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Cairo Democrats choose Banta and Murphy

Sep 06, 2013 7:22 am
Jessica Mosier is reporting in The Daily Mail more than two dozen people attended the Cairo Democratic caucus at the Acra Community Center Wed., Sept. 4. The caucus chose incumbent Ted Banta as its candidate for town supervisor. Banta may run unopposed in November; the Cairo GOP has so far failed to endorsed a candidate in that race. The caucus also chose Michael Murphy to run for Cairo Town Board. Murphy is a graduate of Catskill High School and has lived in Cairo for 20 years. He is a military veteran and a truck driver by profession. Murphy will square off against Republicans Doug Ostrander and Mary-Jo Cords in the general election. Republican incumbent Susan Hilgendorff was endorsed for tax collector. The caucus did not nominate a candidate for town justice, so GOP incumbent Leland Miller will now run unopposed on Nov. 5. Read the full story in The Daily Mail.