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Letter from Martin Tillapaugh

Basile the Only One Qualified

I am a native of Otsego County and have been a businessman and an attorney in this and the surrounding counties for over 46 years. I have, by my count, used nearly half of the 62 County Clerk’s Offices which exist in this state. While the tenor of every clerk’s office differs, I can without hesitation state that the Otsego County Clerk’s Office is, thanks in large part to its staff, one of the easiest to work in.

I have rarely felt the need to publicly state my reasons for supporting a particular candidate in an election, and I apologize for the length of this letter, but I sincerely believe that the importance of electing the best candidate for the position of Otsego County Clerk requires me to detail my thoughts.






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