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Still confusion in NY23 special election, GOP primary BY RICK MILLER
There’s still some confusion over the Aug. 23 special election in the 23rd Congressional District and the Republican primary for the new 23rd District. The special election is between Republican Joe Sempolinski and Democrat Max Della Pia, while the increasingly bitter Republican primary is between Carl Paladino, the Buffalo developer and former candidate for governor, and state GOP Chairman Nicholas Langworthy. Republican Party leaders in the Southern Tier say that many voters don’t know about either the special election or the Republican primary in the 23rd District. An independent poll earlier this month showed the primary to be a dead heat between Langworthy and Paladino among likely primary voters. Earlier this month, Paladino announced he had been endorsed by Republican Assemblyman David DiPietro of East Aurora, while Langworthy was endorsed by the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association and Allegany County Legislator Kevin Demick. Langworthy has the endorsement of the Conservative Party and, if he wins the GOP primary, will be on two
lines in November when running against Della Pia, a retired U.S. Air Force officer. Della Pia, who was endorsed by the Buffalo News, is running in both the special election to fill the remainder of former Rep. Tom Reed’s seat until Dec. 31, as well as the November election in the new 23rd Congressional District. The new district includes much of Erie County as well as Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Allegany, Steuben, Schuyler and Chemung counties. The congressional primary was pushed to August because of court proceedings and uncertainty about the new district lines in New York state. The redistricting resulted from New York losing a congressional seat because of population loss in the last U.S. Census. Forty-four percent of the Republican vote in the new 23rd District is in southern and eastern Erie County — and that’s where the candidates are marshaling their resources. Assemblyman Joseph Giglio, R-Gowanda, said he makes it a policy not to endorse other candidates in a primary race like the one Paladino and Langworthy are in. “I am going to have to work with whoever the congressman is,” he said. “People ask me all the time who I’m supporting,” Giglio added.
“I just stay out of it. I don’t like intramural battles when we fight among ourselves.” Giglio did make it clear he supports Sempolinski, a former aide to Reed and the Steuben County Republican chairman, in the special election. A primary and a special election for the same congressional seat in August is odd, Giglio acknowledged. “We just had a (primary election) in June. ... It’s a strange year.” Giglio said the key to the Paladino-Langworthy primary will be name recognition and voter turnout. Political watchers believe the turnout in the GOP primary will be low, with people not used to voting in August.
Nick Langworthy (top left) faces Carl Paladino (top right) in the Aug. 23 Republican primary for the new 23rd Congressional District of New York. Republican Joe Sempolinski (bottom left) faces Democrat Max Della Pia (bottom right) in a special election to finish out the current term.
Alfred University gets $4M for ceramics research with Army as partner ALFRED — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer was at Alfred University Friday to announce a $4 million federal grant for the development of ceramic materials that can survive the white-hot heat of extreme speeds. Alfred University will partner with the U.S. Army in the project. Schumer, D-N.Y., said the grant will support the development
of ceramic materials to strengthen national security and boost the Southern Tier economy. The funding also represents one of the largest single investments ever by the federal government in Alfred University research, according to Schumer’s office, which noted the university is one of the only facilities in the country with the technology and expertise to make such scientific
breakthroughs. The U.S. Army-Alfred University project will focus on the development of heat-resistant ceramic materials “that are critical to our national security, especially as foreign powers such as Russia and China are investing heavily in research for (similar materials),” Schumer said. “Alfred University will soon be a kiln of innovation for the U.S.
Army,” he added. “This research can only be done with expertise and facilities we have here in Allegany County and is going to help us stay ahead in the defense industry (and) strengthen our national defense, all while creating the next generation of the Southern Tier’s scientific workforce.” Alfred President Mark Zupan said, “We are deeply grateful to Alfred Univ. continued on PAGE 2
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