Winging It with Senator Maziarz

CAMPAIGNING, SO LET'S GO TO ED AND MEET ANOTHER ONE RIGHT NOW. WE'RE COMING UP ON THE FINAL WEEKEND OF CAMPAIGN BRG ELECTION DAY. AS WE'VE BEEN DOING, WE'RE "WINGING IT!" WITH THE CANDIDATES. HERE WITH US IS GEORGE, ONE OF THE SENATE CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION IN THE 62ND DISTRICT, WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF NIAGARA COUNTY, ORLEANS COUNTY, AN WESTERN PORTION OF MONROE COUNTY. WHAT'S THE BEST PART ABOUT CAMPAIGNING SO FAR THIS SEASON? I THINK GOING OUT AND MEETING PEOPLE. ALL YEAR LONG, BUT THERE'S SOME HIGHS AND LOWS. WE HAD A PRIMARY THIS YEAR AND, YEAH, YOU KNOW, BEING ON THE ROAD ALL THE TIME, TRAVEL. YOU WERE TELLING ME YOU WERE ON THIS HONOR FLIGHT WITH SOME VETERANS. TELL ME HOW IMPORTANT THAT WAS TO YOU. THIS IS THE FOURTH ONE THAT I'VE SPONSORED. IT'S A NATIONAL PROGRAM THAT TAKES VETERANSES, WORD WAR TWO VETERANSES TO WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR THE DAY. WE LEAVE EARLY IN THE MORNING, COME BACK AT 10:00 O'CLOCK, 11:00 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT AND IT'S I GREAT EXPERIENCE. BEVERLY WENT WITH ME AND SHE WAS A GUIDE FOR A VET. FOR THE FIRST TIME FOR YOU, WHAT WAS IT LIKE? SEEING IT THROUGH THEIR EYES, IT WAS A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE. IT WAS A PRIVILEGE FOR ME TO BE APART OF IT. YOU WERE TELLING ME THERE'S SOMEBODY THAT WAS, I GUESS IN A WHEELCHAIR WHO IS PAIRED UP WITH A VIETNAM VETERAN. WE. WE TRY TO TAKE AS MANY WORLD WAR II VETERANS, VETERANS FROM THE KOREAN WAR, AND THEY COME AS GUIDES. THIS ONE VETERAN WAS TOTALLY IMMOBILE, IN A WHEELCHAIR. WE HAD TO GET A SPECIAL BUS WITH A LIFT ON IT FOR HIM, BUT HIS FAMILY WANTED HIM TO GO TO ENJOY THAT AND HE DID THAT. WE PAIRED HIM UP WITH A VIETNAM VET AND THEY TOOK GREAT CARE OF HIM. IT WAS THE MOST ENGINEER JOIBL JOYIBLE THING I DO. I DON'T CONSIDER PART OF THE CAMPAIGN, BUT IT'S A REALLY ENJOYABLE THING TO DO. TUGZ AT YOUR HEART STRINGS. IT DOES. ONE THAT TUGS ON HEART STRINGS WAS NIK WALLENDA AND YOU TO DRY TO THING HIM HERE. WHAT DID YOU MAKE OF IT? IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE. I GIVE THE GOVERNOR, HE TOOK A LEAP OF FAITH. I THINK THE LEGAL MINDS WERE CONCERNED ABOUT LIABILITY. THE GOVERNOR TOOK THE LEAP OF FAITH, NIAGARA NEEDED IT AND IT WAS A BIG WIN. THEY'RE LAYING OFF OR WON'T BE LAYING OFF ANYBODY WITH THE BUDGET. HE IS LAYING OFF SOME PEOPLE AND ALSO RAISING TAXES MORE THAN 8%. WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THAT? I'VE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, WE'RE GOING TRY TO -- WE HAVE TO HELP THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS. THEY HAVE TO SURVIVE AND WE'LL HELP THEM. THIS DISPUTE WITH THE SENECA NATION IS BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE SENECAS, AND NIAGARA FALL IS A VICTIM OF THAT. WE WANT TO GET THEM THE RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED. NOW, YOU KNOW, THE MAYOR CERTAINLY KNOWS THE CITY BUDGET BETTER THAN ANYONE AND, YOU KNOW, IF HE FEELS LIKE HE HAS TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS, WE WANT TO HELP HIM GET OVER THE HUMP. I WAS GLAD TO SEE THAT NOT ANY OF THE EMERGENCY SERVICES, POLICE OR FIRE, WOULD BE AFFECTED BY THIS. 60 MILLION-DOLLARS FROM CASINO CASH IS A LOT DUE TO NIAGARA FALLS, SO HOPEFULLY THE BALL WILL BE ROLLING ON THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. BEVERLY, NICE TO MEET YOU. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE POLITICIANS WE'VE INTERVIEWED, GO TO WIVB.COM AND CLICK ON THE ON POLITICS TAB. THERE YOU CAN SEE THE PAST INTERVIEWS THAT HAVE BEEN HERE