Casale: Ruffles Happy With GOP,

Never Sought Democratic Backing

COOPERSTOWN – Responding to his Democratic counterpart a few moments ago, county Republican Committee Chairman Vince Casale said county treasurer candidate Allen Ruffles doesn’t want a Democratic cross-nomination.

“Mr. Ruffles has only sought the Republican nomination,” said Casale.  “He has never reached out to the Democrats at all,” and he has no plans to do so now.

Ruffles, an independent when Democratic county Treasurer Dan Crowell selected him as his deputy last August, has since registered as a Republican.  But he always considered himself a Republican, and has since made it official, Casale said.