{"id":30700,"date":"2019-07-15T10:22:35","date_gmt":"2019-07-15T14:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/?p=30700"},"modified":"2020-02-07T15:36:44","modified_gmt":"2020-02-07T20:36:44","slug":"liuzzo-nominated-as-mayoral-candidate-of-libertarian-party-but-hasnt-formally-accepted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/liuzzo-nominated-as-mayoral-candidate-of-libertarian-party-but-hasnt-formally-accepted\/","title":{"rendered":"Liuzzo Nominated as Mayoral Candidate of Libertarian Party but Hasn’t Formally Accepted"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Andrew Liuzzo<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

JAMESTOWN – The Jamestown city councilman who was unable to secure the Republican party’s nomination as a candidate for mayor in June may still appear on the November election ballot.<\/p>\n

Members of the Chautauqua County Libertarian Party<\/strong> held their monthly meeting last week in Bemus Point and nominated several additional local candidates for the 2019 general election.<\/p>\n

Among those who were chosen was Andrew Liuzzo<\/strong> for mayor of Jamestown. Liuzzo, who is currently a first-term city councilman at large, lost to Chautauqua County legislator David Wilfong<\/strong> in the Republican party primary last month.<\/p>\n

While campaigning as a Republican candidate for mayor, Liuzzo had said that he would not be seeking any other party’s endorsement because he didn’t want to split the Republican ticket in November.<\/p>\n

“I will not seek or accept another party line nor will I pursue an independent line. If I am not your choice I will not risk splitting the vote to let the opposition party win,” Liuzzo wrote on his Facebook page on May 4<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, following the Libertarian party’s announced nomination, Liuzzo said he would have to consider the endorsement.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019m grateful for the endorsement from the Libertarian party and thankful for the support I\u2019ve received since they made their announcement. I will take the next couple of days to discuss it with my family before I make a decision,” Liuzzo wrote on his Facebook page on July 13<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As of Monday morning he has not yet announced if he planned to accept the nomination.<\/p>\n

In addition to Wilfong, the other mayoral candidate is Jamestown attorney Eddie Sundquist<\/strong>. Wilfong is also running under the Conservative party line n the ballot, while Sundquist is running under the Working Families and Independence lines on the ballot.<\/p>\n

Current Mayor Sam Teresi<\/strong>, a Democrat, had announced in February he wouldn’t be seeking a sixth term in office.<\/p>\n

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Raven Mason Thompson<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

In addition to choosing Liuzzo as its candidate for Jamestown Mayor, the Libertarian party is also selecting Raven Mason Thompson<\/strong> as its only candidate for Jamestown City Council At Large. Mason Thompson had ran against Tony Dolce<\/strong> in the June Republican Primary for City Council Ward 2 – but was defeated.<\/p>\n

The Libertarian party is also endorsing Dolce for Ward 2, along with Brittnay Spry<\/strong> for Ward 4. Both those two are also the endorsed Republican candidates for those respective offices.<\/p>\n

Other Libertarian Party endorsements that came out of last week’s meeting include:<\/p>\n

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  • Rudy Mueller<\/strong> for Busti Town Supervisor,<\/li>\n
  • Russell Payne<\/strong> for Carroll Town Supervisor,<\/li>\n
  • Dennis Welka<\/strong> for Dunkirk City Council Ward 1,<\/li>\n
  • Daniel Heitzenrater<\/strong> for Ellicott Town Council Ward 4,<\/li>\n
  • Susan Baldwin<\/strong> for Villenova Town Council,<\/li>\n
  • John Dudley Robinson<\/strong> for Villenova Town Council,<\/li>\n
  • Ron Hall<\/strong> for Chautauqua County Legislator District 1,<\/li>\n
  • Christopher Schaeffer<\/strong> for Chautauqua County Legislator District 3,<\/li>\n
  • Terry Niebel<\/strong> for Chautauqua County Legislator District 5,<\/li>\n
  • and Bill Ward<\/strong> for Chautauqua County Legislator District 18.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Previous the party had already nominated Gerrit Cain<\/strong> for Chautauqua County Legislator District 16 and Ryan Sanders<\/strong> for Sherman Village Trustee. Other potential candidates will be voted upon in August.<\/p>\n

    The local Libertarian party has a deadline of Sept. 1 to announce its candidates for the November election instead of having an April deadline like other established parties. That’s because the Libertarian is a \u201cstart-up party\u201d and is given more time to select candidates after receiving at least 50,000 votes during last year’s gubernatorial election.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    JAMESTOWN – The Jamestown city councilman who was unable to secure the Republican party’s nomination as a candidate for mayor in June may still appear on the November election ballot. 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