Kathy Hochul Reacts to Latest Census Numbers

Press Release

After the release of yesterday's Census numbers, Kathy Hochul, candidate for New York's 26th Congressional District, made the following statement:

"Too many of our young people are leaving Western New York due to a lack of opportunity. As the mother of two children who will soon join the workforce, I desperately want to keep them close to home.

"We must do everything we can to stop the hemorrhaging of our population and entice our young people to stay in WNY once they graduate. That's why once elected, I will work to give incentives to businesses that create new jobs right here in Western New York, stop rewarding companies that ship jobs overseas, and re-examine our tax code.

"Our leaders in Washington and Albany can no longer support job killing policies that cause our young people to move to other areas of the country."

Yesterday, the U.S. Census Bureau released the 2010 population numbers for New York State and the results found that five of the seven counties in the 26th Congressional District have decreased in size since the last Census in 2000.

The Census Bureau found that Erie County lost 3.3% of its population, Wyoming and Orleans Counties both lost 2.9%, Niagara County lost 1.5%, and Genesee County lost approximately 0.5%.

Monroe County had an increase in population of 1.2% and Livingston County increased by 1.7%.

Among her many accomplishments, Kathy has:

* Created innovative new programs to get residents to renew their licenses and registrations locally -- keeping much needed revenues here in Western New York instead of sending it to Albany.
* Stood up to her own party and successfully fought Albany's ill-conceived plan to mandate license plates, saving $129 million for motorists across the State.
* Initiated the effort to permanently remove burdensome tolls from the NYS thruway near Buffalo, saving millions for businesses and residents across the region.

Kathy Hochul was first elected to Erie County Clerk in 2007.

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