May 05, 2008 12:32 pm
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U.S. Rep. Thomas M. Reynolds, R-Clarence, on Monday endorsed Christopher J. Lee’s Republican bid to succeed him in the 26th District.
At Erie County Republican headquarters in Buffalo, Reynolds said he’ll work “tirelessly” to help Lee’s candidacy.
“Chris brings to the table the necessary experience and understanding of how to get results. That is exactly what Western New Yorkers need in a representative,” Reynolds said. “I believe he will be a fighter for lower taxes, working families, a great advocate for local industry and an ardent supporter of our fighting men and women in harm’s way.”
Reynolds declined to run for re-election to a sixth term and will leave Congress at the end of the year.
Lee, a business executive from Clarence, is the consensus candidate of GOP committee chairmen in the seven-county Congressional district.
Who he’ll face in the general election isn’t yet known. A three-way Democratic primary has shaped up among Akron business owner Jack Davis, Iraq War veteran Jonathan Powers and environmental attorney Alice Kryzan. All are from the Clarence-Amherst area.
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