Lawmakers during Tuesday s organizational meeting elected Gary Hughes, a District 2 legislator representing portions of Schenectady, as chair of the legislative body. He will succeed District 4 Legislator Anthony Jasenski, who held the role for the past decade and nominated Hughes for the position.
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Democrats held on to their supermajority in the Schenectady County Legislature Tuesday, though a pair of races in District 4 came down to fewer than 100 votes.