Three months later, eleven
upstate county chairs contemplating a special election settled on Dede Scozzafava, a thoroughly moderate Republican who had previously been endorsed by the Working Families Party.
But another contender, Gary Berntsen, has the support of four of the state GOP regional vice chairs and a number of
upstate county chairs, too.
He flatly predicted that Long, who has strong support from
upstate county chairs and the backing of the state's Conservative Party, was not the best candidate to take on Gillibrand.
Not exact matches
UPDATE: The change was unanimously approved, I'm told by an
upstate GOP
county chair who attended the meeting.
Other
upstate New Yorkers on the committee include Erie
County Republican Party
Chair Nick Langworthy, Rep. Tom Reed (R - Corning), and Rep. Chris Collins (R - Clarence).