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Jeanne M. Vinal

Democrat · Incumbent

Erie County Legislator, District 5

Jeanne M. Vinal represents District 5 (much of Amherst and part of Cheektowaga) and has served since January 1, 2020 after her election in 2019234. A Colgate and University at Buffalo law graduate, she is a partner in the Buffalo civil litigation firm Vinal and Vinal, which she and her husband opened in the mid-1990s, and previously sat on the Erie County Charter Review Commission3. She faces Republican Christina M. Coyle-Lenz in 2026 and appears on the Democratic and Working Families lines1.

No public position found on: Immigration, Policing and crime, Election rules, Judges, Redistricting, Death penalty.

Record

  • Elected to the Legislature in 2019 and took office January 1, 202034.
  • Partner, Vinal and Vinal, a Buffalo civil litigation and arbitration firm; former member of the Erie County Charter Review Commission3.

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  1. 2026 General Candidates List for Web (candidates by party line and district)Erie County Board of Elections
  2. Legislators (district offices and members)Erie County Legislature
  3. Legislator Jeanne Vinal (official district page and biography)Erie County Legislature
  4. Jeanne VinalBallotpedia
  5. Session Agendas and Minutes, 2025 and 2026 (all meetings reviewed through Meeting No. 10 of 2026, May 28, 2026)Erie County Legislature