Mayor Ben Walsh announces reelection campaign
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The Independence Party of New York endorsed Walsh as its candidate.
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Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh announced his campaign for reelection at a press conference at the Westcott Theater on Monday.
Walsh who will run as an independent will need to collect at least 750 signatures, starting April 13, to appear on the ballot. Walsh will face Michael Greene, a common councilor and the Democratic candidate for mayor. Democrat Khalid Bey, an at-large common councilor, is also facing Greene in a primary campaign.
The Republican party has yet to announce its candidate, though Walsh said he would not seek the Republican nomination. The Independence Party of New York endorsed Walsh as its candidate in a letter Wednesday.
Mayor Ben Walsh is officially in the race to keep his seat … and he has a clearer path to get on the ballot. Walsh announced the backing of a political
Saratoga County Working Families Party concerned about GOP, Independence infiltration
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Joe Seeman , who ran for the 112th state Assembly District seat in the fall, said that the Working Families Party will fight an apparent attempt for the GOP to take over the party.Provided by Joe SeemanShow MoreShow Less
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Saratoga County Republican Chair Carl Zeilman is seen here welcoming delegates to the New York State GOP convention at the Holiday Inn Friday March, 2 2018 Saratoga Springs, N.Y. A number of his party members have left the GOP for the Working Families Party. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union)SKIP DICKSTEINShow MoreShow Less