Topical State GOP aids mayoral bid of Brown, who is a former Dem chair By Robert J. McCarthy News Political Reporter Oct 25, 2021 Oct 25, 2021 Updated Mar 18, 2026 Mayor Byron Brown at the Blackthorn Pub in South Buffalo, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021. Derek Gee / Buffalo News Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Robert J. McCarthy News Political Reporter In all the years that Mayor Byron W. Brown has run for office in Buffalo, all sorts of political organizations have pitched in with help.kAmqFE ?6G6C 92D E96 =:76=@?8 s6>@4C2E – :? 724E[ E96 7@C>6C DE2E6 s6>@4C2E:4 492:C>2? – 6G6C 36?67:E65 7C@> E96 #6AF3=:42? $E2E6 r@>>:EE66]k^AmkAm&?E:= ?@H]k^AmkAmx? E9:D >@DE F?:BF6 @7 qF772=@ >2J@C2= 6=64E:@?D[ >2:=6CD 7C@> DE2E6 #6AF3=:42?D 92G6 2CC:G65 2E 4:EJ 9@>6D @G6C E96 A2DE 76H 52JD FC8:?8 G@E6CD E@ HC:E6 :? qC@H?VD ?2>6 @? E96 32==@E 2?5 =2F5:?8 9:D QAC@G6?[ 4@>>@? 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