Joy Greco leaves County Council

Joy Greco left her seat on Erie County Council in December 2006, to serve as chief of staff in the district office of newly-elected state representative John Hornaman D-3rd District.

Ms. Greco was very supportive of equal rights for GLBT citizens, and voted in favor of inclusion of sexual identity and gender identity in the county's Human Relations Commission ordinance. She could frequently be seen at GLBT Pride events, and spoke at the 1998 Pride rally.

After vacating the seat on County Council, Greco, a lifelong Republican, switched her party affiliation to Democrat. She told the Times-News, "I have considered myself a moderate Republican. I think the party nationally has taken a different direction in recent years, further to the right of where I stand."

Erie County Council appointed Charles Augustine, a Republicam and Millcreek pharmacist, to fill the vacant seat. and finish the term, which ends in 2007.