ALBANY, N.Y. — Western New York Republican officials have picked West Seneca Supervisor Gary Dickson to be their nominee in an April 30 special election for an open congressional seat.
Dickson will face off against Democratic state Sen. Tim Kennedy. The winner will finish off the term started by Democrat Brian Higgins, who left the 26th Congressional District seat earlier this month.
The seat’s math is very favorable for Kennedy, but not so much that it’s a guaranteed lock in a special election with unpredictable turnout. District resident Kathy Hochul received 57 percent of the vote within its borders in her successful 2022 gubernatorial........