Brandon Camperlino
Republican, Common Ground
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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.
Chad Ryan
Democratic, Working FamiliesIncumbent
Funeral director; Onondaga County Legislator (District 8)
The gist
- Proposes expanding the county's O-CHIP housing incentive program.
- Proposes a county construction loan fund for housing developers.
- Proposes incentive fund rewarding towns for consistent zoning.
- Proposes more apprentices on Micron construction contracts.
- Proposes stronger legislative review of county contracts.
- Opposes Micron wastewater plans without legislative oversight.
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Proposes expanding the county's O-CHIP housing incentive program.
2026 Primary Election Q&A: Onondaga County Legislature 8th District candidate Chad RyanCandidate questionnaire · Central Current (written answers by the candidate) · Jun 13, 2026 · centralcurrent.org
“increasing what developers can access through the O-CHIP program”
Proposes a county construction loan fund for housing developers.
2026 Primary Election Q&A: Onondaga County Legislature 8th District candidate Chad RyanCandidate questionnaire · Central Current (written answers by the candidate) · Jun 13, 2026 · centralcurrent.org
“a construction loan fund for developers offering low-interest loans to get projects off the ground”
Proposes incentive fund rewarding towns for consistent zoning.
2026 Primary Election Q&A: Onondaga County Legislature 8th District candidate Chad RyanCandidate questionnaire · Central Current (written answers by the candidate) · Jun 13, 2026 · centralcurrent.org
“A dedicated fund that rewards municipalities for participating, tied to a comprehensive plan”
Proposes more apprentices on Micron construction contracts.
2026 Primary Election Q&A: Onondaga County Legislature 8th District candidate Chad RyanCandidate questionnaire · Central Current (written answers by the candidate) · Jun 13, 2026 · centralcurrent.org
“We need to expand the journeyworker-to-apprentice ratio for Micron construction contracts.”
Proposes stronger legislative review of county contracts.
2026 Primary Election Q&A: Onondaga County Legislature 8th District candidate Chad RyanCandidate questionnaire · Central Current (written answers by the candidate) · Jun 13, 2026 · centralcurrent.org
“The area where I want to push further is contracts.”
Opposes Micron wastewater plans without legislative oversight.
2026 Primary Election Q&A: Onondaga County Legislature 8th District candidate Chad RyanCandidate questionnaire · Central Current (written answers by the candidate) · Jun 13, 2026 · centralcurrent.org
“What is not fine is the lack of transparency with the Legislature about how any of this is supposed to work.”
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