Oberacker, Salka Lead Republican Romp By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www. AllOTSEGO.com Republicans romped across Otsego County on Election Day 2020, leading with the top of the ticket, President Donald Trump. “We’re not even purple,” said a jubilant GOP County Chairman Vince Casale, as Peter Oberacker won the 51st Senate District and Assemblyman John Salka turned back Oneonta Democrat Dan Buttermann by a large margin in the 121st District. “Otsego County is red.” Casale said the Republican victory margins…
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LANGWORTHY IN COOPERSTOWN GOP Chief Barnstorms Locally On Election Eve With four days to go until Election Day for federal and state offices, state Republican Chairman Nick Langworthy stopped in Cooperstown this morning to rally the local party faithful on the first stop of a Central New York tour. He decried “AOC Wannabes” and the state’s leftward shift, raising concerns about bail reform and plans to give illegal residents the right to vote. He was joined by the local GOP…
ENDORSEMENT EDITORIAL United We Stand, With Oberacker, Dan Buttermann This year, Otsego County faces a big challenge, and big opportunities. The threat: State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, is retiring after representing us in Albany for 34 years, where he was able to maintain Otsego County at the center of the 50th District, then the 51st District, through three redistrictings. A Republican when the Senate was usually Republican, he partnered with our Democratic then-assemblyman, Bill Magee of Madison County, to obtain (probably…
Salka Brings Bail Reform Message To Otsego County Again, Oberacker Promises Companion Bill ‘On Jan. 1’ If Elected Tuesday To State Senate…
Oberacker: NYS Should Send ‘Immediate Financial Relief’ After SUNY-O Crisis County Will Suffer From State Bungling, He Says; Barber Calls For Broader Relief To Localities ONEONTA – The State of New York should provide “immediate financial relief” to Oneonta and surrounding communities for the damage caused by the mishandling of the COVID-19 outbreak at SUNY Oneonta, Republican state Senate candidate Peter Oberacker said today. Oberacker, who is running to succeed Jim Seward, R-Milford, in the 51st District, suggested the state…
Placing Signs, Volunteers Also Pick Up Roadside Trash…
AllOTSEGO.com E-EDITORIAL Why Not Plan Locally To Un-PAUSE Here? On second thought, it’s an intriguing idea. County Rep. Peter Oberacker, R-Schenevus, who is also running for state Senate, suggested yesterday that, instead of waiting for Governor Cuomo to tell us when and how to reopen, we in Otsego County should put together our own un-PAUSE plan, present it to the governor, and act on it. Hmm. That would follow the model the Cuomo Administration is applying to factories and construction…
Barber: Leave Decision On Reopening County To ‘Medical Experts’ He Criticizes Oberacker Call To Plan ‘un-PAUSE’ Locally SCHOHARIE – Democrat Jim Barber this evening issued a statement saying he “profoundly disagrees” with his Republican opponent Peter Oberacker‘s idea of developing a local plan to reopen Otsego County instead of waiting for Governor Cuomo to do so. Both men are running to succeed state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford.…
HERE’S TEXT OF DEBATED RESOLUTION Let US Decide How To Reopen, Oberacker Says He Votes Nay But, After Lively Debate, Republicans, Democrats Come Together By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Otsego County shouldn’t be waiting for Governor Cuomo’s permission to reopen as the coronavirus threat wanes, says county Rep. Peter Oberacker, R-Schenevus. Oberacker, who is also running for state Senate, was the sole “nay” vote as a resolution asking the governor to reopen the county “safely and…
Oberacker’s Hand-Sanitizers Distributed From Schenevus…
