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John Licata
2022 - Present
2035
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John Licata (Democratic Party) is a judge of the New York Supreme Court 8th Judicial District. Licata assumed office on January 1, 2022. Licata's current term ends on December 31, 2035.
Licata (Democratic Party, Working Families Party, Republican Party, Conservative Party) ran for election for judge of the New York Supreme Court 8th Judicial District. Licata won in the general election on November 2, 2021.
Biography
John Licata is a resident of Buffalo, New York. Licata earned a bachelor’s and a master's degree in history and a J.D. from the University at Buffalo. He began his career as a trial lawyer in 1992.[1] Licata worked as a lawyer for Brown & Tarantino, LLC from 1995 to 1996 and HoganWillig from 1996 to 2014. On January 23, 2014, he was appointed to serve as the lead attorney for the Erie County Water Authority Board of Commissioners.[2] He is also employed by the Dolce Panepinto personal injury law firm.[3]
Elections
2021
See also: Municipal elections in Erie County, New York (2021)
General election
General election for New York Supreme Court 8th Judicial District (4 seats)
Grace Hanlon, John Licata, incumbent Frank Caruso, and Raymond Walter won election in the general election for New York Supreme Court 8th Judicial District on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Grace Hanlon (D / Working Families Party / R / Conservative Party) | 26.1 | 285,994 | |
| ✔ |  | John Licata (D / Working Families Party / R / Conservative Party) | 25.1 | 274,861 |
| ✔ | Frank Caruso (R / D / Conservative Party) | 24.5 | 269,055 | |
| ✔ |  | Raymond Walter (R / D / Conservative Party) | 24.1 | 263,880 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 3,262 | ||
| Total votes: 1,097,052 | |||
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2014
- See also: Buffalo Public Schools elections (2014)
John Licata lost to fellow incumbent Barbara Seals Nevergold and newcomers Larry Quinn and Patricia B. Pierce for the three at-large seats in the general election on May 6, 2014. Candidates Bryon J. McIntyre and Daniel Rockwitz Reynolds were removed from the ballot after they did not meet the petition signature requirements.[4]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Larry Quinn |
16.1% | 8,806 | |
| Nonpartisan | Patricia B. Pierce |
14.7% | 8,061 | |
| Nonpartisan | Barbara Seals Nevergold Incumbent |
13.6% | 7,449 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bernie Tolbert | 11.5% | 6,298 | |
| Nonpartisan | John Licata Incumbent | 9% | 4,930 | |
| Nonpartisan | Samuel P. Davis | 7.9% | 4,334 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sergio Rodriguez | 6.3% | 3,447 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gizelle Stokes | 5.6% | 3,059 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ralph R. Hernandez | 5% | 2,733 | |
| Nonpartisan | Wendy Mistretta | 4.4% | 2,414 | |
| Nonpartisan | Stephon Wright | 2.3% | 1,242 | |
| Nonpartisan | Adrian Harris | 1.9% | 1,066 | |
| Nonpartisan | Stephen Buccilli | 1.7% | 936 | |
| Total Votes | 54,775 | |||
| Source: Erie County, NY - Board of Elections, "Election Results Archive," accessed June 11, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Licata reported no contributions or expenditures to the Erie County Board of Elections. School board candidates in New York are not required to report their campaign contributions or expenditures if they do not exceed $500.00.[5]
Endorsements
Licata received endorsements from the Buffalo Teachers Federation, Citizen Action and The Buffalo News.[6] He also received endorsements from New York State Assemblyman Michael Kearns and former board member Louis Petrucci.[7]
2009
| Buffalo Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 5-year term, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | John Licata |
17.9% | 5,247 | |
| Nonpartisan | Christopher L. Jacobs Incumbent |
16% | 4,694 | |
| Nonpartisan | Florence Johnson Incumbent |
14.1% | 4,117 | |
| Nonpartisan | Catherine Collins Incumbent | 14% | 4,089 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bryon J. McIntyre | 13.8% | 4,028 | |
| Nonpartisan | Patricia E. Devis | 9.2% | 2,688 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rosalind J. Hampton | 8.1% | 2,378 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rebekah A. Williams | 6.9% | 2,021 | |
| Total Votes | 29,262 | |||
| Source: Erie County, NY - Board of Elections, "Election Results Archive," accessed March 26, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
John Licata did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
In response to a survey published by The Buffalo News, Licata answered several questions outlining his campaign themes, preferred education reforms and priorities.
| “ | Cite an example of a school program (here or elsewhere) that you think should be replicated in Buffalo: Reduce class sizes for quality instruction. Extending school day. Renewable Energy program at South Park to become a high school embedded in the Riverbend Project to develop CTE; Bennett Banking & Finance as 7-12 school with Buffalo Promise Neighborhood; mandatory kindergarten program with a kindergarten jump start program, enthusiastic support for pre-K; Buffalocus to transform vacant property surrounding schools. Describe two or three specific actions the district should take to help close the projected $50 million deficit for 2014-15: Close Pinnacle school and transfer students into programs in the district. Pinnacle cannot remain at its current location because the building does not meet minimum safety regulations for a public school and district cannot afford to maintain the program. Convince City of Buffalo to share proceeds of sale of school buildings turned back to city control. Convince City of Buffalo to increase contribution to meet rising costs of fuel, energy, health care. Terminate unqualified central office administrators. Seek increase in grants and aid from New York State. List the three most important things you want to accomplish if you are elected: 1. Improve the atmosphere within the schools so parents feel welcome and engaged as part of their children's education process to provide continuity of education environment between home and school. 2. Revive the cultural programs that permanently enrich the lives of students and the community. 3. Cultivate an identity of purpose for each school that will focus the students upon developing their skills and talents toward accomplishing their dreams. Evaluate Pamela Brown's performance as superintendent: Brown lacks leadership skills to create an environment of capacity and success among stakeholders. She arrived with Say Yes, the Buffalo Billion, Buffalo Promise Neighborhood, and community faith in her credentials. Brown repeats mistakes. She often alienates and marginalizes the parents in the district: ignoring consequences in not informing parents for MLK, Bennett, Pinnacle/Harvey Austin Merger; unreachiable during a crisis; withholding material information from the school board; insisting that certain administrators were the best-qualified persons for the job yet they did not have those qualifications and have not demonstrated the stated skills; does not provide consistent support to principals and teachers through central office.[8] |
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| —The Buffalo News survey (2014)[7] | ||
See also
2021 Elections
External links
Additional reading
Footnotes
- ↑ Buffalo Public Schools, "About Us," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ The Buffalo News, "Licata tapped to serve as Erie County Water Authority board’s attorney," January 23, 2014
- ↑ LinkedIn, "John Licata," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ The Buffalo News, "Two knocked off Buffalo School Board ballot," April 23, 2014
- ↑ The Buffalo News, "School board financial disclosures," April 12, 2014
- ↑ The Buffalo News, "At a watershed moment in education, The News endorses three candidates for School Board," April 27, 2014
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Buffalo News, "Meet the candidates," accessed April 29, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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