Andrew Sommers (’82) Leads in Race for Colonie Town Court Bench
COLONIE — The three Republicans running for three seats on the Town Court bench are leading after Election Day.
Longtime incumbents Norman Massry and Andrew Sommers received the most votes with 11,130 and 10,195, respectively while Jennifer Whalen, an Albany County legislator making her first run for the robes, received 9,306.
David Green, who the Town Board appointed to the bench when Peter Crummey stepped down to run for supervisor, is in a close fourth with 9,035. Green had the Democratic, Conservative and Working Families Party lines. Whalen ran on just the Republican.
Democrats Rebekah Kennedy and Daniel Hurteau received 7,793 and 7,552 votes, respectively.