The New York State Independence Party has endorsed Senator Patty Ritchie for a second term as State Senator representing the 48th Senate District.

“Senator Patty Ritchie has proven herself to be an independent voice that the people of our state can count on,” said NYS Independence Party Chairman Frank MacKay.

“She has reached across the political aisle and fought for the changes our state needs—like lower taxes and job creation.”

Ritchie, a Hewuvelton Republican, will be running for a second term in the Senate.

“I’m thrilled to have the support of the Independence Party, and would like to thank Chairman MacKay and the members of the Independence Party for their confidence in me to continue the work that the Governor and I have started,” said Ritchie.

Over the past two years, she voted to enact two, back-to-back, on-time budgets that cut spending and lowered taxes—for the first time in our state’s history.

The 48th Senate District includes the St. Lawrence County Towns of Canton, De Kalb, DePeyster, Edwards, Fowler, Gouvernor, Hammond, Hermon, Lisbon, Louisville, Macomb, Madrid, Morristown, Oswegatchie, Rossie, Waddington and the City of Ogdensburg, and Oswego and Jefferson Counties.

Senator Ritchie has also been endorsed by the Republican committees in Oswego, Jefferson and St. Lawrence Counties, and the St. Lawrence County Conservative Party.