ALBANY â One honed his political skills on the West Side. The other in South Buffalo. Sean Ryan is a lawyer who went to Brooklyn Law School and didnât get into elected office until he was 46. Tim Kennedy went to DâYouville College, still holds his active license as an occupational therapist and was only 28 when he joined the Erie County Legislature. Kennedy is a high-energy extrovert who makes sure to get into prime camera shots at press events and doggedly rose through the ranks of the South Buffalo political establishment. Ryan relishes working behind the scenes, is more liberal and came out of a political insurgency movement to get to where he is.