Biography

Alex White was born in Rochester and grew up in Webster.  He earned a BA in History and Mathematics from St John Fisher and an MA at SUNY Brockport in History.  He taught secondary education, continued his studies at SUNY Binghamton, and worked a variety of jobs before forming Boldo's Armory.  For the last 20 years he has managed this game store on Monroe Avenue.

During this time he became involved in a variety of community and civic organizations, as well as being an activist and organizer.  He has been involved in many efforts to improve Rochester and has worked to improve public safety by bringing body cameras to the police depart and decreasing unemployment through OACES.  He has also fought for small businesses in the city and opposed tax breaks for wealthy developers. 

No stranger to politics Alex has run for mayor twice before.  He is frequent attendee at City Council meetings and has hosted a radio show on Rochester Free Radio where he talks about issues of the city. 

Alex lives in the South Wedge where he took care of his father for 7 years and is a member of Saint Boniface Church. He has also found time to rehab 3 vacant houses which once afflicted their neighborhoods. 

A New Deal for Rochester
Posted by Alex White · October 23, 2013 3:00 PM

The Real Solutions to Crime in our City
Posted by Alex White · October 18, 2013 3:07 PM

City Wants Rights Free Zones
Posted by Alex White · October 15, 2013 1:25 PM

Green Candidates Turn Down The Fair Campaign Pledge

Claim League of Women Voters has no moral standing to make judgements on campaigns

(Rochester) – The six candidates running for local office on the Green Party line announced today that they are refusing to participate in the 2013 Fair Campaign Election Practices Campaign, sponsored by the Rochester League of Women Voters and The Interfaith Alliance of Rochester.  

“There is no one who can argue that Greens have ever run campaigns that have violated their campaign pledge,” said City Council Candidate, David Atias, “but the Rochester League of Women Voters have made decisions that are anti-democratic and against their own mission and we cannot, in good conscience, participate in their program.”

Atias is referring to the League of Women Voter’s decision to exclude Green Mayoral candidate, Alex White from their televised mayoral debate at the end of August.

White added, “the League of Women Voters has told us they are only holding one televised debate.  It’s for the primary election only and that voters would be confused if I were in that debate. Part of their mission is to educate voters.  So either they think voters are too stupid to understand the difference between the primary and general election or they’ve compromised to the point of irrelevance.”

Dorothy Paige, Green Candidate for City Council said, “there are over 30,000 registered voters who are eligible to vote in the General Election on November 5th.  The decision to exclude a candidate already on the ballot from their only debate shows that the League of Women Voters will only help Democrats and the rest of us have to fend for ourselves.”

“Green Rochester has always been committed to running on issues.  We do not, and never will, participate in negative campaigning, “said fellow City Council candidate, Drew Langdon.  “Having said that, the League of Women Voters has shown that their judgement on electoral issues cannot be trusted therefore we choose not to participate.”

School Board candidate, Lori Thomas said, “WROC-TV, Channel 8 is the station that is broadcasting this debate.  Because they are entrusted by the Federal Communications Commission with the public airwaves and have abdicated their responsibility, we are looking into legal action to either stop this biased debate or include equal time for the Green candidate.”

Green Rochester is running six candidates for local office.  All are on the ballot in the November general election.  

Transforming Rochester:

In April of 2012, Alex White and David Atias started a free podcast called Transforming Rochester.  You can listen to all of them by subscribing via it's RSS or on iTunes.  Or you can listen here. (Clicking a link will play the mp3 in another window of your browser)

• Why Are We Doing The Marina Project?
• Close Libraries or Tax Fairly?
• Is Downtown Getting Better?
• Voice of the Citizen 1
• Election Results
• Housing Is A Right
• Collegetown Bait & Switch
• Dealing With Corner Stores
• Schools & The City are Interconnected
• Alternatives To Foreclosure
• Police Accountability Committee
• Rochester Public Market "Improvements"
• RPD Needs New Leadership
• 399 Gregory St.
• Cool Down Detail - Proactive Policing
• Rochester's Point System
• Ending Truancy in Our Schools
• City Budget Priorities
• Social Businesses
• We Must Support Local Businesses
• Fair Tax Assessment

Green Rochester Mayoral Candidate, Alex White, tries to stop another round of Corporate Welfare at City Hall. 

Green Rochester School Board Candidate, Lori Thomas at the Rochester Restore the 4th Rally.
Watch and you will be voting Row F in November.

RCSD Board Candidate Debate, July 10, 2013

Mayoral Candidate, Alex White, at the Rochester Restore the 4th Rally
July 4, 2013.

Alex White at the Monsanto Protest at the Liberty Pole

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqAeVFjfElI

Green Rochester Candidates make their announcement

Politically Alex joined the Green Party over a decade ago and has been a co-chair of the local party.  He has been active in business associations, local progressive movements, and community activities.  He is a director of the Good Business Association of Rochester. Alex is a frequent speaker at City Council and has advocated for many issues from community gardens and recreation to tax equality and police accountability.