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Jim Weatherup

Republican · NY · Chairman, Oswego County Legislature (District 9)

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Jim Weatherup chairs the Oswego County Legislature, where he has served since 2014, and was Hastings town supervisor from 2008 to 2014. He is a retired telecommunications installer who focuses on making upstate New York affordable and holding the line on taxes.

Where Jim Weatherup stands, based on their records

Supports

Personal Income Tax Reduction (1 record), Public Infrastructure (1 record)

Opposes

Social Programs and Welfare (1 record)

Campaign finance information not available

Track record

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 1 oppose

  • Declared a county state of emergency over migrants being sent to Oswego County. He said the county could not sustain the resources needed to care for new arrivals and residents at the same time.

    May 15, 2023Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: oswegocountytoday.com · researched September 20, 2026

Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction

Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 support

  • Pushed the county Legislature to cap Oswego County's sales tax on gasoline and diesel at $3 a gallon. Drivers paid no county sales tax on the price above that from June 1 to December 1, 2022.

    May 28, 2022Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

    Source: oswegocountytoday.com · researched September 20, 2026

Track record — Public Infrastructure

Public Infrastructure · 1 support

  • Gave the 2026 State of the County address. He reported that the county had repaired more than 90 miles of roads, expanded high-speed internet to areas that had little service, and worked with the state on replacing bridges.

    March 14, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: oswegocountynewsnow.com · researched September 20, 2026

Track record — General

General · 5 records

  • Received the endorsement of the National Federation of Independent Business, a small-business group, in the race for the 120th Assembly District.

    September 18, 2026

    Source: oswegocountytoday.com · researched September 20, 2026

  • Voted to keep the name Lake Ontario in Oswego County documents, signs and tourism material after the President ordered the lake renamed. Weatherup asked for a roll-call vote, and the resolution passed 21-0.

    September 10, 2026

    Source: oswegocountynewsnow.com · researched September 20, 2026

  • Received the endorsement of the electrical workers union IBEW Local 97 in the race for the 120th Assembly District. Its leader said Weatherup's positions on labor and energy matched the union's.

    August 20, 2026

    Source: oswegocountytoday.com · researched September 20, 2026

  • Was re-elected chairman of the Oswego County Legislature by a unanimous vote of its members at the body's organizational meeting. He has held the chairmanship since 2019.

    January 7, 2025

    Source: oswegocountyny.gov · researched September 20, 2026

  • Named the members and chairs of the county Legislature's seven standing committees for 2022. Those committees review county departments and advise the full Legislature on budgets and policy.

    January 21, 2022

    Source: oswegocountyny.gov · researched September 20, 2026

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Profile last researched September 18, 2026.