- Party: Republican, Independence, Conservative
 - Occupation: Electrical Engineer
 - BSEE, Cornell University
 - President, Springwaters, Inc.
 - President, Rowe Engineering
  
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Top Priorities if Elected |   
- Reduce Property Taxes
 - Create Job Friendly Economic Environment
 - Reform NYS Legislature
  
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The League of Women Voters of New York State asked questions on the issues of all candidates for this office.
 Read the answers from Samuel R. "Sam" Trapani
 
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- My Family
 - AFSCME New York Council 66 AFL-CIO 11,000 members
 - Independence Party Endorsement
  
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- Eliminate the Super Majority
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The unbridled power of NYS Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver continues to hurt our community in a severe way - read about the problem and the solution!
 - Incumbent's Results Do Not Support Reelection - D&C Article
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With a failed economic condition in our State, particularly in Upstate, there is no reasonable basis to send the incumbent back to serve the community.
 - Address to Seniors at St. John's Meadows Senior Community
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It's troubling to see our community cut benefits to the very people who worked so hard to provide for us.  With a failed economic policy it makes no sense to return incumbents, the people who failed us, to Albany.
  
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