Ryan J. Taughrin
Democratic · NY · Trustee, Lancaster Library Board
Ryan Taughrin is an assistant dean for enrollment management at the University at Buffalo and a first-generation college graduate from South Cheektowaga. His priorities include affordable child care and single-payer health care.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 5 records
Received an endorsement from the Communications Workers of America District 1 union for State Assembly District 143 in 2026.
September 16, 2026
Source: cwad1.org
Received an endorsement from Run for Something, a group that backs young candidates, for State Assembly District 143.
August 4, 2026
Source: runforsomething.net
Seconded a motion to spend $5,000 of state aid on decodable books, which help young children learn to read. The library board approved it unanimously.
May 14, 2026
Source: buffalolib.org
Made the motion to hire Flynn/Battaglia for a study of the Lancaster library's space. The board passed it unanimously, even though another firm bid lower but did not meet the bid rules.
May 14, 2026
Source: buffalolib.org
Won election as a Lancaster Public Library trustee for a six-year term on November 4, 2025. He got 3,820 votes on the Democratic line and 3,810 on the Republican line.
November 4, 2025
Source: elections.erie.gov
Past race Ryan J. Taughrin ran in:
- Member of the New York State Assembly, District 143 · November 3, 2026 · Assembly District 143; New York