Issues I’m Campaigning On

Transparency in Government

Transparency isn’t a talking point for me—it’s been a cornerstone of my work since day one. I’ve fought on the floor of the Legislature to guarantee public speaking rights at all meetings, to make agendas and documents accessible to residents, and to end the pattern of closed-door decisions.

Too often, county government operates behind a wall of silence, treating public input as optional. I believe whether it is the government infringing on the rights of our farmers, or the public’s right to be heard, you have a right to know what’s happening in your government and to have a voice in it. That’s why I’ve consistently called for codified transparency policies—because democracy only works when the people are not just allowed, but invited, to participate.

END Tax and Hoard Policy

For years, Putnam County has been sitting on an unassigned fund balance that has now ballooned to over $90 million—money collected from taxpayers but left uninvested in our communities. I call this practice “Tax and Hoard.” Instead of putting that revenue to work fixing our roads, improving our infrastructure, supporting emergency services, or helping our towns grow, something I have many times advocated for directly to our legislature, the County continues to hold onto it with no clear plan. As your legislator, I will fight to end Tax and Hoard by restoring fiscal responsibility and ensuring that your tax dollars are actually used to deliver results—not stockpiled while our needs go unmet.

More Issues Important to Me

  • When government is working against itself, it is NOT working for you.

    Putnam County government is broken—not because of divided government, but because even under one-party control, our leaders can’t agree long enough to get things done. I’ve stood up repeatedly at legislative meetings to call out the dysfunction and demand cooperation. Time and again, I’ve urged my colleagues to put people before party and come together around common-sense solutions. That’s why I launched the For The People party—because we deserve leadership that doesn’t play political games, but actually delivers results. Government should be a service, not a spectacle.

  • I will fight to improve  and aid adult programs that offer services for families with individuals with intellectual disabilities through vocational training programs.

    Nearly 10% of the Putnam County population is impacted by this, and these citizens want to be, and can be, fully participating members of their communities, lessening financial burdens on their families, themselves, and the county. I have personal experience already achieving these outcomes first hand.

  • I will use my position and bully pulpit as a County Legislator that represents the Hamlet to advocate directly to the Town of Carmel to stop ignoring Carmel Hamlet when it conducts its business and end the decades long practice of focusing almost exclusively on Mahopac, using every mechanism available to me as a county legislator.

  • I will fight to prevent county land in District 5 to be used for even more medical offices and attorney’s offices, and instead work towards innovative solutions that use county-owned properties in Carmel Hamlet and Kent to be used for a more family friendly downtown, keeping resident dollars here at home.

You can stay informed on what I’m campaigning on and more by subscribing to the Hamlet Behavior Guide.