{"id":31644,"date":"2019-11-06T09:21:45","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T14:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/?p=31644"},"modified":"2019-11-06T13:54:21","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T18:54:21","slug":"borrello-wins-vacated-state-senate-seat-county-legislature-will-remain-largely-unchanged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/borrello-wins-vacated-state-senate-seat-county-legislature-will-remain-largely-unchanged\/","title":{"rendered":"Borrello Wins Vacated State Senate Seat, County Legislature Will Remain Largely Unchanged"},"content":{"rendered":"
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George Borrello on Election Night after winning the special election for the State Senate’s 57th District<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

MAYVILLE – Republican and current Chautauqua County Executive George Borrello<\/strong> will be the region’s next State Senator.\u00a0 On Election Day Borrello defeated Democrat Austin Morgan<\/strong> of Cattaraugus county. The two were running for the seat vacated earlier this year by former Sen. Cathy Young<\/strong>, who announced in late February she was resigning from the Senate to take a job at Cornell University.<\/p>\n

In his victory speech at the Republican Headquarters inside the Double Tree by Hilton, Borrello thanked Young for her years of service and also said he will approach his new job in Albany the same way he’s approached his job in Mayville, while also standing up to what he feels in an extreme agenda from the Democratic controlled state legislature.<\/p>\n

“We have a tremendous debt of gratitude that we owe to Sen. Cathy Young who did an outstanding job representing us for all these years. She has set a proud example for all elected officials and those are big shoes to fill. I will work hard every single day to fill those shoes,” Borrello said. “But now we have to step forward with a new path. We have a new reality in Albany right now and we are going to work hard to push back against this radical agenda. I will ensure that our voice is heard loud and clear in Albany from this district.”<\/p>\n

Borrello will likely take over the Senate seat before the year is out, although it’s not clear who will be replacing him as county executive. That decision to nominate someone will fall on the Chautauqua County Republican Party Committee.<\/p>\n

In August of this year the legislature unanimously approved a resolution that states if there is a county executive vacancy, the replacement should be from the same political party and should be nominated by the county committee of said party, which would then require the approval of the county legislature. If the legislature has not filled the vacancy within 45 days, the legislature can fill the position without the requirement that the person should be nominated by the county committee of said political party.<\/p>\n

COUNTY LEGISLATURE TO SEE LITTLE CHANGE<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, there won’t be a lot of changeover in the county legislature when January 1 comes. Based on the election day results, there will only be three new names added to the 19-member body.<\/p>\n

In the Mayville-Findley Lake area, Republican newcomer Bill Ward<\/strong> defeated fellow Republican and incumbent Martin Proctor<\/strong> for the District 18 seat. Ward was cross-endorsed by both the Republican and Democratic Parties and Proctor had created his own party known as the Cornerstone Party to get his name on the ballot.<\/p>\n

Over in District 6,\u00a0 Republican Thomas Harmon<\/strong> of Dunkirk defeated Democratic incumbent Kevin O’Connell<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

And in Jamestown’s District 11 legislature district, Democrat Bob Whitney<\/strong> ran unopposed to reclaim a seat he lost 6 years earlier to David Wilfong<\/strong>, who chose not to run for reelection to the county legislature so he could instead run for mayor of Jamestown.<\/p>\n

Other election day results had Republican incumbent Jesse Robbins<\/strong> defeating Democratic challenger Rudy Mueller<\/strong> in the Busti Town Supervisor race, in the village of Lakewood Republican Randy Holcomb<\/strong> was elected mayor, in the Carroll Supervisor Race Republican Russell Payne<\/strong> defeated Conservative candidate and incumbent Laura Smith<\/strong>, and in Falconer Democrat and lone candidate James Jaroszynski<\/strong> was elected mayor.<\/p>\n

For a complete rundown of election day results, visit vote votechautauqua.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MAYVILLE – Republican and current Chautauqua County Executive George Borrello will be the region’s next State Senator.\u00a0 On Election Day Borrello defeated Democrat Austin Morgan of Cattaraugus county. The two were running for the seat vacated earlier this year by former Sen. 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