New York's 26th Congressional District

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The 26th Congressional District of New York is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in Western New York. It includes all of Genesee, Livingston, and Wyoming counties, and parts of Erie, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans counties. The district includes the northeastern suburbs of Buffalo and the western suburbs of Rochester as well as the cities of Albion, Batavia, Lockport and North Tonawanda. The office of representative for this district became vacant on February 9, 2011 following the resignation of Republican Chris Lee. A special election was held May 24, 2011, and Democrat Kathy Hochul was elected. Until the 2002 redistricting, most of this area was in the 27th District. During the 1980s this area was primarily in the 31st District. Two districts covered... (More from Freebase)

Senators

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Charles Schumer Democrat 14 years in office

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Kirsten Gillibrand Democrat 4 years in office

Representative

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26th District Brian Higgins MyOC Group Democrat 8 years in office

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