{"id":29445,"date":"2019-04-02T08:10:53","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T12:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/?p=29445"},"modified":"2019-04-02T11:33:47","modified_gmt":"2019-04-02T15:33:47","slug":"borrello-submits-petitions-for-republican-conservative-independence-party-endorsements-for-state-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/borrello-submits-petitions-for-republican-conservative-independence-party-endorsements-for-state-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"Borrello Submits Petitions for Republican, Conservative, Independence Party Endorsements for State Senate"},"content":{"rendered":"
George Borrello<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n MAYVILLE – Chautauqua County Executive George Borrello<\/strong> is reporting that he’s submitted double the mandatory required petitions to the New York State Board of Elections<\/strong> to become the Republican, Conservative and Independence Party candidate in the upcoming election for the 57th State Senate District.<\/p>\n This seat recently became open with the resignation of former Senator Cathy Young (R-Olean), who opted to leave Albany at the start of a new term<\/a> in order to take a position with Cornell University<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Borrello has been Chautauqua County Executive since January 2018. Before that he was a member of the Chautauqua County Legislature<\/strong>.<\/p>\n If Governor Cuomo had set a date for a special election to fill Young’s vacated seat, then Borrello would be the automatic Republican candidate, due to his being endorsed by a majority of the County Republican Committee chairs in the 57th district.<\/p>\n However, the governor never set a date, meaning the special Senate election will be held at the same time as the November General Election.\u00a0 As a result, Borrello will likely have to run a primary for the Republican nomination – and perhaps other parties as well. That’s due to Allegany County Legislature<\/strong> Chairman Curtis Crandall<\/strong> has also seeking the Senate office. He told WRFA last week<\/a> he was well on his way to collect the required number of signatures to force a party primary.<\/p>\n Borrello has been endorsed as a candidate by the Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and Livingston County Republican Committees. Crandall has been endorsed by the Allegany County Republican Committee.<\/p>\n