Who is running for Erie County Legislature, District 6 in 2026?

Private citizen

Rathi Ravi is the Democratic and Working Families Party candidate for the open District 6 seat, which covers part of Amherst; the current legislator, Christopher D. Greene, is not on the ballot¹². His campaign site describes him as a community advocate and lists winter pothole repair on county roads, accountability for county fleet vehicles and lower county taxes as priorities⁴. He is endorsed by the Erie County Democratic Committee and faces Republican Edward A. Rath III²³.

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Private citizen; former New York State Senator

Edward A. Rath III represented District 6 in the Erie County Legislature from January 2008 to January 2021 and served one term in the New York State Senate for the 61st District from January 2021 to December 2022, losing his 2022 re-election bid to Sean Ryan by 56.7 to 43.3 percent²³. He graduated from Nichols School, earned a political science degree at Syracuse University and an MBA from Canisius College in 2005²³. He is the Republican and Conservative candidate for his former District 6 seat against Democrat Rathi Ravi¹².

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