Douglas Walter Drazen for Mayor: Binghamton's New Beginning

Oh the moaning, wailing and gnashing of teeth in some quarters recently, because Binghamton mayor Matt Ryan raised a flag, and put up a sign at City Hall. But shed no tears my friends, shed no tears. Had the former mayor’s former front man won the ’09 race , taxes would be raised, expenditures would [...]

For all you Binghamton voters still crying over the 2009 mayoral results, and are blaming me about it, dry your eyes for a moment, and consider the following: Even if it is true I got Matt Ryan elected mayor of Binghamton, which it is not, the term limits case I won in 1994, insures he [...]

It’s holiday time in Binghamton, but some people are very unhappy, because they are convinced I was “paid off by the Democrats”, and now they will suffer higher and higher taxes. Higher and higher taxes were the rule under the previous Republican administration .  Taxes increased in nine of its twelve budgets from 1995 – [...]

…and slightly better wishes to everyone that helped the ’09 campaign in any way. DWD

Matt Ryan’s vanquished primary opponent has declared his loyalty to the party, and endorsed Matt, proving military courage doesn’t necessarily translate into political courage. Are you ready to follow that lead? “Party unity” might save his job and home, will it save yours? Take a look at your tax bill. Take a look at Binghamton’s [...]

Now comes again the current GOP candidate for mayor – the former GOP mayor’s former front man – professing people should “vote for the person, not the party”. Of course people should vote for the person not the party. But if the person has spent nearly his entire adult working life as a political appointee, [...]