LANSING — A state Senate candidate from Lansing has filed signatures to create an independent party, which would give him another line on the general election ballot.
Mike Sigler announced Friday he and volunteers had collected nearly 5,000 signatures from the 52nd District — Cortland, Tompkins and Broome counties — to create the Local 607 party. The deadline to file objections to the petition has passed, his campaign announced.
Sigler, a Republican, seeks to unseat incumbent Sen. Lea Webb (D-Binghamton).
State Election Law requires more than 3,000 signatures over six weeks to establish a new party line.
“While out personally collecting more than 1,300 of these signatures myself, I listened closely to the concerns of Local 607 residents,” Sigler said. “It’s clear that a huge swath of voters is done with the extremes of both parties and are hungry for the change that I’m pushing for. It’s an exciting movement and we’re building momentum.”
Sigler, 54, has served as a Tompkins County legislator for 14 years. He lives in Lansing with his wife Sarah, and three of their four daughters.
