TOWN OF WALLKILL – Patrick
Davis, who announced his candidacy for Orange County executive on Tuesday
evening, was nominated by the county Democratic committee Wednesday evening.
He told the party faithful that since he decided to run two weeks ago,
support has been “overwhelming.”
He said he believes in “value-based leadership” and supports
well-paying jobs, “but not at the expense of the environment,”
an obvious slap at both the CPV power plant under construction in Wawayanda
and the proposed Legoland theme park in the Town of Goshen.
Davis, a political newcomer, will face off against Republican incumbent
Steven Neuhaus.
The Democratic committee also endorsed attorney Michael Isgur for district
attorney. He ran unsuccessfully against incumbent Republican David Hoovler
four years ago. Isgur said crime and opioid abuse are both up and the
DA’s office has been helpless in curbing both.
Debra Mulqueen, a staffer in the county clerk’s office, who ran
unsuccessfully against her boss, Republican Annie Rabbitt four years ago,
is making another run for the post. “It’s going to be a challenge,”
she said. Politics “is in my blood.”
