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Oberacker Successor

Heads To Full Board

COOPERSTOWN – In a party-line vote, the county board’s Administration Committee a few minutes ago voted, 3-1, to send Jennifer Mickle’s name Dec. 2 to the full board, which will consider whether to appoint her to succeed state Sen.-elect Peter Oberacker, R-Schenevus, in Cooperstown.

County Rep. Clark Oliver, the Democratic county chairman, said “I’m disappointed this process was so rushed.” The Democratic County Committee planned to meet tonight to designate a Democratic nominee.

But county board Chair David Bliss, R-Cooperstown/Town of Middlefield, said everyone knew nine months ago, when Oberacker announced he would run to succeed retiring state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, that there might be a vacancy.

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November 19, 2020

GOP Nominates Businesswoman To County Board

GOP Nominates Businesswoman To County Board Maryland Resident, Oneonta Realtor Proposed As Oberacker Successor By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com SCHENEVUS – Republican county committee members from the county board’s District 6 met last evening and nominated Jennifer Mickle, a Town of Maryland resident and Oneonta businesswoman, to succeed state Senator-elect Peter Oberacker, R-Schenevus, on the county board. The candidate, who also has experience in local government and community service, called it “a wonderful opportunity. I’ve always believed in public service and giving back to the community. I hope my experience will not only be a benefit to District…

November 18, 2020

If You Want Public Office, You Ought To Say Why Publically

Editorial If You Want Public Office, You Ought To Say Why Publicly The county board’s Administration Committee set a poor precedent in deciding to interview candidates for state Sen.-elect Peter Oberacker’s District 6 seat in “executive session” – that is, in secret, out of the public view. The county attorney, Ellen Coccoma, last week advised the Admin Committee when it interviewed the Republican candidate, Jennifer Mickle, that whether to do so in public or not was optional, up to the reps. To close the door instead of opening it was the wrong way to go. It was bi-partisan poor judgment, too.…

December 4, 2020

Democrats Miffed, But 3 Cross Line To Vote For Mickle

Democrats Miffed, But 3 Cross Line To Vote For Mickle Oneonta Businesswoman Chosen To Succeed Oberacker On Board BY JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – After expressions of bitterness among fellow Democrats, three of them crossed party lines today to appoint Oneonta businesswoman Jennifer Mickle, a Republican, to succeed state Sen.-elect Peter Oberacker as District 6 county representative. Voting for Mickle were Democratic county Reps. Adrienne Martini and Andrew Stammel, both of Oneonta, and Andrew Marietta, Cooperstown/Town of Otsego. She will have to run for a full term next November. All the Republicans voted aye, for a margin…

December 2, 2020

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