Garland is not running for re-election next year, a promise he made to colleagues if they made him chair of the legislature. “I don’t have to become chair to keep a promise,” he said.
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Sean Kirst: As Owens becomes mayor, a stop at Dunbar is testament to epic length of shared journey
Like so many in the city’s Black community, Sharon Owens holds deep family gratitude for the meaning of a “settlement house.”
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Democrat Jeremiah Thompson flips Onondaga County Legislature’s 4th District seat
Thompson beat incumbent Republican Onondaga County Legislator Colleen Gunnip, and won about 56% of the votes in the race.
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Surrounded by Syracuse’s past and present, historic mayor-elect Sharon Owens looks toward future
Deputy Mayor Sharon Owens on Tuesday evening made history as Syracuse’s first Black mayor-elect. Hundreds of Syracusans helped her celebrate.
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‘We swept it’: Democrats flip Onondaga County Legislature on historic night
The Democrats’ historic night locally followed election trends nationally. Onondaga County Democrats flipped the legislature for the first time in decades.
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Democrat Elaine Denton flips Onondaga County Legislature’s 10th District seat
Denton beat Mark Olson, who has represented the Onondaga County Legislature’s 10th District since 2022.
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Democrat Ellen Block flipped the Onondaga County Legislature’s 5th District
Block, a Democrat, flipped a legislature seat that is currently held by Legislator Deb Cody.
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Democrat Gregory Eriksen flips Onondaga County Legislature’s 6th District seat
Eriksen beat incumbent Republican Onondaga County Legislator Julie Abbott, and won nearly 52% of the votes in the race.
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Nicole Watts wins race to represent Onondaga County Legislature’s 9th District
Despite a slight from the Onondaga County Democratic Committee, Nicole Watts won a crowded race for the legislature’s 9th District.
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Democratic challenger Chad Ryan flips Onondaga County Legislature’s 8th District
Chad Ryan, a Democrat and former member of Syracuse Common Council, flipped the legislature’s 8th District.