{"id":2545,"date":"2017-11-03T07:37:57","date_gmt":"2017-11-03T11:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=2545"},"modified":"2017-11-03T07:37:57","modified_gmt":"2017-11-03T11:37:57","slug":"genesee-countystafford-holds-a-meet-the-candidates-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2017\/11\/03\/genesee-countystafford-holds-a-meet-the-candidates-night\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Stafford holds a &#8220;Meet the Candidates Night&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/syHoRloaoPg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Town of Stafford held a &#8220;Meet the Candidates Night&#8221; on Wednesday at the Town Hall in preparation for the November 7th vote.<\/p>\n<p>Candidates running for elected office this year are:<\/p>\n<p>County Legislator -Andrew Young(R) Vote for one<\/p>\n<p>Town Council\/Vote for two<\/p>\n<p>Robert Mattice (R,C,I)<br \/>\nRon Panek(R,C,I)<br \/>\nJackie Cavanaugh(D)<\/p>\n<p>Town Clerk\/Vote for one<\/p>\n<p>Michelle McEwen(Michelle for Town Clerk)<br \/>\nJulie Scheuerlein(D,R,I,C)<\/p>\n<p>Highway Superintendent\/Vote for one<\/p>\n<p>Steven Boldt(D,R,C,I)<\/p>\n<p>Residents were able to write up questions on paper that were then collected by Host Margaret DeBellis and then asked by moderator Professor Norman Gayford, who teaches Public Speaking at GCC.<\/p>\n<p>Residents and candidates enjoyed refreshments and conversation afterwards.<\/p>\n<p>The event lasted little over two hours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Town of Stafford held a &#8220;Meet the Candidates Night&#8221; on Wednesday at the Town Hall in preparation for the November 7th vote. Candidates running for elected office this year are: County Legislator -Andrew Young(R) Vote for one Town Council\/Vote for two Robert Mattice (R,C,I) Ron Panek(R,C,I) Jackie Cavanaugh(D) Town \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2017\/11\/03\/genesee-countystafford-holds-a-meet-the-candidates-night\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2546,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23,10],"tags":[623],"class_list":["post-2545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-genesee-county","category-stafford","tag-meet-the-candidates"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-F3","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":69579,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/genesee-county-stafford-meet-the-candidates-night\/","url_meta":{"origin":2545,"position":0},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Stafford\/Meet the Candidates Night","author":"aka","date":"October 28, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-GSln57J9Lg Video of Meet the Candidates Night-October 27, 2025 Town of Stafford 11th Biennial Meet the Candidates Night Stafford Town Hall Moderator Dan Fischer Hosted by the Stafford Preservation Group 2025 Town of Stafford Candidates TOWN COUNCIL (vote for two) Ron Panek(R) James Duyssen(R) Cathy Worthington(C) ____________________________________________________________ TOWN CLERK (vote\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Genesee County&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Genesee County","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/category\/genesee-county\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/stff.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/stff.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/stff.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/stff.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/stff.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":47774,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/10\/17\/genesee-county-conservative-party-announces-endorsed-candidates\/","url_meta":{"origin":2545,"position":1},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Conservative Party announces endorsed candidates","author":"aka","date":"October 17, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Press release The Conservative Party of Genesee County has officially endorsed the following candidates for the 2023 election, and if you are a registered Conservative to vote Line C.\u00a0 If you would like to get more involved or are looking to run for office in 2024, please contact Chairwoman Julie\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Genesee County&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Genesee County","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/category\/genesee-county\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":69145,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/10\/18\/genesee-county-stafford-preservation-group-to-hold-a-meet-the-candidates-night\/","url_meta":{"origin":2545,"position":2},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Stafford Preservation Group to hold a Meet the Candidates Night","author":"aka","date":"October 18, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The Stafford Preservation Group will be hosting the 12th biennial\u00a0Candidates Night at the Stafford Town Hall on Route 237, on Monday October 27th, from 7-9 pm. 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