Primary elections in New York are June 22, and there are a number of contested primaries to watch in the Rochester area.
The marquee matchup is for mayor of Rochester, where two-term incumbent Lovely Warren faces a significant challenge from City Council member Malik Evans.
Also on the primary ballot, or else the general election ballot for November: five seats on City Council and three on the city Board of Education; all Monroe County Legislature positions; and the Monroe County sheriff.
Rochester mayor
Evans is a first-term City Councilman and former city school board president.
In the heavily Democratic city, whoever wins the primary is almost certain to win election come November 2nd. The term is four years.
2021-03-07 16:00:20 GMT2021-03-08 00:00:20(Beijing Time) Sina English
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Demonstrators march in a protest demanding justice for George Floyd on Saturday.
Police in the New York city of Rochester are again under scrutiny after body-cam video shows them forcing a woman, holding her 3-year-old daughter, to the ground and pepper-spraying her.
Rochester police had come under fire in recent months over two earlier episodes that raised questions about their use of force.
Police video of the latest incident, which took place February 22 and was released on Friday, shows an officer stopping a woman on the snow-covered shoulder of a road, telling her a nearby business had accused her of stealing.
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Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren and members of the Rochester City Council say the situation that led to a 9-year-old being pepper-sprayed should have been handled differently by the Rochester Police Department.