Chris Ryan

Both candidates have similar backgrounds. Drumm started his political career in the Oswego County legislature, and has been a union organizer and political consultant. Ryan began on the Geddes Town Board, and has been on the on the Onondaga County Legislature for 13 years. He's president of CWA Local 1123.

Two lawmakers from either political party are looking forward to progress on initiatives mentioned in the Onondaga County executive's State of the County speech.

The legislature has spent days reviewing County Executive Ryan McMahon’s 2023 spending, and Thursday evening was the public’s chance before the lawmakers take a final vote next week.

County Ways and Means Committee votes to place $7.5 million of initiatives in contingency funds.

The majority Republican Onondaga County Legislature is hashing out the details this week but the Democratic minority leader has positive reaction to the initial release of the county executive's proposed spending plan.

Deputies responded to a shooting at his town of Clay home.

Democratic members of the Onondaga County Legislature are pointing out “what might have been” if the reapportionment process was independent and led by citizens . The caucus is also taking issue with remarks from the county executive.

A commission will soon be redrawing Onondaga County's legislative district lines under a GOP resolution that some say does little more than "encourage" a…