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June 23rd is Primary Election Day
Primary Election Day here in New York State is Tuesday, June 23rd and there are some important elections this year that you need to know about.
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Also, since New York State has started Early Voting and made voting by mail available to everyone, you really have no excuse to go out and vote. So, here's just a small sample of the primary elections we have this year.
Federal:
- The Democratic Party Presidential Primary Candidates
Pete Buttigieg
Amy Klobuchar
Joseph R. Biden
Tulsi Gabbard
Bernie Sanders
Michael R. Bloomberg
Tom Steyer
Michael Bennet
Elizabeth Warren
Andrew Yang
Deval Patrick - Candidates - 27th Congressional District in the House of Representatives
Stefan I. Mychajliw Jr.
Beth Parlato
Chris Jacobs.
Nicholas P. Phelps Jr.
Duane J. Whitmer - 27th Congressional District Special Election (to fill vacancy) in the House of Representatives
Nate McMurray
Christopher Jacobs
Michael Gammariello
Duane Whitmer
New York State
- Primary Candidates for New York State Assembly - 140th Assembly District
William C. Conrad III
Kevin T. Stocker
Ronald J. Pilozzi
William C. Conrad III - Primary Candidates for New York State Assembly - 142th Assembly District
Madison L. Klimowicz
Patrick B. Burke
Matthew S. Szalkowski
Patrick B. Burke - Primary Candidates for New York State Assembly - 146th Assembly District
Jonathan A. Lavell
Robin L. Wolfgang - Primary Candidates for New York State Assembly - 149th Assembly District
Adam L. Bojak
Robert Quintana
Jonathan D. Rivera - Primary Candidates for New York State Senate - 61st Senate District
Kim Smith
Jacqualine G. Berger
Joan Elizabeth Seamans
Andrew J. Gruszka
Edward A. Rath III
You can find out more information about the election, including where your polling place is by going to the Erie County Board of Elections site right here.
I also had a conversation with Samantha Nephew, the former Executive Director of the Erie County Democratic Committee and we had a great conversation about why Primary elections are so important and why YOU should vote in them. You can listen to our conversation right here.
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