ARE YOU A VOTER IN ULSTER COUNTY?

LEARN ABOUT WHERE ULSTER CANDIDATES STAND ON IMPORTANT LOCAL ISSUES

Local elections will be held on November 7, 2023 (EARLY VOTING BEGINS OCT. 28TH). The information below provides voters with a comprehensive list of local town and county races for policy-making offices. Candidate’s responses (unedited) to an Ulster Strong questionnaire are linked-to for voters to review and reference. Questionnaire responses include a variety of answers on issues such as housing, development, conservation, jobs and more.

SEE LIST BELOW of candidates and their responses (or non-responses).

Unsure what district you live for voting? View Ulster Legislative District Map - View City of Kingston Ward Map

NOTES: A FEW CANDIDATES CHOSE NOT TO RESPOND TO THE QUESTIONNAIRE AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THEM. SOME CANDIDATES DO NOT HAVE EMAILS AND DID NOT RESPOND TO PHONE CALLS.

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  • Ulster County Legislative District 1 (Town of Saugerties)

    CANDIDATES

    AARON J LEVINE (D) CANDIDATE POSITIONS >

  • Ulster County Legislative District 2 (Town of Saugerties, Village of Saugerties)

    CANDIDATES

    JOE MALONEY (D) DID NOT RESPOND

  • Ulster County Legislative District 3 (Town of Saugerties, Town of Ulster)

    CANDIDATES

    JASON J KOVACS (R) CANDIDATE POSITIONS >

    KEITH GURGUI (D) CANDIDATE POSITIONS >

  • Ulster County Legislative District 4 (Town of Kingston, Town of Ulster)

    CANDIDATES

    ERIC J KITCHEN (R) DID NOT RESPOND

    TAMIKA DUNKLEY (D) CANDIDATE POSITIONS >

  • Ulster County Legislative District 5 (City of Kingston)

    CANDIDATES

    ABE UCHITELLE (D) CANDIDATE POSITIONS >

  • Ulster County Legislature District 6 (City of Kingston)

    CANDIDATES

    SUZANNE TIMBROUCK (NOP) NO EMAIL PROVIDED

    GREG MCCOLLOUGH (D) CANDIDATE POSITIONS >

  • Ulster County Legislative District 7 (City of Kingston)

    CANDIDATES

    PETER CRISWELL (D) DID NOT RESPOND

  • Ulster County Legislative District 8 (Town of Esopus)

    CANDIDATES

    JOE DONALDSON (D) DID NOT RESPOND

  • Ulster County Legislative District 9 (Town of Lloyd, Town of Plattekill)

    CANDIDATES

    HERBERT W LITTS III (R) NO EMAIL PROVIDED

    ROBERT HASKINS (D) CANDIDATE POSITIONS >

  • Ulster County Legislature District 10 (Towns of Lloyd and Marlborough)

    CANDIDATES

    GINA HANSUT (R) DID NOT RESPOND

  • Ulster County Legislative District 11 (Town of Marlborough)

    CANDIDATES

    THOMAS J CORCORAN JR (R) CANDIDATE POSITIONS >

  • Ulster County Legislative District 12 (Town of Plattekill)

    CANDIDATES

    KEVIN ROBERTS (R) DID NOT RESPOND

  • Ulster County Legislative District 13 (Town of Shawangunk)

    CANDIDATES

    RICHARD T WALLS (R) NO EMAIL PROVIDED

  • Ulster County Legislature District 14 (Town of Shawangunk, Town of Wawarsing)

    CANDIDATES

    CRAIG V LOPEZ (R) NO EMAIL PROVIDED

    KELLI PALINKAS GREER (D) DID NOT RESPOND

  • Ulster County Legislative District 15 (Town of Wawarsing, Village of Ellenville)

    CANDIDATES

    DANIEL C MCQUILLAN (R) CANDIDATE POSITIOMS >

    JOHN GAVARIS (D) DID NOT RESPOND

  • Ulster County Legislative District 16 (Town of Gardiner, Town of Shawangunk)

    CANDIDATES

    DEBRA CLINTON (D) CANDIDATE POSITIONS >

    PHIL R JOHNSON (R) NO EMAIL PROVIDED

  • Ulster County Legislative District 17 (Towns of Esopus and New Paltz)

    CANDIDATES

    MEGAN SPERRY (D) DID NOT RESPOND

  • Ulster County Legislature District 18 (Towns of Hurley and Marbletown)

    CANDIDATES

    ERIC STEWART (D) CANDIDATE POSITIONS >

  • Ulster County Legislative District 19 (Town of Marbletown, Town of Rosendale)

    CANDIDATES

    MANNA JO GREENE (D) DID NOT RESPOND

  • Ulster County Legislative District 20 (New Paltz)

    CANDIDATES

    LIMINA GRACE HARMON (D) DID NOT RESPOND

  • Ulster County Legislative District 21 (Towns of Rochester and Wawarsing)

    CANDIDATES

    CHRIS HEWITT (D) DID NOT RESPOND

    RONALD G LAPP JR (R) NO EMAIL PROVIDED

  • Ulster County Legislature District 22 (TTown of Denning, Town of Hardenburgh, Town of Olive, Town of Shandaken)

    CANDIDATES

    KATHY NOLAN (D) CANDIDATE POSITIONS >

  • Ulster County Legislative District 23 (Town of Hurley, Town of Woodstock)

    CANDIDATES

    JEFF COLLINS (D) CANDIDATE POSITIONS >

  • City of Kingston - Ward 3

    CANDIDATES

    JEAN C JACOBS (R) NO EMAIL PROVIDED

    REYNOLDS SCOTTCHILDRESS (D) CANDIDATE POSITIONS >

  • City of Kingston - Ward 4

    CANDIDATES

    JEANNE EDWARDS (D) DID NOT RESPOND

  • City of Kingston - Ward 5

    CANDIDATES

    TERYL MICKENS (D) NO EMAIL PROVIDED

  • City of Kingston - Ward 6

    CANDIDATERS

    BOB DENNISON (D) NO EMAIL PROVIDED

  • City of Kingston - Ward 7

    CANDIDATES

    MICHAEL OLIVIERI (D) DID NOT RESPOND

  • City of Kingston - Ward 8

    CANDIDATES

    STEVEN SCHABOT (D) DID NOT RESPOND

  • City of Kingston - Ward 9

    CANDIDATES

    MICHELE HIRSCH (D) DID NOT RESPOND

  • Gardiner Supervisor

    CANDIDATES

    SCOTT ARNOLD (R) NO EMAIL PROVIDED

    MARYBETH MAJESTIC (D) CANDIDATE POSITIONS >

  • Gardiner Council

    CANDIDATES

    DAVE "DOG WATCH" WINGFIELD (R) NO EMAIL PROVIDED

    KATHERINE ANN MORRISON (R) DID NOT RESPOND

    MICHAEL HARTNER (D) DID NOT RESPOND

    FRANCO CARUCCI (D) NO EMAIL PROVIDED

  • Hardenburgh Supervisor

    CANDIDATES

    WENDY G O'REILLY (R) NO EMAIL PROVIDED

    JERRY A FAIRBAIRN (R) NO EMAIL PROVIDED

  • Hardenburgh Council

    CANDIDATERS

    DOUGLAS G ODELL (R) NO EMAIL PROVIDED

    SHERRY L SHAVER (R) DID NOT RESPOND

  • Hurley Supervisor

    CANDIDATES

    MICHAEL BOMS (D) CANDIDATE POSITIONS >

    MELINDA MCKNIGHT (D) DID NOT RESPOND

  • HurleyCouncil

    CANDIDATES

    DIANA CLINE (D) DID NOT RESPOND

    GREGORY SIMPSON (D) DID NOT RESPOND

    PETER HUMPHRIES (D) DID NOT RESPOND

    WILLIAM MAYHON III (NOP) NO EMAIL PROVIDED

  • Kingston Town Supervisor

    CANDIDATES

    PAUL LANDI (R) DID NOT RESPOND

  • Kingston Town Council

    CANDIDATERS

    VINCENT NELSON (R) NO EMAIL PROVIDED

    DARREN WELLS (D) NO EMAIL PROVIDED

  • Marlborough Supervisor

    CANDIDATES

    SCOTT CORCORAN (R) NO EMAIL PROVIDED

  • Marlborough Council

    CANDIDATES

    DAVID ZAMBITO (R) NO EMAIL PROVIDED

    EDWARD MOLINELLI (R) NO EMAIL PROVIDED

    MARIBETH WOOLDRIDGE-KING (D) CANDIDATE POSITIONS >

  • New Paltz (Town) Council

    CANDIDATES

    JULIE S SEYFERT-LILLIS (D) DID NOT RESPOND

    KITTY BROWN (D) CANDIDATE POSITIONS >

  • Olive Supervisor

    CANDIDATES

    JAMES SOFRANKO (D) NO EMAIL PROVIDED

  • Olive Council

    CANDIDATES

    DAVID EDINGER (D) NO EMAIL PROVIDED

    DREW BOGGESS (D) NO EMAIL PROVIDED

  • Plattekill Supervisor

    CANDIDATES

    MICHAEL LEMBO III (D) NO EMAIL PROVIDED

    DEAN A DEPEW SR (R) DID NOT RESPOND

  • Plattekill Council

    CANDIDATERS

    JAMES FAZIO (R) DID NOT RESPOND

    WILFRIDO CASTILLO JR (R) NO EMAIL PROVIDED

    MARISA MCCLINTON (D) CANDIDATE POSITIONS >

    MICHAEL JURKOVIC (D) DID NOT RESPOND

    JOSEPH HOPPENSTADT (R) NO EMAIL PROVIDED

  • Rochester Supervisor

    CANDIDATES

    ALBERT IAN MORSE (R) CANDIDATE POSITIONS >

    MIKE BADEN (D) CANDIDATE POSITIONS >

  • Rochester Council

    CANDIDATES

    ALEXANDRA L GIL (R) NO EMAIL PROVIDED

    ERIN ENOUEN (D) DID NOT RESPOND

    SETH DERUGGIERO (R) DID NOT RESPOND

    EMILY DINDIAL (D) NO EMAIL PROVIDED

  • Rosendale Supervisor

    CANDIDATES

    JEANNE L WALSH (D) DID NOT RESPOND

  • Rosendale Council

    CANDIDATERS

    TIM CRAVEN (D) NO EMAIL PROVIDED

    ASHLEY SWEENEY (NOP) NO EMAIL PROVIDED

    MOLLY MULLER (IND) NO EMAIL PROVIDED

  • Saugerties Supervisor

    CANDIDATES

    FRED M COSTELLO JR (D) DID NOT RESPOND

  • Saugerties Council

    CANDIDATES

    GEORGE D HEIDCAMP SR (CON) NO EMAIL PROVIDED

    MICHAEL IVINO (D) DID NOT RESPOND

    LEEANNE THORNTON (D) CANDIDATE POSITIONS >

    ALBERT BRUNO (R) DID NOT RESPOND

  • Shandaken Supervisor

    CANDIDATES

    HILARY SMITH (NOP) NO EMAIL PROVIDED

    PETER DISCLAFANI (D) CANDIDATE POSITIONS >

  • Shandanken Council

    CANDIDATERS

    KYLE STEEN (R) CANDIDATE POSITIONS >

    KEVIN VANBLARCUM (D) CANDIDATE POSITIONS >

  • Shawangunk Supervisor

    CANDIDATES

    KEN RONK (R) DID NOT RESPOND

  • Shawangunk Council

    CANDIDATES

    BRIAN AMTHOR (R) DID NOT RESPOND

    ADRIENNE P GELFAND-PERINE (D) CANDIDATE POSITIONS .

    JOSEPH E LOCICERO (R) DID NOT RESPOND

    TONY MANTELLO (D) CANDIDATE POSITIONS >

  • Ulster (Town) Council

    CANDIDATES

    CLAYTON R VANKLEECK (R) NO EMAIL PROVIDED

    MARYANN DEGROODT (R) CANDIDATE POSITIONS >

UlsterElections2023 is an initiative of Ulster Strong. 

Candidates responses are unedited, and available to the public to learn about their views and positions.  This is a public service project of Ulster Strong intended to educate and engage the public on important community issues.