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Sam Hoyt’s Big Night

By Chris Smith | September 10, 2008

There were a lot of compelling stories during tonight’s primary election, but none bigger than the victory Assemblyman Sam Hoyt (D-144) posted in his difficult fight with challenger Barbara Kavanaugh.
The question leading into tonight was whether or not Hoyt’s reputation could withstand the blistering attacks launched at him from Steve Pigeon and Tom Golisano through [...]

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The Delaware District

By Chris Smith | October 23, 2006

There’s one local political race that isn’t getting a lot of attention this year and that’s the race to fill Marc Coppola’s seat as the Delaware District representative on the Buffalo Common Council.
The contenders are Michael LoCurto (D/IP/WFP), and Marc Brown (R/C). LoCurto (a former Sam Hoyt staffer) was appointed to fill the Common [...]

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Rage Against The Machine

By Chris Smith | February 28, 2006

The Board of Elections and the local media have done a piss poor job of notifying the public as to the location of polling places in the 60th Senate District Special Election. It’s almost like we live in Florida…Figmo details the shenanigans…
Call 858-8891 to find the location of your local polling place. You’ll need [...]

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