New York State Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton (D-125), who is running unopposed for her seat this year, visited campus Oct. 21. Above, she shares a moment with Cornell Vice President for Government and Community Relations Vanda B. McMurty, at a breakfast in the Rushmore Room of Martha Van Rensselaer Hall. The breakfast was sponsored by Government Affairs for political candidates who are running for seats that represent Tompkins County this year.

Daniel Cleveland, a Democrat running for the New York State Senate seat currently held by John "Randy" Kuhl, who is running for U.S. Congress, speaks during a coffee hour hosted by Cornell's Office of Government Affairs Oct. 20 in the Colloquium Room of Duffield Hall.

George Winner Jr., a Republican who is currently a state assemblyman from Elmira, is also running for Kuhl's state senate seat. Above, Winner chats with guests at a luncheon Oct. 18, also sponsored by Government Affairs, in the Colloquium Room of Duffield Hall.