Christina Vogel and Daria Devlin hadn’t even earned their high school diplomas when then-County Executive Judy Lynch and mayoral candidate Joyce Savocchio took the Erie County electorate by storm in 1989.
The Erie Daily Times reported it was “The year of the woman” as numerous women were elected throughout the county and commonwealth.
The wave brought transformational change to Erie County. Lynch and Savocchio, both the first women in their positions, ushered in landmark developments like the Bicentennial Tower, Blasco Memorial Library, and new industrial sites, alongside a commitment to fiscal responsibility that reshaped the county’s trajectory…