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Patronage and politics dominate New York racing board hires
The Syracuse Newspapers series shows racing and wagering jobs filled largely through political influence. Senators Nozzolio and Reynolds, Oneida GOP chair Griffith, and others lobbied for state posts from 1990s Capital OTB to regional directors. Critics say patronage shapes appointments, pay, and oversight, with several workers and executives linked to party ties.
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Lawsui
Gred Ck
Michael Noztolio
R-Seneva Falls
James Griffin
Oneida County
GOP
Taw Ae
Civil Service Employees Association
New York
Blair Horner
Nozzolio
Finger Lakes
Bufalo
Craig Doran
R-Canandaigua
Seneca County
Republican Party
Angelo Bianchi
Assembly
Thomas Reynolds
Springville
Seneca
Cayuga
Buffalo
Donald Lahr
Reynold’s Insurance Agency
Town of Concord
Conservative Party
Reynolds
Woo
Griffith
Oneda County
Pany Charman Willam Powers
Victor Bigan
Utica
Vernon Downs
Powers
William Sears
Sears
Partners
Bigun
Anthony Stellone
Hugh Carey
Stellone
Pataki
Nypirg
Horner
Central New York
OTB
Tom O'Donnell
Cort Jang County
O'Donnell
Legislapees Sosning Hiner
Capital
Ethin
Cortland
Madison
Oneida
Central
Otbs
Onondaga
Oswego
Syracuse
Auburn
Mary Lou Vasile
Sherry Menninger
Bridgeport
Tey
Robert Rosenkrans
Western Otb
Oswego County
Edward Sohoski
James Traub
Albany
Western Key
Traub
Funeral Home
Capital District Otb
Capital Board
Ekin
William Johnson
Capital Otb
Eun
Johnson
Etkin
Montgomery
Cholakis
Racing and Wagering Board
Jan Denesey