Free School District is a public school district in New York State that serves approximately 1,200 students in the Town/Village of East Rochester and portions of the towns of Penfield,Perinton and Pittsford in Monroe County,with over 200 employees and an operating budget of $23 million.
The Fairport Central School District is a public school district in New York State that serves approximately 5,800 students in most of the town of Perinton and the village of Fairport in Monroe County,with about 1,200 employees and an operating budget of $127.0 million.
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.
Merton Elmer Lewis was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 51st Attorney General of New York state.
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.
Sean T. Hanna is an American politician who represented the 130th district in the New York State Assembly from 2011 to 2012. His district included portions of Livingston,Monroe and Ontario Counties.
Edward M. O'Brien is an American politician who served in the New York State Senate in 2013 and 2014,representing District 55.
The Rochester Mayoral Election of 2017 was an election to determine who will hold the office of Mayor of Rochester,New York in the upcoming term. The election took place on November 7,2017. Incumbent mayor Lovely Warren was elected to a second term in office.
A special election for New York's 25th congressional district was held following the death of U.S. Representative Louise Slaughter. Democrat Joseph Morelle defeated Republican Jim Maxwell on November 6,2018.
Elections to the New York State Assembly were held on November 3,2020 in the U.S. state of New York. The elections were part of the biennial elections in the United States,with elections for the State Senate,the U.S. House,and U.S. president being held on the same day. Primary elections were held on June 23.
Jennifer Lunsford is an American Democratic Party politician,lawyer,and community volunteer who currently represents New York State Assembly district 135,which includes parts of Monroe County.
