Whitesboro Forum: Oneida County Candidates for Congress, State Senate, Assembly, Sheriff and Clerk Make Their Case

Candidates in the area's top Nov. 3 races laid out priorities Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, at Hart's Hill Inn in Whitesboro, at a forum run by the Genesis Group and the Chamber Alliance of the Mohawk Valley, the Rome Sentinel reported.

Race	Candidates	Their main themes
U.S. House, NY-22	John Mannion (D, incumbent); Kailee Buller (R)	Mannion: constituent help, project funding, bipartisan bills. Buller: affordability, lower taxes and spending, broad energy mix
State Senate 53	Joseph Griffo (R, incumbent); Mandi Drake (D)	Griffo: 2% state spending cap, pause on state mandates. Drake: affordability, single-payer health care, utility oversight
Assembly 119	Mike Gentile (R); Jon Lipe (D)	Gentile: workforce development. Lipe: energy bills, health care costs
Assembly 122	Brian Miller (R, incumbent); Ihor Semko (D)	Miller: committee experience. Semko: costs for seniors, small businesses, young families
County Sheriff	Robert Maciol (D, incumbent); Jared Pearl (R)	Maciol: school resource officers. Pearl: law enforcement background, first run
County Clerk	Mary Finegan (incumbent); Michael Brown (D)	Finegan: mobile passports, DMV online queue. Brown: mobile service, shorter waits

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