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Onondaga County Republicans have selected someone to run to replace Deb Cody, who will not seek re-election this year after eight years representing the 5th district in the Onondaga County Legislature. The Onondaga County Republican Caucus announced Friday its slate of legislative candidates for the November 2025 general election, including 11 incumbents and two new… Continue reading Onondaga County GOP picks legislature candidates for 2025 election

Onondaga County lawmakers are hoping $12.2 million can boost programs aimed at reducing those child poverty rates. They approved the state funding that will be poured into the county’s Child Poverty Reduction Initiative. Among programs and initiatives that will be helped, is a pilot program called 2Gen, which is meant to fight generational poverty. Clay… Continue reading Onondaga County first in state to win anti-poverty funding

Onondaga County Legislator Cody Kelly lives about a mile from where this all happened early Tuesday morning. He said that representatives at the state level need to take a firmer look at the laws in place, and what can be done to help locally.

Election day is Tuesday, November 7, and although it’s not quite time for the presidential election, many influential local races will be decided by voters. Polling opens at 6 a.m. and closes at 9 p.m. Find your polling location by clicking here. There is one election on the New York State level, as well as two… Continue reading What you need to know and who’s on the ballot for Election Day in Onondaga County

Republican Cody Kelly has been an Onondaga County lawmaker for eight months. Now, he’s running for a full, two-year term against Shanelle Benson Reid, a Democrat with a career as a special education teacher.

Syracuse, N.Y. – Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon today appointed fellow Republican Cody Kelly, of Clay, as a county legislator to replace Casey Jordan, who resigned to take a full-time county job. Kelly, 30, of 8710 Burnet Road, is a physical therapist at Sprout Therapy Group, where he provides services for children from birth to 15 years.… Continue reading Ryan McMahon appoints Cody Kelly to fill seat on Onondaga County Legislature