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Caroline | Danby | Dryden | Enfield | Groton | City of Ithaca | Town of Ithaca | Lansing | Newfield | Ulysses | Tompkins County Legislature |
Caroline
Town Supervisor
Mark C. Witmer (D)
Town Councilperson
John R. Fracchia (D)
Calvin C. Snow (D)
Town Justice
Brett Cary (R)
Gary Reinbolt (D)
Danby
Town Clerk
Pamela Goddard (D)
Highway Superintendent
Carl Seamon (D)
Town Councilperson – two seats
Matt Ulinski (D)
Jim Holahan (D)
Dryden
Town Supervisor
Jason Leifer (D) (Protecting Dryden)
Bruno P. Schickel (I) (R)
Highway Superintendent
Richard J. Young Jr. (D) (I) (R)
Town Councilperson – two seats
Dan Lamb (D) (Protecting Dryden)
Joseph F. Osmeloski (I) (R)
Don E. Scutt (I) (R)
Kathy Servoss (D) (Protecting Dryden)
Enfield
Town Supervisor
Beth McGee (D) (Community Values)
Town Clerk
Alice M. Linton (R) (D)
Highway Superintendent
Barry J. Rollins Sr. (R) (D)
Town Justice
Betty F. Poole (R) (D)
Town Councilperson – three seats
Four-year term
Virginia Bryant (D) (Community Values)
Mimi Mehaffey (D) (Community Values)
Filling vacancy. Two-year term
Becky Sims (D) (Community Values)
Groton
Town Supervisor
Donald F. Scheffler (R)
Highway Superintendent
Richard C. Case Jr. (R)
Patrick O’Neill (Let’s Be Fair)
Town Clerk
April L. Scheffler (R)
Town Councilperson – two seats
Richard B. Gamel (R)
Kelly Smith (D)
Faith Tyler (D)
Crystal L. Young (R)
City of Ithaca
Common Council
Ward 1
Cynthia Brock (D) (WF)
Anthony J. Hayton (Operation West Hill)
James T. Lukasavage (Ithaca New Cynics)
Ward 2
Seph Murtagh (D) (WF)
Ward 3
Donna Fleming (D)
Ward 4
Ward 5 – two seats
(Four year term)
Deborah Mohlenhoff (D)
(Two year term)
Laura Lewis (D)
Melissa Hall (Fall Creek Voice)
Aryeal Jackson (Representation)
Town of Ithaca
Town Justice
Jim Salk (D)
Town Councilperson – three seats
Richard P. DePaolo (D)
Tee Ann Hunter (D)
Patricia A. Leary (D) (Working Families)
Lansing
Town Councilperson – two seats
Robert A. Cree (I) (R)
Doug Dake (I) (R)
Walaa Maharem-Horan (D) (Lansing Lighthouse)
Joseph Wetmore (D) (Green)
Newfield
Town Supervisor
Jeffrey M. Hart (I) (R)
Town Councilperson – two seats
Christine M. Laughlin (I) (R)
Joanne James (D) (Better Newfield)
Town Clerk
Karen M. Miller-Kenerson (I) (R) (D)
Highway Superintendent
Kevin C. Berggren (I) (R) (D)
Ulysses
Highway Superintendent
Benjamin Carver (D)
David G. Reynolds (R)
Town Supervisor
Elizabeth Thomas (D)
Town Councilperson – two seats
Nancy Zahler (D)
Richard Goldman (D)
Tompkins County Legislature
District 1
Current representative: Leslyn McBean Clairborne (D) (Working Families)
Seeking re-election? Yes.
Other candidates: No.
District 2
Current representative: Anna Kelles (D) (Working Families)
Seeking re-election? Yes.
Other candidates: No.
District 3
Current representative: Carol Chock
Seeking re-election? No.
Other candidates:
- Carolina Osorio Gil (Working Families) — Dist. 3 candidate Carolina Osorio Gil: ‘I feel like getting involved in local politics is a civic duty’
- Henry Granison (D) — Belle Sherman resident Henry Granison to run for Tompkins Legislature
- David Shapiro (lost Democratic primary) — Nonprofit leader David Shapiro is running for Tompkins County Legislature
District 4
Current representative: Rich John (D) (Bridge Builders)
Seeking re-election? Yes.
Other candidates:
- Reed Steberger — (Withdrawn from race but will still appear on ballot)
District 5
Current representative: Jim Dennis
Seeking re-election? No.
Other candidates:
- Keith Hannon (I) (Cayuga United) — Ithaca College alumnus runs for District 5 Tompkins County legislator
- Anne Koreman (D) (Working Families) — Tompkins Legislature candidate Anne Koreman plans to fight ‘assault on working families’
District 6
Current representative: Mike Sigler (R) (I)
Seeking re-election? Yes.
Other candidates:
- Michael Koplinka-Loehr (D) (Working Families) — Election 2017: Q&A with District 6 candidate Mike Koplinka-Loehr
District 7
Current representative: Dan Klein (D)
Seeking re-election? Yes.
Other candidates: No.
District 8
Current representative: David McKenna (R) (I)
Seeking re-election? Yes.
Other candidates: No.
District 9
Current representative: Glenn Morey (R)
Seeking re-election? Yes.
Other candidates: No.
District 10
Current representative: Dooley Kiefer
Seeking re-election? No.
Other candidates:
- Deborah Dawson (D) (Working Families) — District 10 candidate Deborah Dawson wants a ‘sustainable and independent fiscal future’ for Tompkins County
District 11
Current representative: Peter Stein
Seeking re-election: No.
Other candidates:
- Shawna Black (D) (Working Families)— Activist Shawna Black is running for District 11 Tompkins County Legislator
District 12
Current representative: Will Burbank
Seeking re-election? No.
Other candidates:
- Amanda Champion (D) (Working Families) — Ithaca Women’s March organizer Amanda Champion is running for Tompkins Legislature
- Jennifer Karius (Freedom and Equity) — District 12 race heating up! New candidacy petition filed Tuesday for Tompkins Leg.
District 13
Current representative: Martha Robertson (D) (Working Families)
Seeking re-election? Yes.
Other candidates: No.
District 14
Current representative: Mike Lane (D) (Protecting Dryden)
Seeking re-election? Yes.
Other candidates:
- Nathan Busby (R) (I)
This page was last updated Oct. 10, 2017