2020 CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY D.A. RACE (4th Judicial Department, 8th Judicial District)  GENERAL ELECTION click here for campaign website: Patrick Swanson (D, WF, I) swanson4da@gmail.com click here for campaign website: Jason Schmidt  (R, C) facebook  You-Tube VIDEO jason@jlschmidt-law.com -- law firm info * * *  INCUMBENT D.A. SWANSON's ON-THE-JOB PERFORMANCE & DISCHARGE OF HIS DUTIES   click here for: Chautauqua County's website for DA. Swanson 1. CJA's June 12, 2020 corruption/grand jury complaint to D.A. Swanson against Chautauqua County's state legislators * Assemblyman Andrew Goodell, ESQ. -- 150th AD Senator George Borrello -- 57th SD click here for EVIDENTIARY PROOF, accessible from CJA's webpage: "The power of grand juries to inquire into the wilful misconduct in office of public officers, and to find indictments...", pursuant to Article I, §6 of the New York State Constitution click here for: D.A. Swanson's financial conflicts of interest, impacting on Chautauqua County taxpayers 2. CJA's July 24, 2020 e-mail to D.A. Swanson & here -- "Reasonable questions arising from your nonfeasance" attached FOIL County Attorney's July 25, 2020 acknowledgment  County Attorney's August 19, 2020 response  enclosure   * * * HOW CAN VOTERS VOTE INTELLIGENTLY WITH WHAT THE PRESS TELLS THEM? March 25, 2020 "Swanson Says He'll Run Again For Chautauqua County District Attorney" Western NY News Now (Matt Hummell) "Swanson was previously appointed as the acting District Attorney in 2016 after former DA David Foley was elected as a Chautauqua County Court Judge. He has served in the County DA’s office since 2012. Before that, he worked in the Erie County DA’s Office for a year-and-a-half." March 29, 2020 "Chautauqua County District Attorney To Face Challenger In 2020 Election" Western NY News Now (Matt Hummell) "Schmidt previously spent time in the Chautauqua County District Attorney’s office under former DA David Foley, who is now a county judge." June 23, 2020 "Schmidt lands endorsement from Republican, Conservative parties for DA" Observer June 23, 2020 "Schmidt Receives Dual Endorsements For D.A." Western NY News Nows (Matt Hummell) July 10, 2020 "Democrats continue on doomsday path" Observer (John D'Agostino) * * * CJA's July 14, 2020 e-mail to Observer Publisher John D'Agostino -- "FW: CORRUPTION COMPLAINT in support of grand jury inquiry, pursuant to Article I, §6 of the NYS Constitution, of Chautauqua County state legislators for 'wilful misconduct in office', including larceny & fraud..." CJA's July 14, 2020 e-mail to Observer Publisher D'Agostino -- "Supporting 'local journalism' in Chautauqua County -- the 2020 elections for D.A., state senator, & state assembly member" * * * July 18, 2020 "Democrats 'alive,' providing choices" Observer  (Norman Green -- chair/Chautauqua Democratic Party) "Incumbent District Attorney Patrick Swanson is a winner and serves in a non-political elected position at the top of our local 2020 ticket. ... Frank Puglisi for state Senate and Christina Cardinale for state Assembly round out a great slate of candidates who are all qualified and prepared to do the people’s work."  July 23, 2020 "Community Matters: Candidate for Chautauqua D.A. Jason Schmidt" WRFA Radio  (Jason Sample) July 23, 2020 -- RADIO INTERVIEW "Community Matters: Candidate for Chautauqua D.A. Jason Schmidt" WRFA Radio  (Jason Sample, Public Affairs Director) July 24, 2020 "DA's office resumes presenting cases to grand jury" Observer (Eric Tichy)  August 6, 2020 -- RADIO INTERVIEW "Community Matters: Chautauqua County D.A. Patrick Swanson" WRFA Radio  (Jason Sample, Public Affairs Director) * * * CJA's August 10, 2020 message to D.A. Candidate Schmidt sent via contact feature of his campaign website CJA's August 10, 2020 e-mail to WRFA Radio for Jason Sample, Public Affairs Director Sample's August 17, 2020 e-mail CJA's August 17, 2020 e-mail to WRFA Radior Director Sample -- "Thank you, Jason -- this is a HUGE 2020 election story: Swanson, Goodell, Borrello -- & beyond" CJA's August 17, 2020 message to D.A. Candidate Schmidt sent via contact feature of his campaign website CJA's September 8, 2020 e-mail to Chautauqua's "Local Journalism" -- Observer Today, Post-Journal, Chautauqua Today.com/WDOE Radio, WRFA Radio, WNY News Now, Buffalo News, Investigative Post -- "Informing Chautauqua County Voters with EVIDENCE: public corruption/grand jury complaint vs Chautauqua County's 2 re-election-seeking state legislators, which re-election-seeking Chautauqua County D.A. Swanson is 'sitting on'" September 8, 2020 e-mail from Justin Gould/Director WNY News Now -- Sept. 8th from CJA    Sept. 8th from Gould    Sept. 8th from CJA   Sept 8th from Gould   Sept 8th from CJA Sept. 9th from CJA   Sept. 9th from Gould  Sept. 9th from CJA   Sept. 9th from Gould  Sept. 9th from CJA -- "thank you!" Sept. 9th from CJA -- "MUST-SEE VIDEO, so-referred to & linked at fn. 5 of the corruption/grand jury complaints: my Jan 30, 2017 testimony as to DA & judicial salaries linkage, its cost of the counties & D.A. nonfeasance"   * * * September 18, 2020 "Pandemic Complicates Campaign For Challengers" Observer (John D'Agostino) October 8, 2020 "Debate Featuring New York State Assembly Candidates Goodell, Cardinale is Thursday Night" WRFA Radio  October 9, 2020 "No debating GOP's absence from League debate" Observer October 10, 2020 "League seeks questions for debate" Observer October 10, 2020 "DA candidates discuss recent felony conviction rate" Observer (Gregory Bacon) -- with Post Journal  October 12, 2020 "DA Candidates Discuss Criminal Justice Reform Measures" Post-Journal (Gregory Bacon) -- with Observer   & here CJA's October 12, 2020 e-mail to Chautauqua County League of Women Voters -- cc D.A. Swanson; Challenger Schmidt; "Local Journalism" "Questions for Chautauqua D.A. Candidates Swanson & Schmidt: 'Meet the Candidates Forum'/Oct 14, 2020, Chautauqua League of Women Voters" October 13, 2020 "DA Candidates Debate Staffing Size Issues" Post-Journal (Gregory Bacon) -- Observer October 14, 2020 "DA candidates discuss impacts of coronavirus" Observer (Gregory Bacon) CJA's October 14, 2020 e-mail to Chautauqua County Leage of Women Voters President -- "Thank you..." CJA's October 14, 2020 e-mail to Chautauqua County "Local Journalism" -- "ELECTION ALERT: Chautauqua County D.A. race -- & the rigging of elections for NYS' state legislative seats" Facebook post -- Chautauqua County District Attorney Debate -- October 15, 2020 CJA's October 14, 2020 e-mail to Terry Frank/Media One Radio-WJTN -- "Tomorrow's Chautauqua County District Attorney Debate..." CJA's October 14, 2020 e-mail to Frank   forwarding this   * * * What Chautauqua's "local journalism" says about itself -- Observer "Trusted news for your community" Post-Journal "YOUR TRUSTED NEWS for the Southern Tier" "Local news and information reported in your community Breaking News Investigative Reporting Understanding the Issues Statehouse Coverage Community Journalism ... A Public Watchdog Context Analysis Credibility Real News WRFA Radio  -- Public Media Code of Integrity --- FLASH-BACK -- 2016 CHAUTAUQUA D.A. RACE CJA's October 28, 2016 e-mail to News Director Dave Rowley/Chautauqua Today--WDOE RADIO/-- "Subject: "Follow-up Questions for the Chautauqua County District Attorney Candidates" & PRESS REPORTING OF 2016 RACE July 28, 2015 "Foley to run for Chautauqau County Court judge" WRFA Radio "In 1995 he was hired as an assistant district attorney and ten years later, he was appointed by Gov. Pataki as Chautauqua County DA, to fill the vacancy left by then District Attorney James Subjack. Later that year he was elected to the office, and has been reelected two more times – being cross endorsed by both major parties as well as the Conservative and Independence parties." September 15, 2015 "Foley receives cross-endorsement from Democratic County Committee" WRFA Radio January 5, 2016 "Patrick Swanson Named Acting Chautauqua County District Attorney" WRFA Radio November 9, 2016 "Swanson Beats Schmidt To Become District Attorney" Post-Journal January 2017 "Patrick Swanson surrounded by reporters for swearing in" Observer (Jim McCarthy)     * * * snapshot of how Chautauqua County has gotten its D.A.s, County judges David Foley is asst D.A since 1995 in 2005 is appointed by Gov. Pataki to fill D.A. vacancy -- & is elected later that year & then twice re-elected with cross-endorsements of D,R,C,I parties Foley resigns in 2015 to run for county court judgeship -- D,R cross-endorsement Patrick Swanson, asst. D.A. since 2012, become acting D.A. in Jan 1, 2016 -- & wins election in Nov, beating Schmidt * * *     ------------- salary of lawyer in Jamestown salary.com zip recruiter -- $70,796                     Jamestown Bar Association