Buffalo News: A mandate for change
By News editorial board November 10, 2011 Congratulations to Mark Poloncarz. His stunning victory over Chris Collins’ well-financed campaign invited comparison to David versus Goliath. It was the blue-collar kid from […]
WGRZ-TV: County Executive-Elect Poloncarz Speaks
By Dave McKinley November 9, 2011 BUFFALO, NY – On Tuesday night, following his defeat in the race for Erie County Executive, incumbent Republican Chris Collins spoke of Mark Poloncarz, the […]
Business First: Poloncarz upsets Collins to become Erie County Executive
By James Fink November 9, 2011 Erie County Comptroller Mark Poloncarz pulled off the second major Democratic Party upset victory in the past six month as he ousted incumbent Chris Collins, his Republican […]
Buffalo News: Poloncarz victory caps off spirited campaign
Becomes just second Democratic county executive in 51-year history of post By Robert J. McCarthy November 8, 2011 Mark Charles Poloncarz, the son of a steelworker and nurse from Lackawanna, hammered […]
Buffalo News: Job growth pivotal, but the dispute is over how
If there’s one bread-and-butter issue that matters to a cross section of families across Erie County these days, it’s surely this: Jobs. Both candidates for county executive said they understand […]