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