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Pat Hogan Drops Out of Syracuse Mayoral Race

Pat Hogan has decided to end his run for Syracuse Mayor.  The move comes less than a week after he took second place in a three-way democratic primary against incumbent Stephanie Miner and Alfonso Davis. 

Hogan's decision also means he won't be running on the Republican ticket.  Here's the statement he released today:

“Shortly after last Tuesday’s Democratic Primary, I personally decided that I was not interested in accepting the Republican line to challenge Stephanie Miner in November.  At the end of the day, I am a proud life-long Democrat.  I am disappointed that the people of Syracuse will not have a choice for Mayor this November.  Receiving 53% of the vote in a primary is not a resounding victory.  I hope Mayor Miner is humbled by those numbers and works hard over the next four years to be less divisive and confrontational.” 

Scott Willis covers politics, local government, transportation, and arts and culture for WAER. He came to Syracuse from Detroit in 2001, where he began his career in radio as an intern and freelance reporter. Scott is honored and privileged to bring the day’s news and in-depth feature reporting to WAER’s dedicated and generous listeners. You can find him on twitter @swillisWAER and email him at srwillis@syr.edu.