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Wyoming, Erie, Livingston, Ontario Counties, NY November 7, 2006 Election
State Senator; District 59 Voter Information

2 Year Term. Salary: $79,500

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Candidates (Vote for 1)
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Order is random and changes daily.

Tom Casey Click here for more information about this candidate

  • Party: Democratic
  • Occupation: Civil/Environmental Engineer
  • B.S. Civil/Environmental Engineering, University of Detroit
  • Masters in City Planning, University of Pennsylvania
  • Twenty-eight years business experience -many as engineering firm owner providing Civil/environmental engineering and planning projects
  • Five years county public health engineering/management
  • Prior Board President, St. Ann's Community Center providing educational programs for Buffalo inner-city children
  • President of Orchard Park Citizens Group for school reform
Priorities:
  • Create good jobs through the reduction of state and local taxes
  • Enact independent redistricting and term limits
  • Real reform of K-12 education that empowers parents through the freedom of school choice to hold their children's schools acountable
Dale M. Volker Click here for more information about this candidate
  • Party: Republican, Independence, Conservative
  • Occupation: Senator - 59th Senate District, Lawyer - Private Practice
  • BA, Canisius College
  • JD, University of Buffalo Law School
  • Over 34 years of legislative experience as an elected official representing Erie, Wyoming, Livingston and Ontario Counties.
Basic candidate data supplied by the Secretary of State. All candidates have been invited to supply additional information to Smart Voter. Order of candidates is random and changes daily. 		  Candidates Answer Questions

The League of Women Voters of Buffalo/Niagara has asked all candidates for this office to respond to 2 questions on Rockefeller Drug Laws and Gambling Revenue.

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  • Profiles of Candidates - Browse for District 59, candidate name. Then find Biography, Campaign Finances, Issue Positions (NPAT), Special Interest Groups, and Voting Record for each candidate as available.
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