Dennis Gorski

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Dennis Gorski is a retired politician in New York. A resident of Cheektowaga, New York, Gorski is a former County Executive of Erie County, New York.

Gorski, a Democrat, was an Erie County Legislator and a member of the New York State Assembly prior to his election as county executive. Gorski was first elected county executive in 1987 and reelected in 1991 and 1995. In 1992, Gorski ran for Congress to succeed Democrat Henry Nowak, but he was defeated in the general election by Republican Jack Quinn. In 1999 Gorski was defeated for a fourth term by Republican Joel Giambra.

Like many Buffalo Democrats, including Anthony Masiello and James Griffin, Gorski was known for being more conservative than the mainstream Democratic Party platform, and was regularly cross-endorsed by the Conservative Party of New York.

Since leaving the county executive's office, he has worked in private business in Buffalo, New York.

Preceded by Alan Justin	New York State Assembly, 146th District 1975–1982	Succeeded by Francis Pordum
Preceded by Arthur Eve	New York State Assembly, 143rd District 1983–1987	Succeeded by Paul Tokasz
Preceded by Ed Rutkowski	Erie County, New York County Executive 1988–1999	Succeeded by Joel Giambra