A former town supervisor is hoping to turn the seat in the 127th Assembly District.

What You Need To Know

  • Mark Venesky was the Cicero Town Supervisor from 2015 to 2019

  • The 127th District includes the towns of Cicero, Clay, Manlius, Tully, Fabius, and Pompey

  • Venesky hopes to flip the seat in the district to bring more transparency to constituents and take legislation out of the budget

The Democratic incumbent Al Stirpe has represented the district for the last eight years. Republican candidate Mark Venesky says it’s time for a change.

Mark Venesky was the Cicero town supervisor from 2015 to 2019. Now he’s ready to fill a bigger role as an elected official. 

“I certainly met a lot of people and I developed an awful lot of relationships with folks on both sides of the aisle. We found common ground, we didn’t agree on everything, but we found common ground where we could work together, where we advanced the interest of our constituents,” said Venesky.

Venesky says as town supervisor he helped expand Cicero’s town’s budget by reducing costs. He says the town's annual operating expenses were decreased by more than $350,000 each year he was in office.

While Venesky was supervisor, the town also spent more than $400,000 in repairs to the sewer system to reduce environmental impact.

“We built a highway garage that should’ve been built about 10 or 15 years ago, and we moved our police department in a wonderful facility out of a decrepit double-wide trailer that was leaking so bad you needed a kayak every time it rained to get from one end to the other. And we did that with state funds, we were able to secure state funds for that. We’ve had a lot of accomplishment we had a great team here in Cicero. I hope to bring some of the success, enthusiasm, and drive with me to Albany,” said Venesky.

Venesky says he wants to expand his representation beyond Cicero to take legislation out of the budget. 

“We’re going add some transparency to what’s happening in Albany. What I mean by that is, a lot of the bills and a lot of the legislation that’s passed that you or I, or most people don’t know a thing about is buried in the budget. I think that’s a big cop-out. I think a lot of legislation that’s passed would never pass if people actually had an opportunity to look at it and direct it before it was voted on,” said Venesky.

Venesky will not say who he supports for president. 

“I could sit here and tell you I really like that vice presidential pick or I really like that person. Unfortunately this country is so polarized right now. I have not seen this country more polarized since the Vietnam War and I want people to focus on me, on my ability, on my record and what I’m going to do for the 127th,” said Venesky.