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Onondaga County Legislator

District 1

Vote for: 1
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A county legislator is one of 17 members of the Onondaga County Legislature, which adopts the county budget and local laws and confirms county appointments.

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Justin K. Neal

Democratic, Working Families

Pharmacist · Lysander

The gist

Pledges open review of how the county spends tax dollars.
Opposes county deals made without public disclosure.

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Pledges open review of how the county spends tax dollars.
About — Justin Neal for Onondaga County Legislature
Campaign website · Friends of Justin Neal · nealforonondagacounty.com
“We need to ensure an open and honest conversation around how Onondaga County spends our tax dollars.”
Opposes county deals made without public disclosure.
About — Justin Neal for Onondaga County Legislature
Campaign website · Friends of Justin Neal · nealforonondagacounty.com
“No more discrete backroom deals where we only find out from Syracuse.com what's going on.”

Brian F. May

Republican, ConservativeIncumbent

Onondaga County Legislator (District 1)

The gist

Sponsored a cap on the county's gasoline sales tax.
Voted against a $1 million wrongful-conviction lawsuit settlement.

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Sponsored a cap on the county's gasoline sales tax.
Onondaga County Legislature votes to cap gas sales tax in June
News coverage · Central Current · Apr 7, 2026 · centralcurrent.org
“it prevents Onondaga County being the recipient of an economic windfall just because prices have spiked”
Voted against a $1 million wrongful-conviction lawsuit settlement.
Onondaga County Legislature rejects $1M settlement to end decades-long legal saga
News coverage · Central Current · Feb 5, 2026 · centralcurrent.org
“said Minority Leader Brian May of his vote against the settlement”

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