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BATAVIA Nate McMurray, making another run for the New York 27th Congressional District seat, officially received the backing of 27th District Democratic chairs Thursday night.

Party leaders in the district met in the Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Conference Room to nominate McMurray, former Grand Island town supervisor, as their candidate for the April 28 special election. McMurray, who lost to former Congressman Chris Collins in 2018 by a little more than 1,000 votes, is running against state Sen. Chris Jacobs, the Republican nominee in the special election.

I want to say thank you. I know how hard this is to do, to come out here in the middle of the cold, first of all, and I want to thank all the chairs for all you do, McMurray told the Democratic leaders gathered.

We have a real chance here and I understand fully the obligation and the duty of being a two-time nominee at this crucial time in our countrys history, he said. I take it very seriously. I put my whole soul into it. I know that Im unorthodox sometimes, but Im certainly not reckless.

McMurray said the country needs a different way one that includes more people and respects more people.

Two months of intensity and then weve got six more months of intensity, he said, referring to the time leading up to both the special election and the general election. So everybody, are you ready? Lets do it!

After speaking to the group of party chairs, McMurray said the campaign should be a public process. He said he has asked Jacobs about debating.

I asked my opponent to have eight debates. He refuses to do it, McMurray said. If we had those debates, people would watch. Lets talk about the big ideas. Lets not call each other names. All he has is calling me names. Lets stop that. Come out in the open. Talk to me. Talk to the public.

The Democratic candidate said he needs the residents of the 27th District to say, Lets talk ideas, not name-calling.

Democracy is people power. The only people who can fix this situation are the people, McMurray said. I need the people to say, This is important. We cant simply go through the motions ... and not talk about the things that affect us. I will fight for health care for every single American. I will fight for Social Security. I will fight for Medicare and Medicaid things that President (Donald) Trump is cutting. Dont believe me, read his budget. Its in his budget.

At Thursdays meeting were the following Democratic Committee chairs: Michael Plitt (Genesee County), Judith Hunter (Livingston), Jeremy Zellner (Erie), Jeanne Crane (Orleans), Brittaney Wells (Monroe), Cynthia Appleton (Wyoming) and Francine DelMonte (Niagara County vice chair). Ontario County Chair John Hurley joined the meeting by phone.

Plitt said the vote was unanimous.

Nate was our person. Its his platform that hes going to protect Social Security. Hes going to work to improve health care, Plitt said. We just want representation, unlike with Chris Collins where we were really never represented. We want somebody whos going to fight for the 27th and not necessarily just the president.

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