Call for Public Service Drives Carle to Seek State Office

A former Chautauqua County legislator says he's running for a seat in the state capital because he still feels a call to do public service. Tom Carle has experience managing and turning around companies and businesses in the eastern U.S. and in other parts of the world. Carle, who recently announced his bid for New York's 150th Assembly District, says he's still concerned about Chautauqua County losing businesses and 12-14 thousand residents over the past 20 years...

Tom Carle: job losses are crippling us

The Fredonia Democrat served on the Chautauqua County Legislature in 2025. He says one thing he learned during his time on the panel is that more could be done if people with the right "skill sets" were involved in government...

Tom Carle: what he learned in the County Legislature

Carle is challenging first-term Republican Andrew Molitor for his seat in the Assembly. This marks the third time in as many years that Carle is campaigning for an elected office. He ran for New York's 23rd Congressional District in 2024 and Chautauqua County Executive in 2025.

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