George Borrello

George Borrello (born May 27, 1967) is an American businessman and politician. He is currently a New York State Senator representing District 57 since 2019. Previously, he served as County Executive for Chautauqua County, New York from 2018 to 2019.[1] He first entered politics when he served as a Chautauqua County Legislator from 2010 to 2017. In 2019, he ran for New York State Senate for District 57 against Austin Morgan to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Catharine Young.[2] On November 5, 2019, he defeated Morgan with 67.29% of the vote.[3][4] On November 26, 2019, he took office as State Senator.[5]

George Borrello
Member of the New York Senate from the 57th district
Incumbent
Assumed office November 26, 2019
Preceded by	Catharine Young
Executive of Chautauqua County
In office January 1, 2018 – November 26, 2019
Preceded by	Vince Horrigan
Succeeded by	Stephen Abdella (Acting)
Personal details
Born	(1967-05-27) May 27, 1967 Silver Creek, New York
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Kelly Borrello
Residence	Sunset Bay, New York
Alma mater	Purdue University
Profession	Businessman, Politician
Website	https://voteborrello.com/

Early life and career

Borrello was born and raised in Silver Creek and Fredonia, New York. He graduated from Fredonia High School in 1985 and Purdue University in 1989. He founded Top-Shelf Marketing, a supplier in the hospitality industry. Later, he merged the company with Progressive Specialty Glass Company and was Vice President of Marketing until 2017, when he retired to run for County Executive.[6]

Politics

Borrello was elected to the Chautauqua County Legislature in 2009, where he served four terms from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2017. As a Legislator, he served as Vice Chair of Audit and Control Committee and Chair of the Planning and Economic Development Committee. In 2017, he was elected County Executive, succeeding Vince Horrigan, who decided not to seek another term.[7]

2019 New York State Senate special election

After the resignation of State Senator Catharine Young in March 2019, Borrello announced his candidacy for New York State Senate District 57.[2] In June 2019, he defeated Allegany County Legislator Curt Crandall in the Republican Primary.[8] He defeated Democratic nominee Austin Morgan in the general election. Borrello was also endorsed by the Conservative, Independence, and Libertarian Parties.[9] Borrello went on to defeat Morgan in the 2019 general election.

2019 New York State Senate special election, District 57[10]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Borrello	7,453	63.7
	Republican	Curtis Crandall	4,247	36.3
Total votes			11,700	100
General election
	Republican	George Borrello	33,885	55.06%
	Conservative	George Borrello	4,891	7.95%
	Libertarian	George Borrello	757	1.23%
	Total	George Borrello	41,410	67.29%
	Democratic	Austin Morgan	14,957	24.30%
	Working Families	Austin Morgan	1,497	2.43%
	Total	Austin Morgan	16,454	26.74%
Total votes			61,539	100.00%

References

1. Office of the County Executive
2. McCarthy, Robert J. "Chautauqua County executive files to run for Young's State Senate seat". Buffalo News. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
3. Phillips, Dennis. "Borrello Wins State Senate Seat". Post-Journal. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
4. "New York State Unofficial Election Night Results". Archived from the original on November 20, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
5. Olean Times Herald Staff. "Borrello assumes office as senator for 57th District". Olean Times Herald. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
6. About George
7. Fuller, Katrina. "Borrello Wins Executive". Post-Journal. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
8. Ward, Jo. "Borrello cruises to state Senate primary win". The Observer. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
9. "Libertarian Party nominates Borrello for State Senate". The Observer. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
10. "New York State Senate District 57". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 24, 2019.