Erie县民主党挑选Jeremy Zellner填补Buffalo市长Sean Ryan留下的州参议院空缺席位。 Erie County Democrats picked Jeremy Zellner to fill the vacant State Senate seat left by Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan.

Erie县民主党提名Jeremy Zellner为现任县立法者和民主党委员会主席, 参加2月3日纽约州参议院第61区特别选举, Erie County Democrats nominated Jeremy Zellner, current county legislator and Democratic Committee Chair, to run in the February 3 special election for New York’s State Senate 61st District, vacated by Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan. Zellner在特别选举召开后不久辞去埃里县选举委员会民主专员的职务,计划继续担任政党主席。 Zellner, who resigned from his role as a Democratic Commissioner on the Erie County Board of Elections shortly after the special election was called, plans to remain as party chairman. 他由县委员会提名，而非通过公开初选，这引发了一些民主党人的批评，包括州众议员乔恩·里维拉和活动家印度·沃尔顿，他们质疑这一过程，提出利益冲突的担忧，并强调鉴于泽尔纳近期在选举中担任监督角色，存在不当行为的迹象。 His nomination by the county committee, rather than through a public primary, has sparked criticism from some Democrats, including State Assemblymember Jon Rivera and activist India Walton, who question the process, raise concerns about conflicts of interest, and highlight the appearance of impropriety given Zellner’s recent oversight role in elections. Zellner将在特别选举中面对共和党商人Dan Gagliardo, 从1月24日起提前投票。 Zellner will face Republican businessman Dan Gagliardo in the special election, with early voting beginning January 24.