Letter from Roger MacMillan

Deputy Clerk Best Choice

In numerous past village elections, the contest was between two qualified candidates, but such is not the case with the present election for the Otsego County clerk.

This letter is written for the absolute endorsement for the candidacy of Jennifer Basile. Having spent 14 years in the Otsego County Clerk’s Office, seven of those as deputy county clerk, there is no question of her qualifications and experience. Further, she has the endorsements of the current chief county clerk, Sheriff Richard Devlin, the District Attorney John Muehl, Jim Seward and other local officials.

If one reads the letters of support for her opponent, one reads multiple bromides of little substance of the issue in question. This office entails working with attorneys seeking records, recording documents and making court filings, none of which should be in the hands of a rank amateur.

Frankly, this election clearly falls within the conclusion of Eddie Arcaro’s first law: “If you are riding on a clear winner, don’t jump off.”

Roger MacMillan
Cooperstown