Erie County Legislator Kevin R. Hardwick, left, is campaigning for election as Erie County comptroller. Lynne Dixon, a former county legislator and current associate deputy comptroller for Erie County, also is running to replace Stefan Mychajliw as county comptroller.
Erie County Comptroller Stefan Mychajliw is not running for re-election – choosing instead to run for supervisor for the Town of Hamburg – but he figures prominently in the current race between two candidates vying for the seat.
Republican Kevin Hardwick remembers when he first thought he might need to cross the aisle and join the Democratic Party. The Erie County legislator met with Democratic County Executive Mark Poloncarz on the night of Dec. 2 and worked out what he thought was a reasonable compromise on the 2019 Erie County budget. Maybe some of his Republican colleagues
An argument over Lynne Dixon's salary has led to a lawsuit meant to determine how much control Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz has over the spending of other independently elected county officials.
Erie County Legislator Kevin R. Hardwick, left, is campaigning for election as Erie County comptroller. Lynne Dixon, a former county legislator and current associate deputy comptroller for Erie County, also is running to replace Stefan Mychajliw as county comptroller.
