Come January, Sabrina LaMar will not be president of the Monroe County Legislature. Her opponent, Rose Bonnick, pulled in roughly 65 percent of the vote in Tuesday's 27th Legislative District primary, knocking LaMar off of the November ballot.
Bonnick, who is community affairs coordinator for state Sen. Jeremy Cooney, said she entered the race for the 27th District seat for two reasons: she didn’t want to see the incumbent run unopposed and the people and businesses in her district have needs that aren’t being met.
While she emphasized issues such as housing, Bonnick said her true strength is connecting people to resources, which is much of what she does in Cooney’s office. She believes that when people come to her, they should leave better off than when they arrived.
Bonnick said that as a legislator she’d make sure to be out at places where constituents can talk to her about issues, concerns, and problems.
LaMar’s election as Legislature president stirred controversy in her party because she chose to caucus with Republicans. She’s stood by that decision, saying that she ran for office to serve her constituents and the role of president was the best way for her to get things done for her district.
