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Jerry G Moore ~ Legislative District #07 |  Towns of Clare, Colton, Hopkinton, Parishville Piercefield and Pierrepont

• Jerry is pictured on the far left, in front.  He is a former Supervisor for the Town of Parishville.  He also has served as a building inspector and code enforcement officer and has been a manager for Loomis Fargo armored car agency for the past 18 years. His knowledge on the working of town government will be welcomed.
  

Joe Timmerman ~ Legislative District #10 | Potsdam Election Districts 05 and 06

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• Joe is shown in the front row, second from the bottom left.  As a current Professor of Business at SUNY Potsdam, Joe has served as a banker for 6 years and has taught courses in finance and business for the past 17 years. His knowledge of finance and banking will serve him well as a legislator.
  

Don Hooper ~ Legislative District #01 | Ogdensburg Election Districts 01, 02, 03 and 04

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• Don is pictured in the front row, center.  A retired financial professional, Don is a CPA who has participated in independent audits of many of our County municipalities and school districts. He has also served for 15 years on the S.L.C. Workforce Investment Board and for the past 9 years has served on the Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority, 5 of those years as Board Treasurer. His strength in financial planning will be well received.

Chad Colbert ~ Legislative District #11 | Town of Stockholm and Potsdam Election Districts 04 and 07

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• Chad is pictured in the front row, second from the right.  Chad is a financial person with a MBA and designations as a Financial Analyst and Financial Planner. He serves on the Stockholm economic development committee. Chad also teaches part time at Clarkson University while operating his own financial Planning firm. His background in finance will make him very valuable on the legislature.
  
  

Travis Dann ~ Legislative District #05 | Towns of Depeyster and Gouverneur

• Travis is pictured in the front row, first on the bottom right.  A retired State Trooper, Travis is active in the Kiwanis Club and works with the high school football team. He is active in the community at large and is striving to make County Government more open, rather than the closed door approach favored by the Democrats.

Joel LaPierre ~ Legislative District #04 |  Towns of Edwards, Fowler, Hammond, Macomb, Pitcairn and Rossie

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• Joel is pictured in the second row, on the left.  As the owner of RSI Roofing in Gouverneur, Joel has much needed  experience in business which is so critical to operating county government. He is active in his community and his business experience will be well received.

John Burke ~ Legislative District #12 |  Town of Norfolk and Potsdam election districts 03 and 08

• John is pictured in the second row, middle.  John has worked in the mental health field both as a registered nurse and as an administrator and nurse for over 30 years. He served on the S.L. Psychiatric Center Task force which was successful in saving this facility from closing.  He looks at long-range planning as being a key ingredient in successful County Government and the doing away of petty issues at Board meetings.
  

Joe Lightfoot ~ Legislative District #03 | Towns of Morristown, Oswegatchie and Canton election districts 04 and 07

• Joe is pictured in the second row, second from the right.  Joe currently serves on this Board and is a retired BCI with the State Police. He looks forward to working with a Republican controlled Legislature to bring fiscal responsibility to County government. He is unopposed in his race.

Dan Martin ~ Legislative District #09 |   Canton election districts 01, 03, 05 and 06

• Dan is pictured in the second row, first on the right.  Dan has worked in the private sector for his entire life. He is the business manager of a local restaurant and has also served on the Village Board for Canton and was Deputy Mayor. He has indicated that he will be available to all voters all year while also attending Village and Town Board meetings.
  

Larry Denesha ~ Legislative District #06 |  Towns of Clifton, DeKalb, Fine, Hermon and Russell

• Larry is pictured in the middle, with the white shirt.  A former town Supervisor for the DeKalb, Larry decided very early not to seek re-election to that post and instead run for this seat. He has worked at Newton Falls Paper Mills years ago and currently works at Clarkson University as a clerk of the works. His knowledge on the working of town government will be welcomed.

Kevin Acres ~ Legislative District #08 | Town of Madrid, Canton election districts 02 & 08 , Potsdam election districts 01 & 02

• Kevin is pictured in the top row, on the right.  Kevin is a current Legislator who owns and operates a family farm. He is very involved in the agriculture industry and serves on State Agriculture Boards as well. He is unopposed in his race

David Forsythe~ Legislative District #02 | Town of Lisbon and Ogdensburg election districts 05 and 06

• David is not shown in this photo.   David has served previously as a County Legislator and he will bring experience to this Board.  Working in the insurance business, David will be able to provide much-needed knowledge in this field to the entire Board. He is unopposed in his race.

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Also shown in photo (not tagged):

• County Legislature Representative Dan Parker, not seeking re-election
• County Legislature Representative Alex Mackinnon, not seeking re-election
• County Legislature Representative Mark Akins, not seeking re-election
• County Legislature Representative Scott Sutherland, not seeking re-election