Honored deputy sheriff is top vote-getter in Holley election
Jim DeFilipps and Rochelle Moroz both elected to 2-year terms
Jim DeFilipps, an Orleans County deputy, pictured in June 2016 at Policemen’s Ball in Rochester.
HOLLEY – Village residents elected two trustees to the Village Board today, with Jim DeFilipps the leading vote-getter with 122. Rochelle Moroz also was elected with 72 votes.
Kurt Wannenwetsch made it a three-way race. He received 52 votes.
DeFillipps, the 2016 New York State Deputy of the Year, started his career with the Holley Police Department. He was named Deputy of the Year after surviving a shootout and critically wounding a gunman.
He has already served about a year on the board. He was appointed to the board last year when Brian Sorochty was elected mayor and gave up his trustee position.
DeFilipps has grown up in Holley. His mother, Marsha DeFilipps, is the long-time Holley and Murray historian.
Moroz moved to the village four years ago to be closer to family.
She has served as a church secretary/treasurer and said she understands the importance of maintaining a balanced budget and spending frugally.
Wannenwetsch, an active local photographer, has lived in the village for close to ten years.
Wannenwetsch said the village government needs to better communicate with residents, work to attract more businesses, and find solutions for the deterioration of historic buildings in the Public Square.
