LaGrange town judge fends off primary challenges from local attorney

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TOWN OF LAGRANGE – Justice Court Judge Susan Sullivan-Bisceglia fended off primary challenges for both the Republican and Conservative ballot lines on Tuesday night.

Republican Judge Sullivan-Bisceglia, running for re-election for her seat on the bench, fended off a challenge from attorney Carl Chu, who attempted to take the Republican and Conservative ballot lines away from the incumbent.

In the Conservative primary, Sullivan-Bisceglia garnered 31 votes while Chu mustered 17 votes in his favor.

In the Republican primary battle, Sullivan-Bisceglia easily defeated Chu by 285 votes.  The judge had 551 votes in her favor while Chu received 266 votes.

Sullivan-Bisceglia will appear on the Republican and Conservative ballots in November.



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Todd Bender started as a stringer before rising through the ranks to Dutchess County Bureau Chief. Bender is the senior investigative reporter for Mid Hudson News, focusing on crime and government. He is an avid angler and is likely to be organizing his collection of unused fishing lures while watching replays of council or board meetings and simultaneously complaining about the lack of time to go fishing.