The Elise Stefanik campaign today announced more than 70 elected officials in St. Lawrence County have endorsed her candidacy to be re-elected to Congress.
The endorsements include Republicans, Democrats and Independents across the county.
The seventy-two elected officials on the list are:
• Kevin Acres, chairman of the Board of Legislators, county legislator, District 8
• Jeffrey Andrews, town councilor, Fowler
• Donna Arquiett, town clerk, Colton
• Wayne Ashley, mayor, Ogdensburg
• Lynn Bishop, town councilor, Fowler
• Marion Bowhall, town clerk, Gouverneur
• Michael Cappellino, town supervisor, Fowler
• Pamela Catanzarite, town clerk, Massena
• Chad Colbert, county legislator, District 11
• Eldon Conklin, town councilor, Gouverneur
• Conrad Cook, town councilor, Parishville
• Al Dailey, town councilor, Lisbon
• Patricia Davis, town clerk, Edwards
• Howard Demick, town councilor, Hammond
• Tom Demo, town councilor, Parishville
• Larry Denesha, county legislator, District 6
• Randy Durham, superintendent of highways, Fowler
• Tess Eells, town clerk, Russell
• Kathy Emlaw, town clerk, Norfolk
• David Forsythe, county legislator, District 2
• Stephen Green, superintendent of highways, Hopkinton
• Donald Greene, superintendent of highways, Hammond
• Michael Hammond, mayor, Rensselaer Falls
• Kelly Harmer, town clerk, Fowler
• Grace Hawley, town councilor, Colton
• Donald Hooper, county legislator, District 1
• Charles Hooven, town supervisor, Clifton
• Dan Huntley, town councilor, Pierrepont
• Charles Kerr, town councilor, Russell
• Joel LaPierre, county legislator, District 4
• Bruce LaRose, town councilor, Oswegatchie
• Lillian LaRose, town councilor, Oswegatchie
• Henry Leader, county legislator, District 5
• Jan Lennox, town supervisor, Edwards
• Joseph Lightfoot, county legislator, District 3
• Shawn Macaulay, town councilor, Morristown
• Mary Mazurkiewicz, village clerk, Village of Hammond
• Dahl McCormick, town councilor, Pierrepont
• Travis McKnight, town councilor, Waddington
• Robert McNeil, town councilor, Lisbon
• Kevin Murdock, superintendent of highways, DePeyster
• David Murray, town clerk, Morristown
• Roger Murray, town councilor, Pierrepont
• Rick Newvine, town councilor, Fowler
• Alfred Nichols, town supervisor, Oswegatchie
• Matthew O'Bryan, village trustee, Village of Waddington
• Eugene Prashaw, village trustee, Village of Richville
• David Price, city councilor, Ogdensburg
• Frank Putman, town supervisor, Morristown
• Bernard Reed Jr., town councilor, Hermon
• Robert Ritchie, town councilor, Gouverneur
• Ronald Robert, town councilor, Colton
• Christopher Rose, town councilor, Brasher
• Mary Lou Rupp, county clerk
• John Russell, town councilor, Clifton
• Gail Schneider, town councilor, Louisville
• Karen Simmons, town councilor, Fowler
• Kelly J. Smith II, Superintendent of Highways, Clifton
• Gilbert Sochia, town councilor, Hopkinton
• Dave Spilman Jr., town supervisor, Gouverneur
• Melanie Thomas, town clerk, Pierrepont
• Jeremy Thompson, town councilor, Fine
• Vicki Thornhill, town clerk, Oswegatchie
• Joe Timmerman, county legislator, District 10
• Charles Tracy, town councilor, Hermon
• Tracy Typhair, superintendent of highways, Fine
• Curran Wade Jr., town councilor, Gouverneur
• Donald Ward III, town councilor, Clare
• Karen Wayering, town clerk, Hermon
• Gary Wells, town councilor, Madrid
• Sheri Wilson, town councilor, Lawrence
• Shelly Youngs, mayor, Village of Hammond
In a prepared statement from Stefanik’s campaign, Democrat Fowler Town Supervisor Michael Cappellino said, "For delivering on her promises to work towards securing our borders and to defend the Second Amendment, I proudly support Elise Stefanik for re-election."
In a prepared statement from Stefanik’s campaign, St. Lawrence County legislature chairman Kevin Acres, R-District 8, said, "I'm supporting Elise Stefanik for supporting our dairy farmers and her unyielding advocacy for Fort Drum - which is critical for both our local economy and our counties national defense. I also strongly support her support efforts to promote and protect cross-border trade and her work to protect jobs like those right here in Canton."
“I’m honored to have earned the endorsement of so many leaders across St. Lawrence County,” Stefanik, a Republican, said in her campaign’s announcement.