Monroe County Republican Committee

A Party for the People of Monroe County

The Monroe County Republican Party is one of the most proactive, creative, and progressive political organizations in the United States.

In politics, information is the key to many of the decisions we face as citizens and voters. It is my hope that this website will offer you valuable information regarding our high-quality Republican candidates and elected officials in Monroe County, not only at election time, but throughout the year.

Our local party has a long-standing tradition of thinking outside of the box by bringing creativity and innovation to local government. This attitude has always been driven by the desire to make government work best for the people it serves — the taxpayers.

When I became Republican Chairman in 1991, Monroe County had a Democrat County Executive and Legislature. This liberal leadership combination resulted in a $42 million deficit in county government and our municipality was on the brink of bankruptcy. The Democrats tried unsuccessfully to hide this situation, but we were able to bring their failed financial policies before the voters who subsequently voted to restore accountability to county government.

As a result, we were able to elect a Republican County Executive, Legislature, and County Clerk. The results were a huge win for Monroe County taxpayers. Republican leadership averted a 33% property tax increase to pay for the Democrats’ financial train wreck, and we eventually erased that deficit.

Whether it is the County Administration’s commitment to hold the line on property taxes, or the cooperative nature with which our town governments work together to reduce duplication and cost in government services, Monroe County Republicans are fighting for you.

I hope that this website will be a valuable tool and I always welcome your comments on ways that we can make this site an even greater resource.

Regards,
Stephen J. Minarik, III
Monroe County Republican Chairman

Stephen J. Minarik III,
Monroe County Republican Chairman

Stephen J. Minarik, III, was unanimously elected Chairman of the New York Republican State Committee in December 2004. Since 1992 he has served as Chairman of the Monroe County Republican Committee, where Republicans now control almost every elected office. Chairman Minarik's leadership has been credited with electing Republican County Executives Robert King, Jack Doyle, and Maggie Brooks, regaining and expanding Republican control of the County Legislature, electing Republican County Clerks Margaret DeFrancisco, Maggie Brooks, and Cheryl Dinolfo, and electing four Republican Senators and two Republican Assemblymen.

Chairman Minarik is also a partner in a political consulting firm, Impact Communications, LLC. Prior to his election as Monroe County Chairman, he served as the Monroe County Republican Committee’s Executive Director, Director of the Republican Office of the Monroe County Legislature, Legislative Assistant, Economic Development Specialist in the Monroe County Department of Community Development, Executive Director of the Eckert for Congress Committee, and Assistant Deputy Clerk of the Monroe County Legislature.

Chairman Minarik was born on January 2, 1960, in Rochester, New York. He earned a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from the University of Rochester. He and his wife, Court of Claims Justice Renee Minarik, reside in the Town of Webster and have four children, Stephanie, Stephen IV, Kathleen, and Christopher.