CARMEL – Assemblyman Kevin Byrne (R, C – Mahopac) has announced that he will not run for another term in Albany, but will instead seek to become the next Putnam County executive.
Current Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell is not eligible to run again in 2022, due to term limits. Byrne announced his campaign intentions in a letter sent to Republican and Conservative county committee members.
Byrne, recognized as one of the most conservative members of the state legislature, has received high marks from both the State Republican and Conservative Committees.
His Assembly district includes the Putnam County towns of Patterson, Southeast, Mahopac, and Putnam Valley.
“Our county needs leaders who are unafraid to stand up and make government work better for taxpayers,” his letter said. “As county executive, I’ll work to make Putnam our state’s most welcoming county for new business and job creation; to lift property-tax burdens and innovate to make services more efficient and cost-effective.”
