Stanley H. Zagora

Stanley H. Zagora (September 25, 1924 - March 14, 2014) is a former Democrat US politician from Buffalo, New York. He previously represented the 5th District in the Erie County Legislature from 1968-1981.
Born and raised on Buffalo's Polish East Side, Zagora attended Hutchinson-Central High School until he was 16, dropping out to work full time for the family automobile business. He also sold advertising and worked in insurance before joining the City of Buffalo's Law Department as a civil servant. Zagora spent most of his civil service career with the Buffalo Sewer Authority.
Zagora first won a term on Erie County's Board of Supervisors from the 10th Ward in 1965. He then served in the new County Legislature, eventually becoming chairman of the Budget Committee, majority leader and chairman. Zagora presided as chairman of the Erie County Legislature in the early 1980s while organizing with the Republicans in a controversial move.
He was county personnel commissioner under then-County Executive Edward Rutkowski from 1982 to 1987.
He was a member of the board of directors for several organizations, including the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Albright-Knox Art Gallery and the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library.

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