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NY-SD61: Special election for 61st State Senate seat heats up
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — A high-stakes special election happening on February 3 determines who represents New York's 61st State Senate District, covering communities from Buffalo, Amherst, Grand Island and the town and city of Tonawanda.
Republican Dan Gagliardo faces off against Democrat Jeremy Zellner. I met with both candidates ahead of the crucial election.
"The party doesn't run me, I'm my own man," Gagliardo said.
Zellner, the current Erie County Democratic Party chairman, countered: "And I think that being the party leader is only going to strengthen me as a senator."
https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/buffalo/special-election-for-61st-state-senate-seat-heats-up