Niagara County is in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census,the population was 212,666. The county seat is Lockport. The county name is from the Iroquois word Onguiaahra;meaning the strait or thunder of waters. The county is part of the Western New York region of the state.
William Edward Miller was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from New York as a Republican. During the 1964 presidential election,he was the Republican nominee for vice president,the first Catholic nominated for the office by the Republican Party.
The 2006 New York gubernatorial election took place on November 7,2006,to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of New York,concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections,then incumbent Republican governor George Pataki chose not to run for re-election in a fourth term. Democrat Eliot Spitzer,the New York Attorney General,won the election over former Republican state Assembly minority leader John Faso. As of 2024,this is the last time the Governor's office in New York changed partisan control. This was the first open-seat election since 1982. Primary elections were held on September 12. This is the last gubernatorial election where any of the following counties voted Democratic:Genesee,Chautauqua,Cattaraugus,Niagara,Fulton,Steuben,Tioga &Schoharie.
Michael W. Cole was a Republican member of the New York State Assembly representing the 142nd Assembly District,covering portions of Erie and Niagara Counties,from 2006 to 2008. He served on the Assembly Committees for Tourism,Arts and Sports Development,Higher Education,Local Governments,and Government Operations. He was also the ranking member of the Ethics and Guidance Committee. He is an attorney in Alden,New York,where he lives with his family.
Lot Clark was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Jane Lewis Corwin is an American politician and businesswoman who currently serves a Commissioner of the International Joint Commission for United States and Canada. She previously served as a Republican Party member of the New York State Assembly from 2009 to 2016. She represented the 144th Assembly District which covers parts of Erie and Niagara counties. Corwin was also the Republican Party nominee in the special election held on May 24,2011,to fill Western New York's 26th district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives previously held by Republican Chris Lee. She faced three other candidates in the election,losing to Democrat Kathy Hochul 47 percent to 42 percent.
A 2011 special election in New York's 26th congressional district was held on May 24,2011 to fill a seat in the U.S. Congress for New York's 26th congressional district. The seat had been vacated due to the February 2011 resignation of married Rep. Chris Lee,who left office amid a scandal involving flirtatious emails and a shirtless picture he sent to a woman he met on Craigslist. Four candidates competed in the election:Republican Assemblymember Jane Corwin;Democrat Erie County Clerk Kathy Hochul;Green Party candidate Ian Murphy,editor of the Buffalo Beast;and independent candidate Jack Davis,a businessman running on the Tea Party line. On Election Day,Hochul won an upset victory,prevailing over Corwin by a margin of 47.24%-42.28%;Davis received 8.99% of the vote.
The 45th New York State Legislature,consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly,met from January 2 to April 17,1822,during the fifth year of DeWitt Clinton's governorship,in Albany.
The 46th New York State Legislature,consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly,met from January 7 to April 24,1823,during the first year of Joseph C. Yates's governorship,in Albany.
The 48th New York State Legislature,consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly,met from January 4 to April 21,1825,during the first year of DeWitt Clinton's second tenure as Governor of New York,in Albany.
The 49th New York State Legislature,consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly,met from January 3 to April 18,1826,during the second year of DeWitt Clinton's second tenure as Governor of New York,in Albany.
The 2012 New York state elections took place on November 6,2012. These elections included the 2012 presidential election,an election to one U.S. Senate seat,and elections to all 27 New York congressional seats,all 63 seats in the New York State Senate,and all 150 seats in the New York State Assembly.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014,to elect the 27 U.S. representatives from the state of New York,one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections,including the governor,attorney general,and comptroller of New York.
Raymond W. Walter is an American politician. A Republican,he served as a member of the New York State Assembly representing Assembly District 146,which comprises the Towns of Amherst in Erie County and Pendleton in Niagara County.
The 141st New York State Legislature,consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly,met from January 2 to April 13,1918,during the fourth year of Charles S. Whitman's governorship,in Albany.
The 144th New York State Legislature,consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly,met from January 5 to April 16,1921,during the first year of Nathan L. Miller's governorship,in Albany.
The 159th New York State Legislature,consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly,met from January 1 to May 13,1936,during the fourth year of Herbert H. Lehman's governorship,in Albany.
Angelo J. Morinello is the Assembly member for the 145th District of the New York State Assembly. He is a Republican. The district includes Niagara Falls,North Tonawanda as well as Lewiston in Erie and Niagara counties.
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.
New York's 144th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Michael Norris since 2017. In 2024,he announced he would not seek re-election.
