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| L-R: ACDC Chair Mike McCormick, Ms. Mitrano and Mr. Scott perform the honors |
ACDC Chair Michael McCormick welcomed guests, saying “this
headquarters in beautiful historic downtown Wellsville will serve us and the
electorate well as we head into this incredibly important election. Our goal is
100% turnout among registered Democratic voters.”
County democrats are on the ballot in several town and
village contests. Mr. McCormick specifically mentioned the Democratic candidate
for our NYS Assembly seat, Ross Scott, and the Democratic candidate for our NYS
Senate seat, Frank Puglisi.
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| Ross Scott, candidate for NYS Assembly, Dist. 148 |
Mr. Scott was the next dignitary to give remarks. For more than twenty years, he has been a
country lawyer dealing mostly with the lives, rights, and problems of rural
people. For the preceding thirty years, he had a career as a software engineer,
communications engineer, and high technology consultant at all levels of
government in areas of energy, environment, national security, and foreign
affairs.
Mr. Scott named specific areas of focus for his campaign. He
advocates maintaining strict standards for storage and disposal of nuclear
waste at the state’s three power plants and at the West Valley Demonstration
Project. And his scientific background
in epidemiology informs his position on the state’s response to the COVID-19
pandemic. He welcomes inquiries from
voters by phone at 607-478-8000 or by email at Ross.Scott.for.Assembly@gmail.com.
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| Tracy Mitrano, candidate for US Congress for NY23 |
Mr. McCormick then introduced the Democratic candidate for
NYs 23rd District, Ms. Tracy Mitrano, calling her the “greatest candidate. She ran a beautiful campaign in 2018 and
polling shows Tracy has an exceptionally good chance to win her election. That
takes footwork. She’s done it and she’s
still doing it. Tracy is in it to win
it, and we’re here to help her.”
Ms. Mitrano then gave brief remarks, thanking the good
people of Wellsville and Allegany County who have supported her “in the three
years in which I’ve been running. In August of 2017, I predicted it would take
two cycles to win this congressional seat.
Allegany County has been helping right at the forefront. You’re an amazing community. I am grateful for every moment, every dollar,
and every ounce of sweat you’ve given to this effort.”
She mentioned polling showing voter preference for
presidential candidate Joe Biden is neck and neck with Trump in our district, a
far cry from the 15-point Republican advantage in 2016. “This shows how Trump’s utter incompetence to
establish a federal plan to get out ahead of this virus has played out, among
his other failures. My opponent is Donald Trump’s honorary reelection campaign
chair for New York State. Do I need to
explain any further about the connection of these two peas in a pod?”
Mitrano said, “With your help, we’ll continue to let people
know what our party stands for and how electing me to Congress supports those
values. With Allegany County on our side, we’re going to roll right past my
opponent and into Washington. We are
going to win this race!”
After a ceremonial ribbon cutting, candidates, dignitaries
and guests traveled to a private event in honor of Ms. Mitrano.
The 2020 Democratic Election Headquarters is open 9:00 a.m. to
6:00 p.m. seven days a week at 94 North Main St., Wellsville. Drop by, phone 585-610-4321, find them on FB
and Twitter, or email info@alleganycountydemocrats.org.
