Timothy T. Burtis
Candidate for Onondaga County Legislator, District 3
Background
- Occupation
- Onondaga County Legislator (District 3)
County legislator since 2015 and chairman of the Legislature from 2024; previously a deputy supervisor and town board member in Cicero.
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Co-sponsored a cap on the county's gasoline sales tax.
The cap, limiting county sales tax to 16 cents a gallon when gas tops $4, passed 15-2 in April 2026.
ReportOnondaga County Legislature votes to cap gas sales tax in JuneNews coverage · Central Current · Apr 7, 2026 · centralcurrent.org
“The bill was initially co-sponsored by all legislature Republicans”
Environment & parks
Supports a county-run plant for Micron's industrial wastewater.
Spoke in favor of creating the Oak Orchard industrial sewer district, which passed 15-2.
ReportOnondaga County legislators approve industrial wastewater district for MicronNews coverage · Central Current · Mar 3, 2026 · centralcurrent.org
“There's no way that I want any industrial public corporation dealing with their own wastewater”
All sources (5)
- Official Candidates List, November 3, 2026 (revised 9/18/2026)
Election filing · Onondaga County Board of Elections · onondaga.gov
- Onondaga County Elected Official List (2026)
Government record · Onondaga County Board of Elections · onondaga.gov
- County Elections – Onondaga County Republican Committee
Campaign website · Onondaga County Republican Committee · onondagagop.com
- Onondaga County legislators approve industrial wastewater district for Micron
News coverage · Central Current · Mar 3, 2026 · centralcurrent.org
- Onondaga County Legislature votes to cap gas sales tax in June
News coverage · Central Current · Apr 7, 2026 · centralcurrent.org
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