Some Thoughts on America Today
I’ve been thinking a lot about our nation recently, the issues it faces and the direction we are heading. While we all may have our differences of opinion, especially on political matters, the state of our nation today would have been unfathomable just a few years ago. A pandemic has struck the entire globe, but […]
New Poll of Erie County Voters Shows Strong Support of Cuomo’s and Poloncarz’s Handling of Coronavirus Outbreak; Biden Leading Trump By a Wide Margin
Date: July 17, 2020 Contact: Peter Anderson at press@markpoloncarz.com Vast Majority of Erie County Residents Support Governor Cuomo’s and County Executive Poloncarz’s Handling of the COVID-19 Crisis Former Vice President Biden Leads President Trump by Wide Margin in Head to Head Matchup: 58-34% Buffalo, NY. – Erie County voters overwhelmingly approve of the job Governor […]
Tyranny of the Minority
By Mark C. Poloncarz October 3, 2017 On October 2, America woke up to the terrible news of the slaughter of innocent concert-goers in Las Vegas. As we all know, 59 persons were murdered and more than 500 injured in a fusillade of bullets that lasted minutes, but must have seemed to be a lifetime […]
2017 State of the County Address as Delivered by Mark Poloncarz
Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz March 29, 2017 State of the County Address Burchfield-Penney Art Museum Final as Prepared for Delivery Thank you Tom Quatroche for that gracious introduction and the work you do every day to ensure ECMC, our region’s only level one trauma center, is the best it can be. I also […]
Comments of Mark Poloncarz at a vigil to honor the victims of the Pulse Orlando Massacre
Comments of Mark Poloncarz, Erie County Executive, as prepared for delivery before a vigil in remembrance and honor of the victims of the Pulse Orlando massacre on June 13, 2016 at Niagara Square, Buffalo. Today we gather to remember and honor the victims of the horrible massacre perpetrated this weekend at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, […]