Gary Dickson

Gary Dickson is the Republican and Conservative Party candidate for the New York State Assembly, District 142, in the November 3, 2026 general election, in which he faces incumbent Patrick Burke (Democratic and Working Families Party).[1][2] Dickson is the Town Supervisor of West Seneca, a retired FBI special agent and a U.S. Army veteran, according to his Ballotpedia survey.[3]

Gary Dickson was born in Los Angeles, California, served in the U.S. Army from 1978 to 1985, and earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland in 1986 and a graduate degree from George Mason University in 2014, according to Ballotpedia.[2] In a Ballotpedia survey, he described himself as a retired FBI special agent with 27 years of service.[3]

Dickson said in the survey that he was first elected Town Supervisor of West Seneca in 2019, becoming the first Republican supervisor in 50 years in a town where Democrats held a 2-to-1 enrollment advantage, and that he was re-elected in 2023 by 18 points.[3] He was the Republican and Conservative Party candidate in the April 30, 2024 special general election for U.S. House New York District 26, losing to Timothy M. Kennedy, 68.5 percent to 31.3 percent.[2]

Dickson's survey lists his campaign messages as state spending and taxes, state climate mandates and their effect on energy costs, and term limits to be proposed through a constitutional amendment.[3] He said he is personally passionate about spending, public safety and economic development in disadvantaged neighborhoods.[3]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.