Who is running for Niagara County Legislature, District 12 in 2026?

Member, Town of Lockport Zoning Board of Appeals; retired railroad worker

James J. 'Jim' Slowey Jr. is the Republican and Conservative candidate for the 12th District in Lockport¹². He spent 43 years in the railroad industry in union and management roles, serves on the Town of Lockport Zoning Board of Appeals and the Lockport Cable Commission, and has volunteered for more than 30 years as an LCTV broadcaster and in Lockport youth sports³. He has said his focus would be infrastructure, working families, public safety and transparency in county government³.

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Niagara County Legislator, District 12

Carla L. Speranza has represented the 12th District (northeastern Lockport city and town and part of Pendleton) since winning the seat by 28 votes in November 2023 over a four-term Republican incumbent; she was re-elected in November 2025¹²³. She chairs the Town of Lockport Democratic Committee and is a director of the Niagara County Soil and Water Conservation District². She appears on the Democratic and Working Families lines⁴.

Where they stand 1 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• ImmigrationNo single answer fitslow

  Official action · low confidence

  • After learning the county jail was holding ICE detainees under a Border Patrol agreement, said she had reservations about ICE's methods but, citing a 'fiduciary duty' to the county given the revenue involved, accepted the arrangement after learning detainees were usually held three days or less. (2025-07-24) source
  • In December 2025 met several times with the sheriff and county attorney, alongside lawyers, to argue the county faced liability from holding people for civil immigration violations; the sheriff then limited the jail to ICE detainees with criminal charges or judicial warrants. (2025-12) source
  • At the January 20, 2026 meeting expressed 'profound gratitude' to the county attorney and sheriff for deciding to no longer accept ICE detainees without a direct criminal nexus or a court-issued warrant. (2026-01-20) source
  • Said the county has 'a unique posture in that we are a border county' with a responsibility to its surroundings, the state and the interior of the country. (2026-01) source

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