I'm gonna complete a forensic audit of all accounts. Nelligan says if he defeats McCarthy, he plans to accomplish several projects in his first 100 days: 'I'm going to set my aggressive panhandling plan before the council.
He didn't face a Republican challenger in the general election, but that's not the case this year. McCarthy prevailed after a close call in 2019's Democratic primary against Thearse McCalmon. In a rematch four years later, McCarthy upped his lead to 730 over Hull. McCarthy is a veteran of close elections: in 2011 he was elected to his first term, defeating former Union College President Roger Hull by a mere 89 votes. Three-term Democrat Mayor Gary McCarthy faces Republican Matt Nelligan and Working Families Party candidate Ed Varno. The mayoral election in Schenectady Tuesday offers voters a stark choice.
