Who Is In The Running for the 118th District Seat?
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The 118th Assembly District, more commonly known as the river district, includes St. Lawrence River based townships in Jefferson and St. Lawrence County.
The seat was left vacant after former assemblyman Darrel Aubertine sought and won the 48th district senate seat in February.
Governor Paterson decided against a special election for the seat, citing the turmoil in Albany and the cost of the senate special election as reasons to wait until November to have the assembly seat decided.
Speculation and rumors have run the gauntlet as to who would be running for the seat and a list of potential candidates is beginning to circulate:
- Republican St. Lawrence County Clerk Patricia Ritchie
- Jefferson County Legislator Phillip Reed (R-Alexandria Bay)
- Canton Town Supervisor David Button
- retired Watertown businessman Tim Kelly
- Jefferson County Sheriff John Burns, a well-known Democrat
- Massena Police Chief Timmy Currier
- fishing charter operator and Alcoa retiree Donald Lucas, who is running as an independent
Several other candidates, Republicans, Democrats and Independents, have said they may run, but are still looking at options.
St. Lawrence County Republican Chair Janet Kelly says the local GOP is poised for a primary and wants the Republican Assembly Campaign Committee to take a backseat in the Assembly race.
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