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DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE DemocratandChronicle.com TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 201 1 5A RocDocs ONLINE EXTRA Click on this story at Democratand Chronicle.com for a searchable database of donations and expenses in the county executive race. FINDINGS Fundraising by Republican candidates for county executive and district attorney, Maggie Brooks and Bill Taylor, outpaced that of their opponents, and the Republicans have more cash on hand than their rivals. Brooks has raised about $45,000 this year from county employees, including department heads and lawyers who work for the county. Brighton Supervisor Sandra Frankel has donated $20,000 to her own coffers and received $10,000 from PAETEC CEO Arunas Chesonis. in the months since then.

After expenses of $427,684, including hefty transfers to her ferred $4,000 from a campaign account she used for her town supervisor runs. Campaigns FROM PAGE 1 A Brooks is seeking a third four-year term, and Democrat Frankel decided to leave her post as Brighton supervisor to run against her. Brooks' fundraising ability has long been one of her assets and has contributed to past speculation that she would run for a statewide or federal office. Her campaign finance reports show the benefits of incumbency, as she has been able to build on a long-standing network of donors. Some of her most faithful donors have been county employees.

The Democrat and Chronicle analyzed data from the state Board of Elections filed earlier this month and from county employee lists obtained through a Freedom of Information Law request. The analysis showed that these county employees, from her deputy executive to those in lower-level jobs, gave about $45,000 in about 160 different donations since January. Donations averaged about $280, and some em- Taylor had to raise money in order to get his name out there, a premise his Republican counterpart rejected. "People are giving money to Bill Taylor because they know Bill Taylor and they know he will make a better DA," Reilich said. The Monroe County Republican and Democratic committees are also heavily involved in this year's races.

Republicans have raised $549,559 since January, which includes the $200,000 transfer from Brooks' campaign account. The committee has spent $226,705 and has $333,274 on hand. Democrats have raised $428,713 since January and have spent $371,529. They have $176,113 on hand. In the race for Monroe County court, Republican Gino Nitti, a Greece town justice, is running against Democrat Doug Randall, a longtime assistant district attorney who has held supervisory roles in the office.

Nitti has raised $52,240, spent $28,061 and has $24,179 on hand. Randall has raised $15,299, spent just $3,166 and has $12,133 on hand, JTERRERIDemocratandChronicle.com question and has spurred letters to regulators by Frankel's fellow Democrats, who are concerned about the sale. Chesonis declined to comment on Monday. Frankel, in turn, has criticized Brooks for raising money from county employees. A county campaign's largest expense is typically television advertising, and Brooks and Frankel are now airing ads.

In the race for district attorney, Taylor was helped by a $100,000 transfer from the county GOP, which put his donations at three times that of Doorley. The post has been held by Democrats for decades. Doorley, former first assistant district attorney, and Taylor, former county attorney and special counsel to Brooks, are running to succeed District Attorney Michael Green, a Democrat. Doorley has raised $97,452, spent $61,089, and has $36,363 on hand. Meanwhile, Taylor has raised $301,172, spent $255,558, and has $45,614 on hand.

Monroe County Democratic Committee Chairman Joseph Morelle said Brooks Frankel ployees gave more than once. Monroe County Republican Chairman Bill Reilich said no special effort is made to court county employees, and that they place no restrictions on who can donate. Brooks also benefitted from donations from employees and board members of the county Water Authority, who gave about $4,000 since January, as well as from other past and present Republican officials, elected or appointed, who gave about $10,500. Another major donor was the law firm Gallo and Iaca-vangelo, which gave Brooks $11,000. Brooks was helped by having nearly a half-mil-lion dollars on hand in the beginning of the year, to which she added $317,132 "The incumbent always has the advantage, and that's no surprise," Frankel said.

Outside of her own funds, Frankel's largest donation came from PAETEC CEO Arunas Chesonis, who donated $10,000. Republicans attacked Frankel for accepting the donation in a news release titled: "Frankel bankrolled by Midtown sellout." PAETEC's sale to an Arkansas company has thrown plans for redevelopment of Midtown into party, she has $335,695 on hand. Outside of a $200,000 transfer to the Monroe County Republican Committee, Brooks' biggest expense this year was a March fundraiser at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center, which cost her campaign $109,309. Frankel has raised $104,078 so far in her campaign for county executive, and had $75,866 on hand as of earlier this month. She has donated $20,000 to her campaign, and trans- Reed has campaign cash but district uncertain on 865-3896 FRESH 10 BAG MEATY BONELESS BABY BACK PORK STEAKS FRESH LEAN WESTERN $il 9f CHUCK STYLE RIBS LB STEAKS Q) LB FRESH 10 "BAG 5uBAG 7TT" SJSfPl I CHICKEN WIMjS jtj I BREAST FILLETS sional district in the state, making it a prime candidate for elimination.

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It's possible much of his current Southern Tier district could survive intact with a new numerical designation. One of the two congressional seats New York will lose is expected to come from the western part of the state because population there has declined over the last decade. The other is expected to be one of the districts in New York City, possibly the 9th District in Brooklyn and Queens where Republican Bob Turner recently won a special election to fill the seat vacated by former Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner. If Turner's GOP-held seat is eliminated, the quid pro quo between the political parties could force Democrats to eliminate a western New York seat by putting two Democratic incumbents in the same newly drawn district.

Three of the Democrats facing that possibility are Reps. Louise Slaughter of Fairport, Kathy Hochul of Erie County and Brian Hig-gins of Buffalo, each of whom reported having more than $300,000 in campaign cash in their latest reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. Hochul, a former Erie County clerk, won a special election held in May. Slaughter's earmuff-shaped 28th Congressional District has fewer people than any other congres- BRIAN TUMULTY Gannett Washington Bureau WASHINGTON Rep. Tom Reed has $204,636 in campaign cash, more than a year ahead of the 2012 election, according to a new report filed with the Federal Election Commission.

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