Mark Schroeder

Mark Schroeder

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Democratic Party

Prior offices

New York State Assembly District 145

Successor: John Ceretto

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Buffalo Comptroller

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Education

Associate

Erie Community College

Bachelor's

Empire State College

Contact

Personal website

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Mark Schroeder was a Democratic candidate for mayor of Buffalo, New York. Although defeated in the Democratic primary for mayor, Schroeder was defeated in the general election on November 7, 2017.

Schroeder is a former Democratic member of the New York State Assembly, representing District 145 from 2005 to 2011. In 2011, he resigned after being elected Buffalo City comptroller.

Schroeder is a former Buffalo City comptroller. He served from 2012 to 2019. Schroeder resigned from the office to become the commissioner of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles.

Biography

Schroeder earned his A.A. from Erie Community College and his B.A. from Empire State College. Schroeder and his wife, Kate Horan, have three children; Matthew, Michael and Allison.

Elections

2017

See also: Municipal elections in Buffalo, New York (2017)

The city of Buffalo, New York, held an election for mayor and two city judges on November 7, 2017. A primary election occurred on September 12, 2017. In addition to running in the Democratic primary, Schroeder also filed as a Reform Party candidate.

Incumbent Byron Brown (Democratic/Independence/Women's Equality/Working Families) defeated Mark Schroeder (Reform), Anita Howard (Conservative), and Terrence Robinson (Green) in the Mayor of Buffalo general election.

Mayor of Buffalo, General Election, 2017
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic/Independence/Women's Equality/Working Families	Byron Brown Incumbent	67.67%	29,688
	Reform	Mark Schroeder	26.09%	11,446
	Conservative	Anita Howard	3.09%	1,357
	Green	Terrence Robinson	2.91%	1,276
		Write-in votes	0.23%	102
Total Votes				43,869
Source: Erie County Board of Elections, "General Election Official Results," accessed December 18, 2017

Incumbent Byron Brown defeated Mark Schroeder and Betty Jean Grant in the Mayor of Buffalo Democratic primary election.

Mayor of Buffalo, Democratic Primary Election, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Byron Brown Incumbent	51.62%	13,999
Mark Schroeder	35.17%	9,538
Betty Jean Grant	12.71%	3,446
Write-in votes	0.5%	136
Total Votes		27,119
Source: Erie County Board of Elections, "Official Democratic Primary Election Results," September 12, 2017

Mark Schroeder defeated Ashleigh Somers in the Mayor of Buffalo Reform primary election.

Mayor of Buffalo, Reform Primary Election, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mark Schroeder	64.89%	255
Ashleigh Somers	11.45%	45
Write-in votes	23.66%	93
Total Votes		393
Source: Erie County Board of Elections, "Official Reform Primary Election Results," September 12, 2017

2010

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2010

Schroeder was unopposed in the September 14 Democratic primary. He was also unopposed in the general election.

New York State Assembly, District 145 2010
Candidates		Votes
Mark Schroeder (D)		34,894

2008

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Schroeder won re-election to the New York State Assembly, District 145, defeating opponent Dennis Marek (R).

Schroeder raised $104,693 for his campaign while Marek raised $0.

New York State Assembly, District 145 2008
Candidates		Votes
Mark Schroeder (D)		37,563
Dennis Marek (R)		12,551

Committee assignments

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Schroeder was appointed to the following committees:

• Insurance Committee, New York State Assembly
• Local Governments Committee, New York State Assembly
• Mental Health Committee, New York State Assembly
• Oversight, Analysis and Investigation Committee, New York State Assembly
• Small Business Committee, New York State Assembly
• Subcommittee on Autism Retention, Chair
• Subcommittee on Catastrophic Natural Disasters
• Veterans' Affairs Committee, New York State Assembly

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Schroeder served on the following committees:

• Insurance Committee, New York Assembly
• Local Governments Committee, New York Assembly
• Mental Health Committee, New York Assembly
• Subcommittee on Autism Retention
• Oversight, Analysis and Investigation Committee, New York Assembly
• Small Business Committee, New York Assembly
• Veterans' Affairs Committee, New York Assembly
• Subcommittee on Catastrophic Natural Disasters

See also

Buffalo, New York	New York	Municipal government	Other local coverage

External links

Suggest a link

• Search Google News for this topic
• Office website
• Campaign website
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by -	New York Assembly - District 145 2005–2011	Succeeded by Michael Kearns (D)