Government of Erie County, New York
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| Seat: Buffalo |
| Population (2020): 954,236 |
| County Commissioners: 11 |
| County Website: Official website |
The county government of Erie County is located in Buffalo, New York. The county was established in 1821 and covers a total of 1,042 square miles.[1]
Elections
2025
Erie County, New York, is holding general elections for comptroller, sheriff, county legislature, supreme court judge, county court judge, and family court judge seats on November 4, 2025. A primary is scheduled for June 24, 2025. The filing deadline for the primary is April 3, 2025, the opportunity to ballot filing deadline is April 10, 2025, the independent candidate filing deadline is May 27, 2025, and the deadline for the judicial district convention is August 14, 2025.
2024
Erie County, New York, held general elections for district attorney, county legislature, family court judge, and supreme court judges on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for June 25, 2024. The filing deadline for the primary was April 4, 2024, and the filing deadline for the general election was May 28, 2024. The judicial district convention filing deadline was August 15, 2024.
2023
Erie County, New York, held general elections for county executive, county legislators, and family court judges on November 7, 2023. A primary was scheduled for June 27, 2023. The filing deadlines for this election was April 6, 2023.
2022
Erie County, New York, held general elections for county clerk, family court judge, and supreme court judge on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for June 28, 2022. The filing deadline for county clerk and family court judge was April 7, 2022, and the filing deadline for supreme court judge was August 11, 2022.
2021
Erie County, New York, held general elections for county council, comptroller, sheriff, supreme court judges, and a county court judge on November 2, 2021. A primary was scheduled for June 22, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was April 1, 2021.
2020
Erie County, New York, held general elections for district attorney, one county court judge, and one family court judge on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for June 23, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was April 2, 2020.[2]
2019
2018
Erie County, New York, held general elections for county clerk, county judge, and family court judge on November 6, 2018. If a race had multiple candidates for a party nomination, a primary was held on September 13, 2018. The deadline for candidates to file to run in this election was July 12, 2018.
2017
Erie County, New York, held general elections for county legislator, county clerk, county sheriff, and county comptroller on November 7, 2017.
Elected officials
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County legislature
- See also: County legislature
The county legislature functions as the county's primary legislative and policy-making body. County legislators are tasked with approving an annual budget, enacting ordinances, approving county contracts, and making appointments to public offices. Erie County has 11 legislators who are elected by district to two-year terms.[3]
The table below provides information on each of the county legislators:
| Office | Name | Date assumed office |
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| Erie County Legislature District 1 | Lawrence Dupre | July 25, 2024 |
| Erie County Legislature District 2 | Taisha St. Jean Tard | 2025 |
| Erie County Legislature District 3 | Michael Kooshoian | 2023 |
| Erie County Legislature District 4 | John Bargnesi | January 1, 2022 |
| Erie County Legislature District 5 | Jeanne Vinal | January 1, 2020 |
| Erie County Legislature District 6 | Christopher Greene | January 7, 2021 |
| Erie County Legislature District 7 | Timothy Meyers | |
| Erie County Legislature District 8 | Frank Todaro | January 1, 2020 |
| Erie County Legislature District 9 | John Gilmour | January 1, 2020 |
| Erie County Legislature District 10 | Lindsay Lorigo | January 1, 2024 |
| Erie County Legislature District 11 | John Mills |
The widget below automatically displays information about their meetings. The topic list contains a sampling of keywords that Voterheads, a local government monitoring service, found in each meeting agenda. Click the meeting link to see more info and the full agenda:
Other elected officials
Erie County residents also elect the following public officials:
| Office | Name | Date assumed office |
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| Erie County Clerk | Michael Kearns | 2018 |
| Erie County Comptroller | Kevin Hardwick | January 1, 2022 |
| Erie County District Attorney | Michael Keane | March 31, 2024 |
| Erie County Executive | Mark Poloncarz | |
| Erie County Sheriff | John Garcia | January 3, 2022 |
Recent news
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See also
| Erie County, New York | New York | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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