Hello Friends and Supporters!

It’s been an interesting and emotionally charged week! I began my week in State Supreme Court, with Senator Ryan challenging my Democratic nominating petition and succeeding in removing me from the Democratic Party ballot in the June 24 primary. This came just shortly after my signatures were validated by the Board of Elections last Friday. Most definitely a disappointment, but not a deterrent. We’re as determined and focused as ever to continue our effort. We’d already been petitioning on an independent ballot line, Restore Buffalo, to gain ballot access for the November election. This effort continues through the end of May! We learned a lot from this court challenge and we WILL be on the ballot for the November election.  

Tomorrow, May 2, at 10 am at the Guild @ 980, 980 Northampton Street, I’ll be sharing my response to Acting Mayor Scanlon’s budget and our vision for stabilizing City finances and enabling our vision for a healthier and more prosperous Buffalo. Please feel free to join us in person or live stream on Facebook or Instagram.  

ATTENTION PLEASE!!! We have LAWN SIGNS! Designed by artist, carpenter, and friend, Dan Galas, our signs share the spirit and the vision of our campaign. We believe a powerful vision fueled by the engagement, ideas and hard work of the people can help Buffalo achieve its full potential. Here’s the link to obtain your own lawn sign. We’ll deliver it within the next few days. https://www.michaelgainerformayor.com/yardsign/

FINALLY! To date, I haven’t asked for money, but I could definitely use your financial support right now. We’re making a huge push to ensure we get on the ballot. We’re buying and distributing signs, printing and sharing flyers of our vision and values, creating unique video content (thank you Davon), paying court costs (luckily not too bad, thanks to the generous representation of Jim Ostrowski), and paying some folks to assist with petitioning (it’s a lot of work).  Any and all donations would make a huge impact and support our effort.  Donate here!  https://www.michaelgainerformayor.com/donate/

Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/michaelgainerformayor/ or share our campaign website with your friends, www.michaelgainer.com.  

Onward and thanks!  

Michael