Dale A. Sweetland (born March 29, 1949) is a Republican politician from

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. In 2008, Sweetland ran for the seat of retiring Republican

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, against

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Dan Maffei, but was defeated 55% to 42% in the November 4 general election.

Political career

Dale Sweetland was first elected to public office in 1988, when he won election as

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for the town of

, serving in this post until 1994. Sweetland was elected to the Onondaga County Legislature in 1994, serving as the representative of the 12th Legislative District for seven terms. His fellow County Legislators elected Sweetland as their Chairman in 2002, a post he continued to hold for the next six years. In March 2007, Sweetland announced his candidacy for Onondaga County Executive, following the announced retirement of Nicholas J. Pirro. Sweetland won the endorsement of the Onondaga County GOP but lost the Republican primary by 21 votes to

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, who went on to a 22-point victory over her Democratic opponent.

2008 Congressional campaign

In April 2008, Sweetland announced his candidacy for the

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. In May 2008, Sweetland became the designated Republican candidate to replace Congressman

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by winning the support of the Republican Party committees in Onondaga, Wayne, Monroe, and Cayuga Counties. In May 2008 and again on June 20, 2008, the Washington Post's Chris Cillizza, author of "The Fix", ranked the race to replace James T. Walsh the #1 Congressional race to turn over from a "Red" seat to a "Blue" seat 2008. On November 4 Maffei defeated Sweetland, 55% to 42%.http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/individual/#mapHNY/H/25 US House - New York 25 Results

Electoral history

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sweetland, Dale 1949 births Living people New York (state) Republicans People from Fabius, New York