Tuesday is Election Day, and there are Congressional, state, and local offices on the ballot.
The biggest election, of course, is New York governor. Democratic incumbent
Andrew Cuomo is seeking re-election against Republican
Rob Astorino, Green Party candidate
Howie Hawkins, and Libertarian Party candidate
Michael McDermott.
And there are three proposals on the ballot: one implements a new legislative redistricting system, a second allows bills in the State Legislature to be distributed digitally, and the third authorizes a $2 billion bond for school technology and infrastructure projects.
The Rochester area also has a high-stakes
State Senate race: the
55th District contest between sitting Democrat
Ted O’Brien and his Republican challenger,
Rich Funke. O’Brien and Funke have been attacking each other for a while, and local TV channels are filled with ads for the race.
The contest has attracted attention and money from outside of the district, since the seat plays a key role in determining which party – or coalition of parties — controls the Senate.
A poll by Siena College Research Institute released at the start of October showed Funke with a 25 point lead over O’Brien.
But a new Siena poll released Sunday showed Funke with only a nine-point lead.
Also attracting attention is the House race between longtime Democratic Representative
Louise Slaughter and her Republican challenger,
Mark Assini, who is supervisor of the Town of Gates.
City’s endorsements are here. And
voters can find information here on their polling places and which candidates will be on their ballots.
BY JEREMY MOULE
The University of Rochester will hold “Community Engagement with K-12 Education: the Case of East High School,” a community information session, today (Monday, November 3) from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Stephen Uebbing, professor at the
UR’s Warner School of Education, will lead a discussion on the UR’s role as an educational partner with East High and the preparation for managing East in the 2015-2016 school year.
The event is being held at the Rush-Rhees Library in the Hawkins-Carlson Room.
BY TIM LOUIS MACALUSO