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[LISTEN/WATCH] 2022 New York State Assembly Candidates Debate: Andy Goodell and Sandra Lewis

WRFA Radio — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 16:14:59 +0000

A 60-minute debate featuring the two candidates for the New York State Assembly’s 150th District: Andrew Goodell (R) and Sandra Lewis (D).

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WRFARadio · 2022 State Assembly Candidates Debate 150th District – Andrew Goodell And Sandra Lewis

The debate was held on Thursday, Oct. 13 at the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts inside the 3rd Floor Multimedia Room. It was moderated by WRFA’s Julia Ciesla-Hanley and also involved questions from participating media members – Terry Frank (Media One Radio / WJTN) and Justin Gould (WNY News Now), along with Ciesla-Hanley. There was also an opportunity for each candidate to ask one question to each of their two respective opponents.

Funding for the debate was made possible through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

WRFA-LP to Host State Assembly Candidates Debate on Thursday, Oct. 13

WRFA Radio — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 13:43:41 +0000

JAMESTOWN, NY – On Thursday, October 13, WRFA-LP – in conjunction with other participating media members – will present a 60-minute debate featuring the two candidates for the New York State Assembly’s 150th District: Andrew Goodell (R) and Sandra Lewis (D). The district, which was redrawn earlier this year, now encompasses all of Chautauqua County, the Cattaraugus Reservation in both Chautauqua and Erie Counties, and the Town of Collins in Erie County.

The debate will take place at the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts inside the 3rd Floor Multimedia Room. Doors to the studio will open at 5:30 p.m. and the debate will have prompt start time of 6 p.m. It will also be broadcast live and streamed over the Internet.

The debate will be moderated by WRFA’s Julia Ciesla-Hanley and will involve questions from participating media members – Terry Frank (Media One Radio / WJTN), Justin Gould (WNY News Now), and Ciesla-Hanley. There will also be an opportunity for each candidate to ask one question to each of their two respective opponents.

There will be limited seating available for those who wish to attend in person. Audience members will only be able to observe the debate and there will be no opportunity for questions from the audience.

RSVPs for the Debate will begin to be accepted at 9 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 3. You can RSVP by emailing WRFA@RegLenna.com or calling (716) 664 2465 ext 209.

Anyone who is unable to attend the event in person is encouraged to listen to the live broadcast on WRFA, 107.9 FM or streaming at the WNY News Now Facebook page. The program will also be rebroadcast in the future by WRFA and WJTN radio.

The debate is intended to help inform voters on each candidate prior to Election Day – Tuesday, November 8, 2022.

For questions, call WRFA Station Manager Jason Sample at (716) 664-2465 ext 209 or email WRFA@RegLenna.com.

State Assembly Democratic Candidate Running to Bring ‘New Perspective’

WRFA Radio — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 11:50:49 +0000

Sandra Lewis

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The Democratic candidate for the 150th New York State Assembly race is running to “bring new perspective.”

Sandra Lewis, who is facing Republican Incumbent Andy Goodell, said she wants to bring new experience to the job, “And I think it will help having a person on the Democratic ticket who can work with the majority leadership. And I want to promote economic development in our county, affordable housing, and to strengthen mental health services for the betterment of all the people.”

Lewis says affordable housing is something our area struggles with, “I would support legislation to have lower interest rates for buying a home. I would support a program to have rent-to-own. And I’ve heard about low-income housing tax credits where people can get tax credits to build low-income house and good housing.”

Lewis is retired from SUNY Fredonia, after working there for over 30 years. She has been active in the community including serving recently on the County’s Redistricting Committee and on the United Way’s Chautauqua County I.D.E.A. (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility) coalition.

Lewis and Goodell will appear in a debate against each other on WRFA at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, October 13. The event will be aired live on 107.9 FM as well as livestreamed online via wrfalp.com, and on our Facebook and YouTube pages.