PENN YAN — Tracy Mitrano is running for Congress to bring
economic opportunity to NY-23. Her sole focus continues to be to put people
first, working to make NY-23 a great place to live for working and middle class
families, students, teachers, farmers, seniors, and veterans.
As we approach the final days before the Democratic primary,
our campaign received word of yet another politically-motivated attack from a
fellow Democrat and opponent intended to create unnecessary confusion for
voters. This political attack seeks to challenge Tracy’s primary residence and
her 2017 NY Star exemption. It’s hard to believe that a week before the
primary, campaigns are choosing to spend their time going through years of
paperwork hunting for clerical errors. Tracy’s primary residence is 2350 Lerch
Road, Penn Yan, NY. Prior to 2018, her primary residence was listed as 20 Chase
Lane, Ithaca, NY where she lawfully claimed the NY STAR exemption. As a promise
to her youngest son, Tracy has been keeping the Ithaca home until he graduated
from college. He graduated from Elon University in May 2018. In 2018, Tracy
cannot and will not claim a NY STAR exemption for 20 Chase Lane, Ithaca, NY. As
stated on our campaign website and several candidate forums, Tracy worked for
the University of Massachusetts. She purchased a temporary property there in
2016 as a place to stay when she was not working remotely from her homes in New
York State. Like many traveling professionals, Tracy’s primary residence
remained in New York.
Earlier this year, Tracy hired a Massachusetts real estate
firm to sell her temporary property. On May 30, the sale occurred. The attorney
sent Tracy documents which she signed and sent back to his office. She was not
in attendance for the transaction. The campaign first learned last night that
one of the numerous documents Tracy signed to sell her temporary property was a
document called a Declaration of Homestead about ownership and marital status
that included a parenthetical clause about primary residence. She was unaware
of the clause when she signed the document. She has contacted an attorney in
Massachusetts to file an amended document. To date, there has been no tax
consequence because this form only impacts tax filing for 2018.
Again, this campaign is about putting people first. As we
continue our path to June 26, we remain 100% focused on doing just that,
defeating Tom Reed, and uniting NY-23.
