Lancaster candidates talk of issues, not the past

Erie County Legislator Dino Fudoli confessed his past demons publicly in the first few moments of Tuesday evening's debate for Lancaster town supervisor.


Then, the revelation involving his past drug use faded into the ornate curtained walls of the Lancaster Opera House as Fudoli and incumbent Supervisor Robert H. Giza squared off to exchange viewpoints on issues facing Lancaster residents.


Fudoli, 40, the Republican candidate, began his three-minute opening statement referring to Tuesday's Buffalo News front-page article and admitted that "at one point in time" he was an addict. He explained that it is not something he is proud of, but it is "something that is part of [his past]" and that overcoming the problem has changed his life.
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