Anthony Baney for Erie County Legislator

Anthony Baney for Erie County Legislator I have a platform centered around 3 main ideas.
1. Fully Fund public schools
2. Clawback reform on the ECIDA
3. Implement participatory budgeting

"I am affiliated with the Green Party

Extended Survey Questions,

1. On a local level, I support current NYS Election laws, and refuse to take any money for my personal campaign. I ask that any prospective donors direct their funds to the NYS Green Party, Buffalo Cannabis Movement, or to the Compass House. On a national level, I support stricter campaign donation limits. I also disagree with Citi

zens United v FEC, and McCutcheon v FEC SCOTUS decisions. I support a 28th Amendment to the United States constitution to get money out of politics. I especially agree with Organizations, Businesses, and Universities that have refused to take money from fuel companies, or any other company that profits by harming our ecological systems.

2. We must reform the criminal justice system in Erie County, primarily by repealing, and not enforcing unconstitutional cannabis prohibition laws. We can also re allocate public funds that go towards investigations, and arrests of cannabis users, towards crimes that harm our communities such as r**e, and murder. Most arrested for cannabis are African Americans in Erie County, although African Americans do not make up the majority of the population. We must also work on the overall fact that African Americans are more likely to be arrested, sentenced, and jailed in comparison to whites, who will more likely be ticketed, receive an ACD, or a dismissal. If we continue to ignore these problems, we will find members of our communities will not feel they are being adequately represented by their government, nor protected by their police.

3. Any budget surplus should be subject to the voters of Erie County. I believe these funds should be allocated to the schools first. When the schools are properly funded, more funds should go to ensuring the protection and quality of our environment. All leftover funds should then be sent back to the taxpayers.

4. I would propose that Erie County bans materials that contain Micro-beads, and that Erie County ensures that the water supply is not contaminated.

5. I support Participatory Budgeting, which would include a lot more public involvement in the budgeting process. I also would propose that the Erie County Citizens' Budget Review Commission involve more members from the community, alongside with economic and policy experts." - My response to the League of Womens Voters.

10/19/2025
I met with Assemblyman Bill Conrad today. Mr. Conrad represents parts of North Buffalo, Tonawanda and North Tonawanda. I...
08/24/2025

I met with Assemblyman Bill Conrad today. Mr. Conrad represents parts of North Buffalo, Tonawanda and North Tonawanda. I showed him the 700 signatures in support of the New York Health Act and requested that he cosponsor the NY Health Act. Mr. Conrad mentioned that he is not opposed to the New York Health Act. Make sure to reach out to your state legislators and ask that they cosponsor the NY Health Act if they have not already.

07/21/2025
07/15/2025

๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ฒ ๐—ช๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ก? ๐‹๐ž๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐“๐š๐ฅ๐ค. ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ With a wave of new federal policies and practices reshaping the landscape, we figuredโ€”why not bring some of the sharpest minds together (virtually) to break it all down?

Join us for a dynamic, info-packed webinar ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ where weโ€™ll unpack the latest developments and explore what they mean for our communities and our work.

๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ž๐›๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐›๐ž ๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ, ๐Ÿ”๐ฉ๐ฆ-๐Ÿ•๐ฉ๐ฆ. The topic is โ€œ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‘๐ž๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ ๐ž๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ.โ€ Youโ€™ll hear from expert Andy Cammarata from Journey's End and have the chance to submit your questions. ๐Ÿ’ฌ

RSVP for the link๐Ÿ”—: bit.ly/July21webinar

01/01/2025

The Puppy Mill Pipeline Actโ€”which bans the sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits in pet stores across New York Stateโ€”is officially in effect as of December 15, 2024! ๐ŸŽ‰

Itโ€™s imperative that we act to ensure the law is being upheldโ€”we must shut down the puppy mill pipeline.

For Anywhere in NY State ๐Ÿ—ฝ
If a pet store is selling dogs, cats, or rabbits:

1) Take pictures of the animals for sale.
2) Note the name & address of the store.
3) File a complaint with the NYS Attorney General: 800-771-7755.
4) Notify VFAR by emailing [email protected] with details

(For how to help enforce this law in New York City, please see our other NYC-specific post!)

Your reports are needed to ensure that this new law works. You can make the difference between life and death for puppies, kittens, bunnies and their parent animals.

Thank you for being diligent and speaking up for animals!

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