Congressmember John Katko

Congressmember John Katko, a Republican whose district includes Onondaga County, said he was grateful to voters for his four terms in office.

The four-term republican made brief remarks and took questions for about an hour at a forum presented by Syracuse University's Maxwell School.

The Republican Congressmember announced in January he would not seek re-election.

Most recent polls have shown Democrat Francis Conole and Republican Brandon Williams in a statistical dead heat.

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Congressmembers Claudia Tenney and John Katko, along with US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand made statements on the one year anniversary of the Capitol Riots. They denounce the violence, but each has different comments and hopes for outcomes of an investigation.

Central New York's Congressmembers voted against the huge bill.

Congress Member John Katko proposed a bill that would change New York's and other states' bail measures to include the threat of criminal suspect when setting bail or releasing someone pending trial. He used the death of Connie Tuori in Syracuse, allegedly killed by someone out on bail, to illustrate the need for the change.

Telephone Town Hall will help senior citizens navigate, drop, or add Medicare Health Plans

The bipartisan legislation Rep. Katko helped introduce would give the nation’s highest civilian honor to scientists at SUNY Upstate Medical University.