COMMON-SENSE LEADERSHIP
Meet Rich McCarron
The oldest of seven children, Rich was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in suburban New Jersey. He moved to Syracuse in 1988 to attend Le Moyne College, and it's been his home ever since! In 1991, Rich was selected to become a Deputy Police Officer for the Onondaga County Sheriff's Office, a role in which he proudly served for over 20 years. During his tenure with the Sheriff's Office, Rich served as a Patrol Deputy, a Major Crimes Detective, a Patrol Sergeant, Supervisor of the Sheriff's Community Relations Unit, and as Supervisor in an inter-municipal Police Anti-Crime Team, targeting violent criminals in the City of Syracuse...
WHY RICH?
Our current senator, Rachel May, is out of touch with everyday Central New Yorkers. The downstate Democrats' priorities are her priorities, and far too often that is how she votes. Well, we don't live in Manhattan.
If you live in the 48th Senate District, you probably like the idea of being able to decide how to heat your home. You probably also like the choice of living in a city, suburban, or rural setting and chose that area because of the characteristics of that setting. Rich knows that we have wonderful communities in all of these settings – and great villages too! But Rachel May thinks NY State should be able to completely change the character of neighborhoods by overriding local zoning—regardless of what the people who live there voted for. She also thinks that NY State should tell you how to heat your home...