Candidates: 2011
The 2011 elections are shaping up to be an exciting one for Brighton!
We’ve got an incredible set of candidates that we’re bringing to the Town. We’re thrilled to be able to share them with you and are proud that they will be representing us!
If you would like more information about any of these candidates, would like to help on the campaigns, host a lawn sign or share your ideas on how to make Brighton an even better place to live, work and raise a family, please email us at brightondems2011@gmail.com.
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| County Executive: Sandra Frankel |
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| Town Supervisor: Bill Moehle |
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- Attorney to the Town of Brighton for 18 years; unanimously appointed by the Town Board each year.
- Past President – Brighton Chamber of Commerce and Brighton Rotary Club.
- Board member – Landmark Society of Western New York, Inc., Brighton Rotary Service Foundation, Canandaigua National Bank Brighton Advisory Board
- Past Board member – Alzheimer’s Association
- Endorsed by the Brighton Democratic Committee, Town Board members Jim Vogel and Louise Novros and former Town Board members Hon. Michael J. Miller and Ken Gordon.
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| Town Council: Jason DiPonzio |
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- Attorney in private practice, experienced in land use and real property tax matters
- Current member of the Brighton Zoning Board of Appeals
- Past President and Director of the Meadowbrook Neighborhood Association
- Graduate of Boston College and Albany Law School
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| Town Council: Chris Werner |
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- Brighton resident 23 years
- Attorney 35 years in private practice
- Brighton Parks and Recreation Board 8 years
- Epilepsy Association – President
- Brighton Stormers Soccer Club – President
- Youth soccer coach 20 years
- Monroe County Bar Association – Trustee and Chairman of Ethics; Professional Performance; Public Education
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| Town Justice: Karen Morris |
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- Brighton Town Judge for 18 years
- Distinguished Professor of Law at Monroe Community College (title conferred by the Chancellor of SUNY)
- Past President of seven community organizations including Brighton Kiwanis and Alternatives for Battered Women
- Author of several textbooks, a treatise on New York Criminal Law, and Law Made Fun Through Harry Potter’s Adventures
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| Town Clerk: Daniel Aman |
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- Deputy Receiver of Taxes, Brighton Clerk’s Office
- Former Brighton Election Inspector Coordinator
- Brighton Democratic Committee, Treasurer
- 14 year resident of Brighton
- Graduate of Syracuse University
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| County Legislature: Paul Haney |
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- County Legislator, District 23 including Brighton north of Penfield Road
- Certified Public Accountant and health care fiscal consultant
- Finishing six years in Legislature and as Ranking Minority Member on the Ways and Means Committee
- Former County Finance Director
- Former Rochester City Councilman from 1974 to 1985
- Severe fiscal critic pointing out waste and mis-management in County government
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| County Legislature: Joshua Bauroth |
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- County Legislator, District 24 including Brighton north of 590 and west of Winton Road
- Currently serves on Transportation and Intergovernmental Committees as well as Legislative Representative to Monroe County Environmental Management Council and Monroe County Soil and Water Conservation District
- Eight (8) years experience in neighborhood involvement, including four years as President of the Upper Monroe Neighborhood Association, Co-Chair of the Culver Road Armory task Force, Board Member of Third Rochester Enterprises Corporation, as well as a founding member of the Franklin Montessori PTA
- Employed as Associate Director of Grants and Scholarship at Rochester Institute of Technology
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