MONTICELLO- Acting Sullivan County District Attorney Brian Conaty defeated Assistant County Attorney Thomas Cawley in Tuesday’s Republican primary for district attorney. Conaty secured more than 73 percent of the vote.
In a statement made late Tuesday evening, Cawley said, “While this was not the result I was hoping for, I want to thank the voters who signed my petition, listened to me at doors, shook my hand at events, and made me feel welcome 100 percent of the time. This is an experience I will not forget and I am forever grateful to those who supported me and my campaign. I wish Brian Conaty well as our next District Attorney because our success in fighting crime now lies with him.”
Conaty will run unopposed in November, and he will appear as the candidate on the Democrat, Republican, and Conservative lines. Conaty is a registered Democrat but will appear on all three lines after being given permission by the Conservative Party to run on that line in the general election as well.
