KINGSTON – With the close of the petition filing period for the 2021 elections last Thursday, the Ulster County Democratic Committee said the Board of Elections deemed all petitions for its 23 endorsed candidates seeking county-level office as valid.
Although the number of signatures required was reduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic by executive Order, Democratic committee members and volunteers gathered more than double the number required, utilizing PPE provided by a grant from the State Democratic Party.
`The following candidates were endorsed by the Ulster County Democratic Committee and successfully petitioned to appear on the ballot:
- March Gallagher for Ulster County Comptroller
- Nina Postupack for Ulster County Clerk
- Aaron Levine for Ulster County Legislator District 1 (Parts of Town of Saugerties)
- John Schoonmaker for Ulster County Legislator District 2 (Parts of Town of Saugerties and Village of Saugerties)
- Arick Manocha for Ulster County Legislator District 3 (Parts of Town of Saugerties and Town of Ulster)
- Brian Cahill for Ulster County Legislator District 4 (Town of Kingston and Parts of Town of Ulster)
- Abe Uchitelle for Ulster County Legislator District 5 (Parts of City of Kingston)
- David Donaldson for Ulster County Legislator District 6 (Parts of City of Kingston)
- Peter Criswell for Ulster County Legislator District 7 (Parts of City of Kingston)
- Laura Petit for Ulster County Legislator District 8 (Parts of Town of Esopus)
- Gary Pregno for Ulster County Legislator District 10 (Parts of Town of Lloyd and Parts of Town of Marlborough)
- Marisa McClinton for Ulster County Legislator District 12 (Town of Plattekill)
- Andrew Domenech for Ulster County Legislator District 13 (Parts of Town of Shawangunk)
- Kelly Palinkas Greer for Ulster County Legislator District 14 (Parts of Town of Wawarsing and Shawangunk)
- John Gavaris for Ulster County Legislator District 15 (Parts of Town of Wawarsing and Village of Ellenville)
- Tracey Bartels for Ulster County Legislator District 16 (Town of Gardiner and Parts of Town of Shawangunk)
- Theresa Paras for Ulster County Legislator District 17 (Parts of Town of New Paltz and Parts of Town of Esopus)
- Eric Stewart for Ulster County Legislator District 18 (Parts of Town of Hurley and Parts of Town of Marbletown)
- Manna Jo Greene for Ulster County Legislator District 19 (Parts of Town of Marbletown and Town of Rosendale)
- Eve Walter for Ulster County Legislator District 20 (Parts of Town of New Paltz and Village of New Paltz)
- Chris Hewitt for Ulster County Legislator District 21 (Town of Rochester and Parts of Town of Wawarsing)
- Kathy Nolan for Ulster County Legislator District 22 (Towns of Denning, Hardenburgh, Olive and Shandaken)
- Jonathan Heppner for Ulster County Legislator District 23 (Town of Woodstock and Parts of Town of Hurley)
