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
| Ward | Political Party | First name | Middle Initials | Last name | Suffix |
| Ward 1 | Democratic | Samantha | L | Adams | |
| Ward 1 | Republican | Wayne | F | Schutt | II |
| Ward 2 | Democratic | Kathryn | J | Silliman | |
| Ward 2 | Republican | No Candidate | No Candidate | No Candidate | |
| Ward 3 | Democratic | Mary Clare | H | Pennello | |
| Ward 3 | Republican | William | "Bud" | Diescher | IV |
| Ward 4 | Democratic | Patricia | L | Lane | |
| Ward 4 | Republican | Francis | C | Endler | |
| Ward 5 | Democratic | Seth | A | Thompson | |
| Ward 5 | Republican | Wayne | R | Rivers | Jr |
| Ward 6 | Democratic | William | D | Carpenter | |
| Ward 6 | Republican | Thomas | A | Guido | |
| Ward 7 | Democratic | Troy | M | Beckwith | |
| Ward 7 | Republican | No Candidate | No Candidate | No Candidate | |
| Ward 8 | Democratic | Melissa | N | Kiser | |
| Ward 8 | Republican | Thomas | J | Michales |
Be heard on November 2nd. Vote!!
