Meet the Candidates: City of Cortland Common Council (Video)

The Cortland Voice staff arranged a meeting with the city of Cortland's common council candidates from both political parties recently. With the election being held within the next few days, we wanted our community to know each candidate and who they were voting for.

Republican Party chair Connie White asked for each candidate to be interviewed and chose the format, and Democratic Party Chair Tim Perfetti agreed. The Republican candidates were not at their headquarters on Port Watson St, which is why you unfortunately will not hear from them. The Democratic Party had 5 of their 8 candidates film a video introducing themselves (2 of the 3 democratic candidates who were not filmed are running unopposed).

City of Cortland Common Council Candidates

WardPolitical PartyFirst nameMiddle InitialsLast nameSuffix
Ward 1DemocraticSamanthaLAdams
Ward 1RepublicanWayneFSchuttII
Ward 2DemocraticKathrynJSilliman
Ward 2RepublicanNo CandidateNo CandidateNo Candidate
Ward 3DemocraticMary ClareHPennello
Ward 3RepublicanWilliam"Bud"DiescherIV
Ward 4DemocraticPatriciaLLane
Ward 4RepublicanFrancisCEndler
Ward 5DemocraticSethAThompson
Ward 5RepublicanWayneRRiversJr
Ward 6DemocraticWilliamDCarpenter
Ward 6RepublicanThomasAGuido
Ward 7DemocraticTroyMBeckwith
Ward 7RepublicanNo CandidateNo CandidateNo Candidate
Ward 8DemocraticMelissaNKiser
Ward 8RepublicanThomasJMichales

 

Be heard on November 2nd. Vote!!

 

 

 

 

1st Ward Candidate: Sam Adams

3rd Ward Candidate: Mary Clare Pennello

4th Ward Candidate: Pat Lane

5th Ward Candidate: Seth Thompson

6th Ward Candidate: Bill Carpenter