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SOUTH NEW BERLIN– James Powers of South New Berlin, New York, announces his candidacy for the Assembly Seat from the 122th Assembly District.

Powers spent eighteen years on the Otsego County Board of Representatives, including two as Chairman. His district included the Town of Morris, Butternuts and Pittsfield.

Among his accomplishments, he removed Otsego County from MOSA, the three-county Waste Authority and beginning the process of building a new 911 telecommunication system to replace an antiquated system in order to insure reliable and complete telecommunication systems for emergency services and police.