A County Government That Works for Everyone

slcnydems

9 hours ago

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We need county leaders focused on solutions—not division.

St. Lawrence County faces real challenges. Our families are struggling to pay for gas, heating, groceries, housing, childcare and eldercare. Access to medical care is increasingly difficult, businesses face higher costs, and too many of our young people leave because they cannot find good jobs close to home.

At the same time, Washington is slashing SNAP, slamming our county with an unplanned $775,000 cost, making dramatic cuts to Medicaid, and reducing access to healthcare and other federal assistance that will impact our county budget and the services our residents depend upon.

Our Democratic Candidates Will Work with ALL to support:

• Economic Development: Support sustainable economic development and good-paying jobs that allow our children to build their futures here.

• Healthcare Access: Push back on cuts that harm our hospitals and have led to a double digit rise in healthcare insurance costs.

• Families & Seniors: Expand access to affordable childcare, eldercare and housing.

• SLC Services: Protect the county services that families, seniors and vulnerable residents rely upon.

• Taxpayers: Seek state and federal resources while responsibly protecting local taxpayers.

• Working Together: Bring people together to address problems rather than letting national political battles divide our communities.

Your Democratic County Legislature Candidates

District 3 — Adam Jarrett

Oswegatchie, Morristown, Heuvelton, Rens. Falls, parts of Canton: Physician and former hospital exec. with a track-record of fiscally responsible leadership. Focused on stopping partisan distractions and sustainably using county resources to solve real, local problems, particularly around healthcare.

District 5 — Daniel Horton

Gouverneur-area and Depeyster: Son of retired Town Justice Evelyn Horton and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, focused on fiscal accountability, term limits, infrastructure, public safety, essential services, a practical approach to county government and will be donating his wages to veteran non-profits with the district and county.

District 7 — Ginger Storey-Welch

Colton, Pierrepont, Hopkinton, Piercefield and Parishville: Retired teacher, former union leader focused on resilient infrastructure and providing well-managed services to all, including in remote areas.

District 8 — Paula Sturge

Parts of Canton, Potsdam and Madrid: Public, private, and not-for-profit industry accountant, extensive higher education budget experience, and healthcare financial professional focused on fiscal responsibility, transparency and accountable government.

District 9 — Anthony Levato*

Village of Canton and Rt. 11 Corridor: County legislator, relationship and business development for local bank, and Canton High School hockey coach focused on community service and fiscal stability.

District 10 — Margaret Garner Haggard*

Village of Potsdam: County legislator, retired teacher and former Village Justice focused on community service, broadband, human services and local economic connections.

District 11 — Amber Spinner

Stockholm and Potsdam: Music educator and union leader focused on working families, small business strong, education and the arts while bringing an open-minded, transparent and listening-focused approach to public service.

District 12 — Patrick Brady

Norwood, Norfolk and parts of Potsdam and Massena area communities: Former teacher, principal, superintendent and Town Supervisor focused on childcare, eldercare, economic development and collaborative leadership.

District 13 — Setcher Krywanczyk

Massena Center and Brasher-area communities: Foster-care caseworker, union leader, and member of the North Country Poor People’s Campaign focused on strengthening social services, restoring trust and supporting families.

District 15 — John Michno

Waddington, Louisville and part of Massena: Longtime BOCES counselor focused on rural healthcare, nature conservation, economic development, education, as well as a government based on truth, justice, rule of law, science, and common sense regulations.

* Incumbent

For More Information: stlcdemocrats.com/candidates

VOTE 2026 — TUES., NOV. 3!

We will work for ALL St. Lawrence County residents — regardless of where they live, what they believe, or who they are.

Our future is too important for partisan distractions. Let’s focus on the real challenges facing our communities and work together to build a stronger, more affordable and more prosperous St. Lawrence County.