Government and politics

Genesee County is governed by a 12–member legislature headed by a chairman.

Representation at other levels of government

Office	District	Area of the county	Officeholder	Party	First took office	Residence
Congressman	New York's 27th congressional district	All[23]	Christopher C. Collins	Republican	2013	Clarence, Erie County
State Senator	61st State Senate District	All[24]	Michael H. Ranzenhofer	Republican	2009	Amherst, Erie County
State Assemblyman	139th State Assembly District	All [25]	Stephen M. Hawley	Republican	2006	Batavia, Genesee County

Genesee County is part of:

• The 8th Judicial District of the New York Supreme Court
• The 4th Division of the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division

Law enforcement

The primary law enforcement agency is the Genesee County Sheriff's Office.