Private citizen; former Mayor of Lackawanna (2012 to 2019)

Geoff Szymanski served on the Lackawanna City Council from 2006 to 2011 and as Mayor of Lackawanna from 2012 through 2019, then led the Buffalo and Erie County Workforce Investment Board; he holds a master's degree in public administration from Buffalo State and is a Navy veteran³². He appears on the Republican and Conservative lines on the November 3, 2026 ballot against Senator April Baskin¹. His campaign site describes him as a veteran, mayor and union member but lists no issue positions².

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Abortion, Guns, Immigration, Energy and climate, School choice, Curriculum and books, Housing and growth, Policing and crime, Election rules, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Gender care for minors, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Ranked-choice voting, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, China policy.