When Collins became Erie County Executive , he inherited from his Republican predecessor , Joel Giambra , a nearly bankrupt county that had state-imposed fiscal control with a budget of $ 1.2 billion . Collins spoke for three minutes at the 2008 Republican National Convention on September 3 , 2008 . By June 2009 , the state-imposed strict oversight of the Erie County budget ended
2008 Republican National Convention
2008 Republican National Convention
Chris Collins (American politician)