CANDIDATES IN ONEONTA TODAY
6 Democrats Draw
Battle Lines V. Faso
More than 
80 local Democrats filled the meeting room at Oneonta’s Sixth Ward Athletic Club this afternoon to hear what so far is a field of six candidates seeking to challenge U.S. Rep. John Faso, R-19, in the November 2018 election. They are, from left in photo at right (click image for full sized): Brian Flynn, a business executive and entrepreneur from Greene County; Jeff Beal, a former diplomat, now a teacher at Woodstock; Antonio Delgado, a former Rhodes Scholar and lawyer from Rhinebeck; Sue Sullivan, a Cooperstown Central graduate and hospital executive (now a consultant); Gareth Rhodes, a Kingston lawyer and former staffer for Governor Cuomo, and Steven Brisee, Wallkill, who is translating code in a high-tech company. A range of topics was addressed as each gave nine-minute presentations, foremost Faso’s vote last week in favor of the American Health Care Act. The forum was organized by Cooperstown’s Richard Sternberg, who is leading the Otsego County Democratic Committee’s candidate recruitment effort. (Jim Kevlin/AllOTSEGO.com)