Dale Sweetland
{{Infobox Politician
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| name = Dale Sweetland
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| state = New York
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1949|3|29}}
| birth_place = Fabius, New York
| residence = Fabius, New York
| occupation = Former Chairman of Onondaga County Legislature, former US Congressional candidate
| party = Republican
| spouse = Susan Sweetland
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Dale A. Sweetland (born March 29, 1949) is a Republican politician from Fabius, New York. In 2008, Sweetland ran for the seat of retiring Republican Congressman James T. Walsh, against Democrat Dan Maffei, but was defeated 55% to 42% in the November 4 general election.
Political career
Dale Sweetland was first elected to public office in 1988, when he won election as Town Supervisor for the town of Fabius, New York, serving in this post until 1994. Sweetland was elected to the Onondaga County Legislature in 1994, serving as the representative of the 12th Legislative District for seven terms.
His fellow County Legislators elected Sweetland as their Chairman in 2002, a post he continued to hold for the next six years. In March 2007, Sweetland announced his candidacy for Onondaga County Executive, following the announced retirement of Nicholas J. Pirro. Sweetland won the endorsement of the Onondaga County GOP but lost the Republican primary by 21 votes to Joanie Mahoney,John Mariani. "[http://blog.syracuse.com/news/2007/09/looks_like_a_win_for_joanie_ma.html Looks like a win for Joanie Mahoney]", Syracuse Post-Standard, September 25, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-06-28. who went on to a 22-point victory over her Democratic opponent.
2008 Congressional campaign
{{See also|New York's 25th congressional district election, 2008}}
In April 2008, Sweetland announced his candidacy for the United States Congress.Pedro Ramirez III. "[http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2008/04/dale_sweetland_expected_to_run.html Dale Sweetland announces run for Congress]", Syracuse Post-Standard, April 3, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-06-28. In May 2008, Sweetland became the designated Republican candidate to replace Congressman James T. Walsh by winning the support of the Republican Party committees in Onondaga, Wayne, Monroe, and Cayuga Counties.
In May 2008 and again on June 20, 2008, the Washington Post's Chris Cillizza, author of "The Fix", ranked the race to replace James T. Walsh the #1 Congressional race to turn over from a "Red" seat to a "Blue" seat 2008.Chris Cillizza. "[http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2008/05/friday_house_line_double_your.html Friday House Line: Dems Could Gain 20 Seats]", "The Fix", The Washington Post, June 6, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-06-28.Chris Cillizza. "[http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2008/06/the_friday_house_line_generic.html Generic Ballot Distress for House GOP]", "The Fix", The Washington Post, June 20, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-06-28.
On November 4 Maffei defeated Sweetland, 55% to 42%.http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/individual/#mapHNY/H/25 US House - New York 25 Results
Electoral history
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Dan Maffei
|votes = 146,411
|percentage = 54.5
|change = +5.3}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Dale Sweetland
|votes = 113,358
|percentage = 42.2
|change = +42.2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of the United States
|candidate = Howie Hawkins
|votes = 8,855
|percentage = 3.3
|change = +3.3}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 33,053
|percentage = 12.3
|change = +10.7}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 268,624
|percentage = 100
|change = +23.4}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Onondaga County Executive Republican Primary, 2007 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Joanie Mahoney
|votes = 10,412
|percentage = 49.2
|change = N/A
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Dale Sweetland
|votes = 10,391
|percentage = 49.1
|change = N/A
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 21
|percentage = 0.1
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 21,125
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|change =
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{{Election box end}}
References
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External links
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