Who is running for Erie County Legislature, District 11 in 2026?

Private citizen; consultant

Zachary Beaudoin grew up in Angola, graduated from Lake Shore Central School, and served in the U.S. Army Reserve from 2011 to 2019 as an interior electrician; he describes himself as a disabled veteran²³. He holds a dual bachelor's degree from SUNY Fredonia (2017) and a master's in negotiation and conflict resolution from Columbia University (2020), and has worked as a habilitation specialist, a Montgomery County (Maryland) Council legislative assistant, an English as a new language teacher in Buffalo, and an administrative specialist for Colorado's Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission²³. He is the Democratic and Working Families candidate for the open District 11 seat against Republican Scott J. Honer¹².

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Town Councilman, Town of Orchard Park

Scott J. Honer is a member of the Orchard Park Town Council³. He is the Republican and Conservative candidate for District 11, the seat being vacated by retiring Minority Leader John J. Mills after more than 20 years, and was endorsed by the Republican committees of the district's towns in April 2026²³. District 11 covers Orchard Park, Evans, Eden, Boston, Brant, Collins, North Collins and part of Hamburg³. He faces Democrat Zachary Beaudoin¹².

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