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Colton Mennig
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Elections and appointments
Last election

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Le Moyne College, 2017

Graduate

American University, 2019

Personal
Profession
Educator
Contact

Colton Mennig (Working Families Party) ran for election to the New York State Assembly to represent District 122. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022. He was disqualified from the Democratic primary scheduled on June 28, 2022.

Mennig completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Colton Mennig's professional experience includes working as an educator. He earned a bachelor's degree from Le Moyne College in 2017 and a graduate degree from American University in 2019.[1]

Elections

2022

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2022

General election

General election for New York State Assembly District 122

Incumbent Brian Miller defeated Dan Buttermann and Colton Mennig in the general election for New York State Assembly District 122 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brian Miller
Brian Miller (R / Conservative Party)
 
62.9
 
31,833
Image of Dan Buttermann
Dan Buttermann (D)
 
34.4
 
17,425
Image of Colton Mennig
Colton Mennig (Working Families Party) Candidate Connection
 
2.6
 
1,315
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
21

Total votes: 50,594
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Dan Buttermann advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 122.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Brian Miller advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 122.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Brian Miller advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Assembly District 122.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Colton Mennig advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Assembly District 122.

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Colton Mennig completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Mennig's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I was born and raised in Central New York, the son of working class parents who often took on multiple jobs to make ends meet. Growing up, I saw the struggles my family, friends, and neighbors faced and I knew I wanted to do something about it. Since then, I've sought opportunities to serve our communities and to advocate for policies that benefit Central New Yorkers. During the COVID-19 pandemic, I got back into the world of education to aid local public schools in addressing staffing shortages. I continue to live a working class lifestyle, facing the same struggles that many in our communities are facing. This personal connection to these struggles make me uniquely prepared to fight for our communities and ensure that our voices are heard in Albany. I will go to Albany with the knowledge and experience to get to work on day one to build a better future for all of us!
  • We need tax relief for working families, retirees, farmers, and small businesses. Our communities are struggling and we need to work to ensure everyday New Yorkers can afford to survive and thrive!
  • We need to ensure our communities get the resources they need for public education and infrastructure improvements. We need a fighter in Albany to ensure Central New York receives its fair share of this funding!
  • We need to take action to protect our environment now! In Albany I will fight to bring more good-paying green jobs to our communities and work to improve public transit in Central New York.
I am passionate about public policy that improves the lives of everyday Central New Yorkers. This includes education policy to ensure local public schools have the resources they need for student success. I'm also passionate about economic prosperity for our local communities. We need an economy that works for everyone, and that includes supporting small businesses, manufacturing jobs, and green energy jobs. Supporting good paying green jobs is an important pillar in combatting the threat of climate change. We need to act now to protect our environment for future generations and investing in renewable energy and renewable energy jobs is an imperative step toward in the right direction. We should also be working to improve public transit options in Central New York and shift these transit options to environmentally friendly fleets.
I got my first job at 16 years old working as a dishwasher at a restaurant in Madison County. I worked there for roughly four years during high school and college, saving money for my education and to help out my family. During my time there, I was promoted to the roles of busser and host.

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Footnotes

  1. Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 3, 2022


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