Corning, New York

== Politics ==
Most local officials are [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]]. The Corning area typically votes Republican, though some outsiders have deemed its constituents "moderate" Republicans.{{Citation needed|date=May 2007}} [[Amo Houghton]], the area's long-serving U.S. congressman, was a [[Moderate Republicans (modern United States)|moderate Republican]]. While the Town of Corning and surrounding areas are reliably Republican, the City of Corning leans Democratic, voting for both [[Barack Obama]] and [[Hillary Clinton]] in recent presidential elections.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}

=== Federal representatives ===
Corning is in [[New York's 23rd congressional district]], which is currently represented by Republican [[Nick Langworthy]].

=== State representatives ===
It is in New York's 53rd Senate District, represented by [[Tom O'Mara]], a Republican. Corning is in the 136th Assembly District, represented by [[Phil Palmesano]], also a Republican.

=== City Mayors ===
Democrat [[Joseph Nasser]] served for many years as Corning's mayor, and the [[Nasser Civic Center]], headquarters of city government, bears his name. On November 6, 2007, [[Tom Reed (politician)|Tom Reed]], the head of the city's Republican Party, was elected.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reed announces candidacy for Congress |url=http://www.the-leader.com/x931215457/Reed-announces-candidacy-for-Congress |access-date=21 September 2014 |publisher=The Leader - Corning, NY}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Steuben County General Election 11/16/2007 |url=http://www.steubencony.org/2007genSteubenCountyElectionResults.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071203024710/http://www.steubencony.org/2007genSteubenCountyElectionResults.pdf |archive-date=2007-12-03 |access-date=2007-11-17}}</ref> He completed his two-year term on December 31, 2009. Richard Negri was elected in November 2009 and took office January 1, 2010. Negri's second term expired December 31, 2013.

Democrat William Boland is the current mayor of Corning and has served in that capacity since January 2018. Prior to that, he served as Deputy Mayor for four years under Negri.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Boland will seek second term as mayor of Corning |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/04/01/mayor-bill-boland-seek-second-term-mayor-corning/3333685002/ |website=[[USA Today]]}}</ref>