The Buffalo News reports that incumbent Buffalo Mayor Byron brown is seriously ahead in fundraising over his Democrat rivals:
“Mayor Byron W. Brown has more than a half million dollars in his campaign chest, far ahead of his opponents in the Democratic primary for City Hall’s top job. The three-term incumbent in the last six months raised almost $440,000, four times more than Mark J.F. Schroeder, the city comptroller, raised and 70 times as much as Betty Jean Grant, an Erie County legislator …”
Brown’s record on guns has been mixed: poor while in the Senate, but he notably did not come out in support of the SAFE Act.
Schroeder consistently supported gun rights while in the Assembly.
Grant has not been supportive of gun rights while in the county legislature.
The race will likely be decided during the Democrat primary where turnout will be low. Knowing this, for the primary, gun owners choices should be:
- Schroeder
- Brown
- Grant