James Donald Griffin was an American politician who served in the New York State Senate and then for 16 years as the Mayor of Buffalo,New York (1978–93). He later returned to public life serving as a member of the Buffalo Common Council.
Paul Tokasz is an American politician from New York. He represented District 143 which comprises the towns of Lancaster,and Cheektowaga,and villages of Depew,Lancaster and Sloan,from 1988 to 2006.
Robin Schimminger is an American politician from the state of New York. A Democrat,Schimminger represented District 140 in the New York State Assembly from 1977 to 2020.
Mark J. F. Schroeder is an American politician who currently serves as the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles.
Christopher Carl Collins is an American politician and businessman who served as the U.S. representative for New York's 27th congressional district from 2013 until his resignation in 2019. Collins was elected Erie County Executive in 2007 and held that position for one term. A member of the Republican Party,Collins was the first sitting U.S. Representative to endorse Donald Trump for President of the United States in 2016,and he served on Trump's first presidential transition team. He resigned his seat in 2019 and afterwards pleaded guilty to insider trading and lying to the FBI.
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.
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 74th New York State Legislature,consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly,met from January 7 to July 11,1851,during the first year of Washington Hunt's governorship,in Albany.
The 120th New York State Legislature,consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly,met from January 6 to April 24,1897,during the first year of Frank S. Black's governorship,in Albany.
The 124th New York State Legislature,consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly,met from January 2 to April 23,1901,during the first year of Benjamin B. Odell Jr.'s governorship,in Albany.
The 126th New York State Legislature,consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly,met from January 7 to April 23,1903,during the third year of Benjamin B. Odell Jr.'s governorship,in Albany.
The 128th New York State Legislature,consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly,met from January 4 to July 20,1905,during the first year of Frank W. Higgins's governorship,in Albany.
The 143rd New York State Legislature,consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly,met from January 7 to September 1920,during the second year of Al Smith'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.
The 171st New York State Legislature,consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly,met from January 9,1957,to March 26,1958,during the third and fourth years of W. Averell Harriman's governorship,in Albany.
The 190th New York State Legislature,consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly,met from January 6,1993,to December 31,1994,during the eleventh and twelfth years of Mario Cuomo's governorship,in Albany.
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.
Jeffrey M. Conrad is an American politician who served on the Buffalo Common Council from the South District from April 2005 until January 2006. Conrad ran unsuccessfully for an at-large seat on the Buffalo Public Schools Board of Education in 2019.
Patrick B. Burke is an American politician who serves in the New York State Assembly from the 142nd district,which represents South Buffalo,the City of Lackawanna,and the towns of West Seneca and Orchard Park. Burke is a South Buffalo native.
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.
