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Deputy County Exec Makes Push For Rensselaer Top Spot

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Dave Lucas

Published August 10, 2017 at 3:10 PM EDT

Deputy Rensselaer County Executive Chris Meyer with sitting County Executive Kathy Jimino

This fall's race for Rensselaer County Executive includes a contentious primary on the Republican side between Deputy Rensselaer County Executive Chris Meyer and state Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin. Meyer is backed by retiring Republican County Executive Kathy Jimino.

Deputy Rensselaer County Executive Chris Meyer faces a primary challenge against Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin. Last week, Democrat Andrea Smyth kicked off her campaign. Wayne Foy is a candidate on the Green Party line.

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Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.

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