02-07-2025
Wendy Guild Swearingen announces candidacy for Lewiston town clerk
Wendy Guild Swearingen has announced she will be running for Lewiston Town Clerk in this November's general election. She will be running on the Democratic and Working Families party lines.
'I'm running for town clerk because I want to continue serving my community. I believe in transparency, accessibility and friendly, efficient service — and I am committed to bringing those values to town hall every single day,' Swearingen said in a release announcing her candidacy. 'It is often the first point of contact for residents, and I intend to make it a welcoming, helpful, and well-organized resource for all, while adhering to state and local laws and regulations as written.'
Swearingen's previous public experience includes a three-year term on the Lewiston-Porter School Board, six years on the Friends of Youngstown Library Board, and 13 years on the Orleans-Niagara BOCES Board. She is currently the secretary of the Lewiston Public Library board of trustees and a volunteer of the Lewiston Council on the Arts.
Her work experience includes being a senior editor for Buffalo Spree magazine, a publications coordinator for Harvard Business School, and a library secretary and program assistant at Cornell University.
In 2019, Swearingen ran an unsuccessful campaign as an Independent for the Niagara County Legislature's 1st District seat, which Republican Irene Myers won.
In the recent town Republican primary vote for town clerk/tax collector, Tamara Burns won with 529 votes over Amy Smith's 420 votes. Smith was appointed as clerk in October 2024 after previous clerk Donna Garfinkel retired with two years remaining on her four-year term.
