Brian Higgins (born October 6, 1959), a Democrat from New York, has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since 2004, representing the state's 27th Congressional District. The district includes the southern two-thirds of Buffalo proper, most of that city's eastern and southern suburbs, and all of Chautauqua County. (map).
A native of Buffalo, Higgins served three two-year terms on the Buffalo Common Council (city council) fr...
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Brian Higgins (born October 6, 1959), a Democrat from New York, has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since 2004, representing the state's 27th Congressional District. The district includes the southern two-thirds of Buffalo proper, most of that city's eastern and southern suburbs, and all of Chautauqua County. (map).
A native of Buffalo, Higgins served three two-year terms on the Buffalo Common Council (city council) from 1988 to 1993, representing the South District. In 1993, during his final year on the Council, Brian was rated “Buffalo’s Best Lawmaker” in a 1993 Buffalo News Survey of Western New York business and community leaders. In 1996 he received a Master of Public Administration from Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government. After that, Brian served as the 145th District representative to the New York Assembly from 1999 through 2004.
Jack Quinn, a moderate Republican who had represented the heavily Democratic 27th since 1993, unexpectedly...
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