Sen. Charles Schumer has announced the winners of his statewide lottery for 100 pairs of tickets to be part of the papal audience on the West Lawn of the Capitol following Pope Francis' address to Congress on Sept. 24.
Schumer said Wednesday that there were more than 11,000 entrants from around the state in the online lottery. The winners were selected on Aug. 27 and notified personally.
Capital Region – From Niskayuna, to Clifton Park, to Albany
· Royal Stanton
· Michele Edwards
· Carol Kissane
· Joseph Kott
· Andrew Heck
· Brendan DiGiovanni
· Pamela Hopkins
· Dorothy McDevitt
· Dawn Morrison
Central New York – From Syracuse, to Watertown, to Cazenovia
· Rosemary Perez
· Kevin Samolis
· Jean Lemancyzk
· Marnie Sardino
· Donna Scrimale
· Louisa Caldwell
· Emma Buckhout
· Joe Calipari
· Mark Swan
· Randy Raso
Western New York – From Buffalo, to Tonawanda, to Cheektowaga & Grand Island
· Mary Cicero
· Kim Donaldson
· Michael Dziak
· Andrew Ippolito
· Joseph McCann
· Susan Mancuso
· Maryanne Gregorio Powers
· Andrew Szeliga
· Stephanie Michalski
· Christopher McKee
· Deborah VanSchoonhoven
· Patricia France
· Terrie Kwoka
· Jim Ziemer
· Fr. Gregory Jakubowicz
Rochester-Finger Lakes – From Webster, to Rochester, to Penfield
· Jesu Marrero
· Elizabeth Rajamani
· Stephanie Dardzinski
· Kenneth Curry
· Malcolm Taaffe
· Joanne Popeck
· Scott Cunningham
· John Prota
· Matt Hull
· Matte Baxendell
Southern Tier – From Endwell, to Ithaca, to Owego
· Edd Farmer
· Douglas Jones
· Janet Krasniak
· Lori-Ann Kozak
· Hannah Smith
· Peter Yablonsky
· Ryan Metz
· Barbara Francesca Mann
· Karen McAndrew
Hudson Valley – From New Paltz, to Tarrytown, to Warwick
· Thomas Gallo
· Diana Healey
· Eileen Hobbs
· Rosemarie Gonzalez
· Robin Donovan
· Nancy Reinauer
Long Island – From Brentwood, to Ronkonkoma, to Commack & Bethpage
· Catherine Lowy
· Angela Alarcon
· Daniel Mercuri
· Catherine Rehman
· Alice Rios
· MaryEllen Humphrey
· Claudia Kubik
New York City – From Manhattan, to Queens, to Staten Island
· Elvia Pelaez
· Veronica Ball
· Joseph Diaz
· Adrian Tahiri
· Trisha Powell
· Frances Raybaud
· Joseph Valdellon
· Daniel Ayala
· Esther Li
· Emanoil Shafik
· Regina Gregoria
· Paula Acosta Aviles
Schumer's office also conducted a statewide lottery to find one winner of his office's sole ticket to pope's historic address to Congress. Pope Francis is the first pope to address a joint meeting of Congress. The winner of this ticket is Carmen Esteras from the Bronx.
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