2025 Ulster County and Town Candidates in Competitive Races Share Their Views on Important Issues

Local primary election is June 24, 2025 - early voting starting June 14th.

See candidates views, in their own words on key local issues, such as housing, environment, jobs, and infrastructure by

clicking ‘Candidate Positions’ to view.

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

Additional *NOTES are below regarding questionnaire process.

  • ULSTER COUNTY LEGISLATURE (SAUGERTIES - DISTRICT 2)

    DEMOCRATIC PARTY PRIMARY CANDIDATES

    CHRIS ALLEN - CANDIDATE POSITIONS >>

    ANN PETERS - CANDIDATE POSITIONS >>

    NINA SCHMIDBAUR - CANDIDATE POSITIONS >>

  • ULSTER COUNTY LEGISLATURE (CITY OF KINGSTON - DISTRICT 6)

    DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY CANDIDATES

    PETER LOUGHRAN - CANDIDATE POSITIONS >>

    GREGORY MCCOLLOUGH - DID NOT ANSWER >>

  • ULSTER COUNTY LEGISLATURE (ROSENDALE - DISTRICT 19)

    DEMOCRATIC PARTY PRIMARY

    MANNA JO GREENE - CANDIDATE POSITIONS >>

    LINDSEY GROSSMAN - CANDIDATE POSITIONS >>

    CHERYL SCHNEIDER - DID NOT ANSWER >>

  • ULSTER COUNTY LEGISLATURE (VILLAGE OF NEW PALTZ - DISTRICT 20)

    DEMOCRATIC PARTY PRIMARY

    BILL MURRAY - CANDIDATE POSITIONS >>

    STANA WEISBURD - DID NOT ANSWER >>

  • CITY OF KINGSTON - ALDERMAN – WARD 1

    DEMOCRATIC PARTY PRIMARY

    CHELSEA VILLALBA - DID NOT ANSWER >>

    SARA PASTI - CANDIDATE POSITIONS >>

  • CITY OF KINGSTON - ALDERMAN – WARD 8

    DEMOCRATIC PARTY PRIMARY

    TANYA R GARMENT - DID NOT ANSWER >>

    KAIRA GRUNDIG - DID NOT ANSWER >>

    RUTH KATZ - DID NOT ANSWER >>

  • TOWN OF HURLEY - CLERK

    DEMOCRATIC PARTY PRIMARY CANDIDATES

    LYNNE BAILEY - CANDIDATE POSITIONS >>

    DIANA CLINE - CANDIDATE POSITIONS >>

  • TOWN OF HURLEY TOWN COUNCIL

    DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY CANDIDATES

    DEBBIE DOUGHERTY = CANDIDATE POSITIONS >>

    TIM KELLY - CANDIDATE POSITIONS >>

    GRIFF LIEWA - DID NOT ANSWER >>

  • TOWN OF SHANDANKEN SUPERVISOR

    DEMOCRATIC PARTY PRIMARY

    PETER DISCLAFANI - DID NOT ANSWER>>

    BARBARA MANSFIELD - DID NOT ANSWER >>

  • TOWN OF WARWARSING COUNCIL

    DEMOCRATIC PARTY PRIMARY CANDIDATES

    WILLIAM BROWN - DID NOT ANSWER >>

    LEONARD M DISTEL - DID NOT ANSWER >>

    SAMANTHA ELLIS - CANDIDATE POSITIONS >>

  • TOWN OF WOODSTOCK COUNCIL

    DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY CANDIDATES

    SERENA DA CONCEICAO - DID NOT ANSWER >>

    LILY KOROLKOFF - CANDIDATE POSITIONS >>

    MARCEL NAGELE - CANDIDATE POSITIONS >>

    LAURIE OSMOND - DID NOT ANSWER >>

  • TOWN OF WOODSTOCK SUPERVISOR

    DEMOCRATIC PARTY PRIMARY

    ANULA COURTIS - CANDIDATE POSITIONS >>

    ERIN MORAN - CANDIDATE POSITIONS >>

    DAVID WALLIS - DID NOT ANSWER

*NOTES

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

Ulster Primary Elections are only held by DEMOCRATS. Republican elections for town and county positions are through caucuses hosted at various times over the coming months. For further info on local Republican election calendars, visit >>>

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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.