Nine-Term New York Dem Rep. Brian Higgins To Resign

November 10, 2023 Democrats, Politics

Buffalo’s NBC affiliate reports:

2 On Your Side has learned from several sources that longtime U.S. Rep. Brian Higgins plans to step down. We are being told that Higgins is planning to leave his position in Washington to take over as the new president and CEO at Shea’s Performing Arts Center.

Higgins has served as a congressman since 2005. He is the representative for New York’s 26th Congressional District, which includes Buffalo, Lackawanna, Niagara Falls, Tonawanda, and North Tonawanda.

Governor Kathy Hochul would need to call for a special election to fill Higgins’ seat. State Senator Tim Kennedy, who currently represents south Buffalo in the State Senate, is one of the names being considered to fill the position once Higgins leave office.

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Rep. Brian Higgins (D-NY): In Buffalo, the shooting ‘was concluded in 2 minutes and 3 seconds.

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10 dead.’ pic.twitter.com/31QLwJn10l

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) June 8, 2022

NY CD-26. Ten-term US Rep Brian Higgins (D), 64, plans to resign his seat in the coming days to become president of the Shea’s Performing Arts Center in Buffalo. https://t.co/dthJ1fjsrA

— Politics1.com (@Politics1com) November 9, 2023