Leah M. Halton-Pope
What this job does: Your district's vote in the New York State Assembly (150 members), the larger house of the Legislature. Members write and vote on state laws and the state budget. A term is two years.
- Current office
- Buffalo Common Council, Ellicott District (since 2024)
- Occupation
- Buffalo Common Council Majority Leader
Background
- Buffalo Common Council member for the Ellicott District and Majority Leader since January 2024. source: buffalony.gov
- Named the Democratic candidate on April 12, 2026 by the Erie County Democratic Committee after Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes announced she would not seek reelection. source: spectrumlocalnews.com
- Previously worked in Peoples-Stokes's Assembly office and at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. source: buffalony.gov
- Field organizer for Obama for America and worked at Girl Scouts of Western New York. source: buffalony.gov
In their own words
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- Tax circuit breaker for residents at risk of losing homes; Joint School Construction Board for Buffalo schools; taxes on long-vacant properties; building consensus. source: cityandstateny.com
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