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This belongs to you. Take it back...
Michele Iannello 
Thu Feb 21, 2008 at 14:41:23 PM EST
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The two leading contenders for the Democratic nod in the 61st Senate District race met with the Genesee County Democratic Committee last night. Dan Ward and Michele Iannello both impressed the Genesee County Dems. In the past, a number of sources from Genesee County have said that Iannello has been very impressive in her approach thus far and Ward has a great resume and experience to run on.
As for "Baby" Joe Mesi, he was a no-show after originally being slated to attend the Genesee County Dems meeting last night.
Iannello and Ward both impressed me when I met them. Their resumes speak for themselves but as people, they are very open and they worked the room. I think we need to know more about Mesi. Mesi hasn't really opened up politically. The 61st needs to know where he stands on the issues if he wants to be considered a serious contender.
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Tue Feb 05, 2008 at 16:44:09 PM EST
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No new news out of New York's 61st Senate District. At least, not yet.
That could be because John Ward, father of Dan Ward (Town of Amherst councilman who has said he will be running for the 61st SD seat) and father-in-law of Michele Iannello (Note: Iannello is married to Dan's brother, Dennis. Dennis is a Democratic elections commissioner in Erie County.) passed away on Friday.
John was a long-time Democrat who obviously passed on that love and support of the Democratic Party to his two sons.
So for now, all is quiet on the Democratic side. My (belated) thoughts and prayers go out to the Ward family.
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Wed Jan 30, 2008 at 18:13:18 PM EST
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An Erie County source tells me that Michele Iannello is the Erie County Democrats' favorite and most likely the NYS Senate Dems' favorite for the open seat in the 61st Senate District.
I know that the Genesee County Democrats really were impressed by Iannello. She is very knowledgeable about the district and she is willing to work hard for the seat. In addition, Iannello does have a strong ally on her side: Dennis Ward, the Democratic Board of Elections Commissioner for Erie County.
Iannello is seen by many as the most electable. She doesn't have any political skeletons in her closet and she can run a strong campaign. It'll be interesting to see how this plays out. Nothing is set in stone yet, and certainly you never know what could happen with the Erie County Democrats involved. But Iannello looks like the possible candidate in SD-61.
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