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Edward Rath III
Edward Rath III (Republican Party) was a member of the New York State Senate, representing District 61. He assumed office on January 1, 2021. He left office on January 1, 2023.
Rath (Republican Party, Conservative Party) ran for re-election to the New York State Senate to represent District 61. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022. He advanced from the Republican primary on August 23, 2022.
Biography
Edward Rath III was born in Amherst, New York, and lives in Williamsville, New York. Rath graduated from Nichols School of Buffalo. He earned a degree in political science from Syracuse University and an M.B.A. from Canisius College in 2005.[1]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Rath was assigned to the following committees:
- Budget and Revenue Committee
- Cities 2 Committee
- Elections Committee, Ranking member
- Senate Health Committee
- Senate Labor Committee
- Local Government Committee, Ranking member
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: New York State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for New York State Senate District 61
Incumbent Sean Ryan defeated incumbent Edward Rath III in the general election for New York State Senate District 61 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sean Ryan (D / Working Families Party) | 56.7 | 63,901 |
 | Edward Rath III (R / Conservative Party) | 43.3 | 48,805 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 90 | ||
| Total votes: 112,796 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 61
Incumbent Sean Ryan defeated Benjamin Carlisle in the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 61 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sean Ryan | 86.1 | 11,448 |
| Benjamin Carlisle | 13.5 | 1,790 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 51 | ||
| Total votes: 13,289 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ryan Rooney (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for New York State Senate District 61
Incumbent Edward Rath III defeated Joel Giambra (Unofficially withdrew) in the Republican primary for New York State Senate District 61 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Edward Rath III | 78.0 | 3,712 |
| Joel Giambra (Unofficially withdrew) | 20.9 | 994 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 54 | ||
| Total votes: 4,760 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joseph Totaro (R)
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Edward Rath III advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Senate District 61.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joel Giambra (Conservative Party) (Unofficially withdrew)
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Sean Ryan advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Senate District 61.
2020
See also: New York State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for New York State Senate District 61
Edward Rath III defeated Jacqualine Berger in the general election for New York State Senate District 61 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Edward Rath III (R / Conservative Party / Serve America Movement Party / Independence Party) | 53.8 | 79,454 |
 | Jacqualine Berger (D) | 46.2 | 68,224 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 131 | ||
| Total votes: 147,809 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 61
Jacqualine Berger defeated Kim Smith and Joan Seamans in the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 61 on June 23, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jacqualine Berger | 38.6 | 9,386 |
| Kim Smith | 37.9 | 9,232 | ||
 | Joan Seamans | 22.9 | 5,577 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 133 | ||
| Total votes: 24,328 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Edward Rath III advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Senate District 61.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Edward Rath III advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Senate District 61.
Independence Party primary election
Independence Party primary for New York State Senate District 61
Edward Rath III defeated Andrew Gruszka in the Independence Party primary for New York State Senate District 61 on June 23, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Edward Rath III | 70.2 | 1,003 |
| Andrew Gruszka | 27.8 | 397 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.0 | 28 | ||
| Total votes: 1,428 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Adam Massaro (Independence Party)
Serve America Movement Party primary election
The Serve America Movement Party primary election was canceled. Edward Rath III advanced from the Serve America Movement Party primary for New York State Senate District 61.
Working Families Party primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brian Curran (Working Families Party)
2019
See also: Municipal elections in Erie County, New York (2019)
General election
General election for Erie County Legislature District 6
Incumbent Edward Rath III defeated William Freeman in the general election for Erie County Legislature District 6 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Edward Rath III (R) | 64.6 | 13,401 |
| William Freeman (D) | 35.4 | 7,345 | ||
| Total votes: 20,746 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. William Freeman advanced from the Democratic primary for Erie County Legislature District 6.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Edward Rath III advanced from the Republican primary for Erie County Legislature District 6.
2017
Erie County in New York held a general election for county officials on November 7, 2017. A primary election was held on September 12, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates in this election was July 13, 2017. All 11 county legislators were up for election, as well as the county clerk, sheriff, and comptroller.[2]
Incumbent Edward Rath III (Republican/Conservative/Independence/Reform) ran unopposed in the Erie County Legislature, District 6 general election.[3]
| Erie County Legislature, District 6 General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican/Conservative/Independence/Reform |  Edward Rath III Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 15,549 | |
| Total Votes | 15,549 | |||
| Source: Erie County, NY, Board of Elections, "Erie County Races, Official Tally of Election Results," accessed December 18, 2017 | ||||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Edward Rath III did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Edward Rath III did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Edward Rath III did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
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2022
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2021
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See also
2022 Elections
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Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Michael Ranzenhofer (R) |
New York State Senate District 61 2021-2023 |
Succeeded by Sean Ryan (D) |
| Preceded by - |
Erie County Legislature District 6 2008-2021 |
Succeeded by Christopher Greene (R) |
