Candidates for county and town competitive races - Fall 2025

share their views on big local issues.

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General election is November 4th - early voting starting October 25th

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ULSTER COUNTY OFFICES

County Clerk

TAYLOR BRUCK - DID NOT ANSWER

County Comptroller

MARCH GALLAGHER - see candidate’s responses >

Ulster Family Court Judge

LARA OLIVIERI- DID NOT ANSWER

County Legislative District 1

AARON J LEVINE - see candidate’s responses >

County Legislative District 1

GIANFRANCO PELLEGRI - see candidate’s responses >

County Legislative District 2

ANN PETERS - see candidate’s responses >

County Legislative District 2

RONALD POLACCO - see candidate’s positions >

County Legislative District 4

MICHAEL BERARDI - DID NOT ANSWER

County Legislative District 4

ERIC J KITCHEN - DID NOT ANSWER

County Legislative District 6

GREGORY MCCOLLOUGH - see candidate’s positions >

County Legislative District 7

PETER CRISWELL - see candidate’s positions >

County Legislative District 8

JOSEPH DONALDSON - DID NOT ANSWER

County Legislative District 8

JARED GEUSS - see candidate’s positions >

County Legislative District 9

AMY DOOLEY - see candidate’s responses >

County Legislative District 9

HERBERT W LITTS III - see candidate’s positions >

County Legislative District 10

DOMINICK MARINO - see candidate’s positions >

County Legislative District 10

GINA E HANSUT - DID NOT ANSWER

County Legislative District 11

LAURA DONOVAN - see candidate’s positions >

County Legislative District 11

THOMAS J CORCORAN JR - see candidate’s positions >

County Legislative District 13

ADRIENNE GELFAND-PERINE - DID NOT ANSWER

County Legislative District 13

RICHARD T WALLS - DID NOT ANSWER

County Legislative District 13

ADRIENNE GELFAND-PERINE - DID NOT ANSWER

County Legislative District 14

EDDIE LLOVIO - DID NOT ANSWER

County Legislative District 14

CRAIG LOPEZ - DID NOT ANSWER

County Legislative District 15

THOMAS BRIGGS - DID NOT ANSWER

County Legislative District 15

CASSIE SPOOR - see candidate’s positions >

County Legislative District 19

LINDSEY GROSSMAN - see candidate’s positions >

County Legislative District 19

CHERYL SCHNEIDER - DID NOT ANSWER

County Legislative District 22

KATHY NOLAN - see candidate’s positions >

County Legislative District 22

PETER J FRIEDEL - see candidate’s positions >


CITY OF KINGSTON

CITY OF KINGSTON, WARD 1

SARA PASTI - see candidate’s positions >

CITY OF KINGSTON, WARD 2

MICHAEL TIERNEY - see candidate’s positions >

CITY OF KINGSTON, WARD 2

GEORGE F WELLS III - DID NOT ANSWER

CITY OF KINGSTON, WARD 4

BENJAMIN FALK - see candidate’s positions >

CITY OF KINGSTON, WARD 6

BOB DENNISON - see candidate’s positions >

CITY OF KINGSTON, WARD 6

JAMES F BAKER SR - DID NOT ANSWER

CITY OF KINGSTON, WARD 8

RUTH KATZ - DID NOT ANSWER

CITY OF KINGSTON, WARD 8

DUSTIN BRYANT - DID NOT ANSWER

CITY OF KINGSTON, WARD 9

MICHELE HIRSCH - DID NOT ANSWER

CITY OF KINGSTON, WARD 9

SCOTT E DENNY - see candidate’s positions >

DENNING

DENNING-COUNCILPERSON

LARRY COLE - see candidate’s positions >

DENNING-COUNCILPERSON

KEVIN SMITH - DID NOT ANSWER

DENNING-COUNCILPERSON

GREGORY VURCKIO - DID NOT ANSWER

ESOPUS

ESOPUS-COUNCILPERSON

PAUL CARDIN BROOKS - see candidate’s positions >

ESOPUS-COUNCILPERSON

STEPHANIE T YEH - see candidate’s positions >

ESOPUS-COUNCILPERSON

JOHN NAGY - see candidate’s positions >

ESOPUS-COUNCILPERSON

ERIN PASCARETTI - see candidate’s positions >

ESOPUS - TAX COLLECTOR

LYNN CORCORAN-JOHNSTON - see candidate’s positions >

LORRIE MORSE - see candidate’s positions >

ESOPUS-SUPERVISOR

ROSCOE T PECORA - DID NOT ANSWER

ESOPUS-SUPERVISOR

DANIELLE FREER - see candidate’s positions >

GARDINER

GARDINER-COUNCILPERSON

ROBERTA CLEMENTS - DID NOT ANSWER

GARDINER-COUNCILPERSON

WOLFE SCANDINARO - DID NOT ANSWER

GARDINER-COUNCILPERSON

ALEX HOGAN - view candidate’s positions >

GARDNER - HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT

BRIAN R STISCIA - see candidate’s positions >

GARDINER-SUPERVISOR

MICHAEL HARTNER - see candidate’s positions >

GARDINER-SUPERVISOR

RYAN WILEY - DID NOT ANSWER

HARDENBURGH

HARDENBURGH-COUNCILPERSON

WADE BUERGE - DID NOT ANSWER

HARDENBURGH-COUNCILPERSON

DOUGLAS ODELL - DID NOT ANSWER

HURLEY

HURLEY-COUNCILPERSON

DEBBIE DOUGHERTY - see candidate’s positions >

HURLEY-COUNCILPERSON

GRIFF LIEWA - DID NOT ANSWER

HURLEY-COUNCILPERSON

TIM KELLY - DID NOT ANSWER

HURLEY CLERK

LYNN BAILEY - see candidate’s positions >

DIANA CLINE - see candidate’s positions >

HURLEY HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT

MICHAEL SHULTIS - see candidate’s positions >

TOWN OF KINGSTON

TOWN OF KINGSTON-COUNCILPERSON

HUNTER JAMES FREYER - DID NOT ANSWER

TOWN OF KINGSTON-COUNCILPERSON

SAMANTHA YOST - DID NOT ANSWER

TOWN OF KINGSTON-COUNCILPERSON

KENN HURLEY - DID NOT ANSWER

TOWN OF KINGSTON-COUNCILPERSON

EDWARD C MOORE - DID NOT ANSWER

TOWN OF KINGSTON-SUPERVISOR

JOHN-PAUL J SLIVA - see candidate’s positions >

TOWN OF KINGSTON-SUPERVISOR

DAVE HOFFMAN - DID NOT ANSWER

LLOYD

LLOYD-COUNCILPERSON

LACY MAFFEI - see candidate’s positions >

LLOYD-COUNCILPERSON

MICHAEL PETTY - see candidate’s positions >

LLOYD-COUNCILPERSON

LEN AUCHMOODY - DID NOT ANSWER

LLOYD-COUNCILPERSON

JOHN FRAINO - DID NOT ANSWER

LLOYD-SUPERVISOR

STUART WEISS - DID NOT ANSWER

LLOYD-SUPERVISOR

DAVE PLAVCHAK - see candidate’s positions >

LLOYD-JUSTICE

ROBERT HASKINS - DID NOT ANSWER

MARBLETOWN

MARBLETOWN-COUNCILPERSON

LISA A GIANNICO - DID NOT ANSWER

MARBLETOWN-COUNCILPERSON

MAX STRATTON - see candidate’s positions >

MARLBOROUGH

MARLBOROUGH-COUNCILPERSON

DAN HEAVENS - DID NOT ANSWER

MARLBOROUGH-COUNCILPERSON

DON SMERDON - see candidate’s positions >

MARLBOROUGH-COUNCILPERSON

EMANUEL MANNY CAUCHI

MARLBOROUGH-COUNCILPERSON

SHERIDA PORPIGLIA SESSA

NEW PALTZ

NEW PALTZ-COUNCILPERSON

SEAN O'SULLIVAN

NEW PALTZ-COUNCILPERSON

KATE RYAN - DID NOT ANSWER

NEW PALTZ-COUNCILPERSON

RANDALL LEVERETTE - DID NOT ANSWER

NEW PALTZ-SUPERVISOR

TIMOTHY ROGERS - see candidate’s positions >

NEW PALTZ-SUPERVISOR

AMANDA GOTTO - view candidate’s responses >

OLIVE

OLIVE-COUNCILPERSON

SARAH HEMINGWAY LYNCH - see candidate’s positions >

OLIVE-COUNCILPERSON

EDWIN MALDONADO - DID NOT ANSWER

OLIVE-COUNCILPERSON

ELLEN C GALLIVAN - DID NOT ANSWER

OLIVE-SUPERVISOR

JIM SOFRANKO - see candidate’s positions >

OLIVE-SUPERVISOR

BOB FEHRING - DID NOT ANSWER

PLATTEKILL

PLATTEKILL-COUNCILPERSON

JAMES FAZIO - DID NOT ANSWER

PLATTEKILL-COUNCILPERSON

STEPHEN P OFLAHERTY - DID NOT ANSWER

PLATTEKILL-COUNCILPERSON

JAMES FAZIO - DID NOT ANSWER

PLATTEKILL-COUNCILPERSON

STEVE OFLAHERTY - DID NOT ANSWER

PLATTEKILL-SUPERVISOR

MICHAEL LEMBO - DID NOT ANSWER

PLATTEKILL-SUPERVISOR

DEAN A DEPEW SR - see candidates responses >

ROCHESTER

ROCHESTER-COUNCILPERSON

MICHAEL COLEMAN - DID NOT ANSWER

ROCHESTER-COUNCILPERSON

CHARLOTTE SMISETH - see candidate’s responses >

ROCHESTER-COUNCILPERSON

LENE R FORNINO - DID NOT ANSWER

ROCHESTER-COUNCILPERSON

DAVID LINSCOTT - DID NOT ANSWER

ROCHESTER HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT

JEFF FREY - see candidate’s positions >

ROSENDALE

ROSENDALE-COUNCILPERSON

BOB FADE - DID NOT ANSWER

ROSENDALE-COUNCILPERSON

CARRIE WYKOFF - see candidate’s positions >

SAUGERTIES

SAUGERTIES-COUNCILPERSON

BILL BARR - DID NOT ANSWER

SAUGERTIES-COUNCILPERSON

STEPHANIE BASSLER - DID NOT ANSWER

SAUGERTIES-COUNCILPERSON

ZACHERY C HORTON - see candidate’s positions >

SAUGERTIES-COUNCILPERSON

MICHAEL A SASSO III - DID NOT ANSWER

SAUGERTIES-SUPERVISOR

FRED M COSTELLO JR - DID NOT ANSWER

SAUGERTIES-SUPERVISOR

GAETANA CIARLANTE - see candidate’s positions >

SHANDANKEN

SHANDAKEN-COUNCILPERSON

ROBERT DRAKE - see candidate’s positions >

SHANDAKEN-COUNCILPERSON

ELIZABETH KNEISSL - DID NOT ANSWER

SHANDAKEN-SUPERVISOR

BARBARA MANSFIELD - DID NOT ANSWER

SHANDAKEN-SUPERVISOR

PETER DISCLAFANI - DID NOT ANSWER

SHAWANGUNK

SHAWANGUNK-COUNCILPERSON

JOEY BETRAS - DID NOT ANSWER

SHAWANGUNK-COUNCILPERSON

ALEX M DANON - see candidate’s positions >

SHAWANGUNK-COUNCILPERSON

MICHAEL D VOSS - DID NOT ANSWER

TOWN OF ULSTER

ULSTER-COUNCILPERSON

LAURA HARTMANN - DID NOT ANSWER

ULSTER-COUNCILPERSON

ALEX SMITH - see candidate’s responses >

ULSTER-COUNCILPERSON

ANNA M HAYNER - DID NOT ANSWER

ULSTER-COUNCILPERSON

MICHAEL T SCHATZEL - DID NOT ANSWER

ULSTER - TOWN JUSTICE

AMY INGRAM - see candidate’s responses >

WAWARSING

WAWARSING-COUNCILPERSON

WILLIAM BROWN - DID NOT ANSWER

WAWARSING-COUNCILPERSON

SAMANTHA ELLIS - see candidate’s positions >

WAWARSING-COUNCILPERSON

JEREMY HULL - see candidate’s positions >

WAWARSING-COUNCILPERSON

MICHAEL MOSCHETTA - DID NOT ANSWER

WAWARSING-SUPERVISOR

JOSEPH STOECKELER III - DID NOT ANSWER

WAWARSING-SUPERVISOR

TERRY HOUCK - DID NOT ANSWER

WOODSTOCK

WOODSTOCK-COUNCILPERSON

LILY KOROLKOFF - DID NOT ANSWER

WOODSTOCK-COUNCILPERSON

LAURIE OSMOND - DID NOT ANSWER

ELLENVILLE

VILLAGE OF ELLENVILLE TRUSTEE

LATISHA KENTOP - see candidate’s positions >

VILLAGE OF ELLENVILLE TRUSTEE

NILSARY LEWIS-RIVERA - DID NOT ANSWER

VILLAGE OF ELLENVILLE TRUSTEE

SUSAN NIBE - see candidate’s positions >

VILLAGE OF NEW PALTZ

VILLAGE OF NEW PALTZ TRUSTEE

ALLEN D ROSS - DID NOT ANSWER

VILLAGE OF NEW PALTZ TRUSTEE

RICHARD D SOUTO - see candidate’s positions >

*NOTES

Responses are from a questionnaire sent to candidates by Ulster Strong.

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Candidates who chose NOT to respond to the questionaire are noted ‘Did Not Answer’

UlsterElections2025 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.