Legislative Highlights
 
 
Good Government
Voted against raising taxes
Voted against growing government
√Partners with municipal leaders on cost control, public transportation, and affordable housing.
√ Supported Legislation to have county elected officials pay 15% of their health insurance premiums.
√ Fought against charging the towns for sheriff road patrol and election cost back to the towns .
 
Environment
√Safeguarding historical national landmarks; and preserving open spaces and fresh water resources.
√ Sponsored a resolution to enable the acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and War of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program.
√ Sponsored a resolution requesting the County Executive to appoint a County Historian.
√ Endorsed Preserve American Act Designation
√ Co-sponsored the Community Preservation Act
 
Education
√ Supported maintaining low tuition for Dutchess Community College.
√ Supported the Dutchess Community College professor’s contract saving the college money on health insurance.
√ No increase of the county share of funding of the College
 
Industry
√Supports Creating jobs by making Dutchess County more attractive to businesses and entrepreneurs.
 
√Approves Dutchess County Workforce Investment Board grants that provides workforce preparation programs for individuals .
 
 
 
 
 
A RECORD OF SERVICE AND ACCOMPLISHMENT