Alan Bedenko’s legal work for Erie County raises questions of Poloncarz patronage

The local blogger Alan Bedenko, who has been known to relentlessly smear weak opposition candidates for public office who dare to challenge headquarters aligned Democrat incumbents. His political musings were had once appeared as a regular feature in Artvoice and later in The Public.


Bedenko’s critics have raised questions about the propriety of his relationship with Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, a longtime political compatriot. Bedenko has relentlessly defended Poloncarz’s political interests, typically by smearing political newcomers who seek low-level County Legislature offices.



[COLOR=var(--color-text)]Bedenko lost a race for the Legislature to Legislator [/COLOR]Ed Rath[COLOR=var(--color-text)] in 2007.


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Poloncarz appointed his loyal propagandist to Board of Trustees of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. He was elevated to Vice Chairman in 2017.

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If he did the work he did the work.