Dan Humiston

Dan Humiston is the Republican candidate in the 2008 congressional elections for the 27th Congressional District (map) of New York. He is the Republican nominee to challenge incumbent Rep. Brian Higgins (D-N.Y.).

Bio
Dan Humiston was born on June 14 1964. He graduated from West Seneca East High School and then went on to Muskingum College. Once he was out of college he started a small business called Tanning Bed, Inc. He started his company with two tanning beds in a basement in West Seneca from a $4,000 loan from his grandfather. This two-bed basement store eventually blossomed into 34 stores throughout New York making it the largest tanning salon chain in the state. He has employed nearly 11,000 people in his 23 years of business and earned numerous awards for his business success including "Business of the Year" by the West Seneca Chamber of Commerce, "Top Forty Under Forty" by Buffalo's Business First, and "Entrepreneur of the Year" by Ernst & Young. He currently resides in Buffalo, NY and has three children.

2008 elections
Humiston is the Republican and Independence party endorsed candidate to challenge incumbent Rep. Brian Higgins (D-N.Y.) in the 2008 congressional elections.

Campaign contributions
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Committees
Humiston will be assigned committees if and when he is elected to Congress.

Campaign Contact Information
Humiston for Congress Committee 936 Union Road West Seneca, NY	14224 716-677-2008 [mailto:admin@humistonforcongress.com admin@humistonforcongress.com]

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 * 2008 U.S. congressional elections
 * 2008 U.S. congressional election dates
 * Portal:New York and the U.S. Congress

External resources

 * Green Papers New York Congressional Candidates
 * Official Dan Humiston for Congress campaign website