Representative in U.S. Congress 27th District

Chris Collins – Republican candidate

·      Wants to help small businesses create jobs

·      Created hundreds of jobs during his 30 years as a small businessman

·      Plans to put his experience to practice by creating jobs

·      Wants to lead the fight to enact energy policy that expands drilling and ends regulations that make gas prices unaffordable

·      Will fight to repeal ObamaCare

·      Wants to implement health care reforms that “make sense” like patient choice and tort reform

·      Wants to cut the deficit and reduce spending

·      As an Erie County Executive in 2007, he reduced the county’s debt by more than $120 million and kept spending down

·      Intends to standup to Obama’s “reckless policies” and help get spending under control

Kathy Hochul – Democratic incumbent

·      Has fought to ensure seniors will have health care when they retire

·      Will fight to close the prescription drug “doughnut hole” to save seniors money

·      Is against privatizing Social Security and Medicare

·      Has introduced legislation to crack down on waste, fraud and abuse in Medicare

·      Proposes balancing the budget while protecting middle class families and asking millionaires and corporations to pay a fair share

·      Wants to close tax loop holes that reward corporations for shipping jobs overseas

·      Believes the government does not create jobs, and businesses do

·      Has introduced plans to help Western New York through targeted investments in infrastructure, energy, education and small business

·      Has worked to create fair tax policies that will encourage companies to grow in the United States

·      Believes party cooperation is necessary and has voted across party lines, including to pass small business tax cuts