Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - Ellicott District Councilwoman Leah Halton-Pope has been nominated by Erie County Democrats to replace the retiring Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes in the 141st Assembly District.
Halton-Pope was chosen by the committee to fill vacancies to appear on the November ballot after Peoples-Stokes announced her retirement last Wednesday, April 8.
“There could not be a better successor than Leah Halton-Pope, whose work on the Common Council and in Assemblywoman Peoples-Stokes’ office has left her exceptionally well prepared for this moment,” State Senator and Erie County Democratic Chair Jeremy Zellner said in a written statement.
Halton-Pope joined WBEN April 8 and was asked about the then-rumor that she would succeed Peoples-Stokes, saying "My priority right now is serving my district, serving the City of Buffalo. Should I be blessed at some point in the future to serve on the state level it would be to continue that same thing."
Halton-Pope had been a staffer for Peoples-Stokes before joining the Common Council in January 2024.
The Ellicott District Councilwoman was officially announced as the nominee Sunday.
The Ellicott District Councilwoman was officially announced as the nominee Sunday.
