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![John Salka, the Brookfield town supervisor and Madison County legislator who is challenging Assemblyman Bill Magee, D-Nelson, for hte 121st District seat, shakes hands with Bobbie Walker, founder of the Otsego County Young Republicans, at the Cooperstown Rotary Club's pancake meal at the Vet's Club. Behind him is Tony Casale, the retired assemblyman, and state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, and wife Cindy. Seward is being challenged by Democrat Jermaine Bagnall-Graham of Sherburne. Also on the ballot are Republican John Faso and Democrat Zephyr Teachout, vying to succeed Congressman Chris Gibson in the 19th District. (By the way, the Rotary is serving pancakes until 2 p.m., and again from 4 to 7 p.m.) (Jim Kevlin/AllOTSEGO.com)](https://www.allotsego.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/salka-.jpg)
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