(Poughkeepsie, NY)  Dutchess County Democratic Committee Chair Elisa Sumner is calling on Assemblyman Marcus Molinaro, candidate for Dutchess County Executive, to vote to end discrimination in New York State by supporting the Marriage Equality bill being considered by the State Legislature. “Marriage equality is the most important civil rights issue in a generation and...
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Poughkeepsie, NY – March 8, 2011 “Led by County Executive Bill Steinhaus, twenty years of Republican irresponsibility has left Dutchess with fiscal time bombs such as the Resource Recovery Agency that are burning through taxpayer money year after year. Molinaro showed in Tivoli that he lacks the financial skills and real world experience to...
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 Tuesday 6/28 is Dan French’s 30th Birthday Party!   6:00 pm to 8:00 pm  River Station One North Water Street Poughkeepsie    For donations or more information contact (646) 845-7337 or Kimberly@Peeler-Allen.com Interested parties are also invited to a short Press Conference  immediately before the event starts at Waryas Park at 5:30.   State Senator David Carlucci...
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For Immediate Release Democrats Reject Dutchess County Budget “The Democratic caucus could not responsibly support a budget that cuts vital resources to county residents, many of which encourage employment & job growth while reducing social service costs, both now and down the road. Our proposed increases in expenditures were all offset, either with reimbursements,...
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For Immediate Release Republicans Repeal Independent Redistricting, Refuse to Hear Public Comment Before 1:30 AM At 1:45 AM, well after most of the public had left and gone to bed, Republican legislators motioned and voted to add an agenda item repealing Dutchess County’s Independent Redistricting Law. This item had been tabled in the Government...
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Dear Friends, Despite the deep disappointment in Tuesday’s election results, I want to thank you for being part of this extraordinary journey with me.  No turnout figures or percentage of the vote begin to tell the stories of the people, young and old, that I connected with over these last nine months. Inner city...
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The Barrett family voting: Alec, Didi, Annabel and David
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Didi will vote in the morning and spend the day traveling the district, ending up at our Hyde Park headquarters at 9 p.m. Her schedule for the day: 9 a.m. – Vote at Millbrook Firehouse 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.  - Breakfast with her family at Millbrook Diner 11:30-12 p.m. – Visit Hudson campaign office...
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Voters' choice in the 20th Congressional District is cut and dried. Scott Murphy, first elected in 2008, has managed to vote his conscience on health care and other issues even as he has proven to be one of the more centrist Democrats in Congress.
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