Ellicottville. New York, November 30, 2022. Wednesday evening, seventeen Cattaraugus County women met for dinner at an Ellicottville restaurant with the intent of forming a new chapter affiliate of the New York State Federation of Republican Women (“NYSFRW”) and the National Federation of Republican Women (“NFRW”).

Lawmakers in a conservative western New York county voted unanimously late last month to become a “constitutional sanctuary” where the rights enshrined in the U.S. Constitution’s Bill of Rights will be protected. Even the lone Democrat legislator voted in favor of the measure.