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Rensselaer County

City Officials

Elected officials for Rensselaer County — their promises, tenure record, and accountability.

City Council

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Kelly Hoffman

Chairwoman; Legislator, District 2 (C)

2026-01-01–2028-12-31 (four-year term, Rensselaer County Charter § 2.02; term begins January 1 after the November 2025 election, N.Y. Public Officers Law § 4, 1, and ends December 31, 2028 because 2025 terms were shortened to three years by the state even-year election law , BallotReady lists the seats as held until December 31, 2028; organizational meeting and oaths January 7, 2026 per county Certified Packet 1; start shown is the current-term start, earlier service is not sourced)

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Jessica Ashley

Legislator, District 1 (D)

2026-01-01–2028-12-31 (four-year term, Rensselaer County Charter § 2.02; term begins January 1 after the November 2025 election, N.Y. Public Officers Law § 4, 1, and ends December 31, 2028 because 2025 terms were shortened to three years by the state even-year election law , BallotReady lists the seats as held until December 31, 2028; organizational meeting and oaths January 7, 2026 per county Certified Packet 1; start shown is the current-term start, earlier service is not sourced)

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Mark J. Fleming

Minority Leader; Legislator, District 1 (D)

2026-01-01–2028-12-31 (four-year term, Rensselaer County Charter § 2.02; term begins January 1 after the November 2025 election, N.Y. Public Officers Law § 4, 1, and ends December 31, 2028 because 2025 terms were shortened to three years by the state even-year election law , BallotReady lists the seats as held until December 31, 2028; organizational meeting and oaths January 7, 2026 per county Certified Packet 1; start shown is the current-term start, earlier service is not sourced)

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Gary Galuski

Legislator, District 1 (D)

2026-01-01–2028-12-31 (four-year term, Rensselaer County Charter § 2.02; term begins January 1 after the November 2025 election, N.Y. Public Officers Law § 4, 1, and ends December 31, 2028 because 2025 terms were shortened to three years by the state even-year election law , BallotReady lists the seats as held until December 31, 2028; organizational meeting and oaths January 7, 2026 per county Certified Packet 1; start shown is the current-term start, earlier service is not sourced)

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Nina M. Nichols

Deputy Minority Leader; Legislator, District 1 (D)

2026-01-01–2028-12-31 (four-year term, Rensselaer County Charter § 2.02; term begins January 1 after the November 2025 election, N.Y. Public Officers Law § 4, 1, and ends December 31, 2028 because 2025 terms were shortened to three years by the state even-year election law , BallotReady lists the seats as held until December 31, 2028; organizational meeting and oaths January 7, 2026 per county Certified Packet 1; start shown is the current-term start, earlier service is not sourced)

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Carole C. Weaver

Legislator, District 1 (D)

2026-01-01–2028-12-31 (four-year term, Rensselaer County Charter § 2.02; term begins January 1 after the November 2025 election, N.Y. Public Officers Law § 4, 1, and ends December 31, 2028 because 2025 terms were shortened to three years by the state even-year election law , BallotReady lists the seats as held until December 31, 2028; organizational meeting and oaths January 7, 2026 per county Certified Packet 1; start shown is the current-term start, earlier service is not sourced)

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Ken Zalewski

Legislator, District 1 (D)

2026-01-01–2028-12-31 (four-year term, Rensselaer County Charter § 2.02; term begins January 1 after the November 2025 election, N.Y. Public Officers Law § 4, 1, and ends December 31, 2028 because 2025 terms were shortened to three years by the state even-year election law , BallotReady lists the seats as held until December 31, 2028; organizational meeting and oaths January 7, 2026 per county Certified Packet 1; start shown is the current-term start, earlier service is not sourced)

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Robert W. Bayly

Vice Chairperson - Finance; Legislator, District 2 (R)

2026-01-01–2028-12-31 (four-year term, Rensselaer County Charter § 2.02; term begins January 1 after the November 2025 election, N.Y. Public Officers Law § 4, 1, and ends December 31, 2028 because 2025 terms were shortened to three years by the state even-year election law , BallotReady lists the seats as held until December 31, 2028; organizational meeting and oaths January 7, 2026 per county Certified Packet 1; start shown is the current-term start, earlier service is not sourced)

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Thomas Grant

Legislator, District 2 (R)

2026-01-01–2028-12-31 (four-year term, Rensselaer County Charter § 2.02; term begins January 1 after the November 2025 election, N.Y. Public Officers Law § 4, 1, and ends December 31, 2028 because 2025 terms were shortened to three years by the state even-year election law , BallotReady lists the seats as held until December 31, 2028; organizational meeting and oaths January 7, 2026 per county Certified Packet 1; start shown is the current-term start, earlier service is not sourced)

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Mary Frances Sabo

Legislator, District 2 (D)

2026-01-01–2028-12-31 (four-year term, Rensselaer County Charter § 2.02; term begins January 1 after the November 2025 election, N.Y. Public Officers Law § 4, 1, and ends December 31, 2028 because 2025 terms were shortened to three years by the state even-year election law , BallotReady lists the seats as held until December 31, 2028; organizational meeting and oaths January 7, 2026 per county Certified Packet 1; start shown is the current-term start, earlier service is not sourced)

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Dan Casale

Legislator, District 3 (R)

2026-01-01–2028-12-31 (four-year term, Rensselaer County Charter § 2.02; term begins January 1 after the November 2025 election, N.Y. Public Officers Law § 4, 1, and ends December 31, 2028 because 2025 terms were shortened to three years by the state even-year election law , BallotReady lists the seats as held until December 31, 2028; organizational meeting and oaths January 7, 2026 per county Certified Packet 1; start shown is the current-term start, earlier service is not sourced)

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Kenneth H. Herrington

Majority Leader; Legislator, District 3 (R)

2026-01-01–2028-12-31 (four-year term, Rensselaer County Charter § 2.02; term begins January 1 after the November 2025 election, N.Y. Public Officers Law § 4, 1, and ends December 31, 2028 because 2025 terms were shortened to three years by the state even-year election law , BallotReady lists the seats as held until December 31, 2028; organizational meeting and oaths January 7, 2026 per county Certified Packet 1; start shown is the current-term start, earlier service is not sourced)

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William Maloney

Legislator, District 3 (R)

2026-01-01–2028-12-31 (four-year term, Rensselaer County Charter § 2.02; term begins January 1 after the November 2025 election, N.Y. Public Officers Law § 4, 1, and ends December 31, 2028 because 2025 terms were shortened to three years by the state even-year election law , BallotReady lists the seats as held until December 31, 2028; organizational meeting and oaths January 7, 2026 per county Certified Packet 1; start shown is the current-term start, earlier service is not sourced)

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Thomas Choquette

Legislator, District 4 (R)

2026-01-01–2028-12-31 (four-year term, Rensselaer County Charter § 2.02; term begins January 1 after the November 2025 election, N.Y. Public Officers Law § 4, 1, and ends December 31, 2028 because 2025 terms were shortened to three years by the state even-year election law , BallotReady lists the seats as held until December 31, 2028; organizational meeting and oaths January 7, 2026 per county Certified Packet 1; start shown is the current-term start, earlier service is not sourced)

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Bill Film

Legislator, District 4 (R)

2026-07-14–2026-12-31 (appointed to the District 4 vacancy at the July 14, 2026 Legislature meeting per rensselaercounty.org/legislators/bill-film; Rensselaer County Charter § 2.04, 3: serves until the first day of January following the first election at which the vacancy can be filled, so the term ends December 31, 2026)

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Robert R. Loveridge

Vice Chairperson; Legislator, District 4 (R)

2026-01-01–2028-12-31 (four-year term, Rensselaer County Charter § 2.02; term begins January 1 after the November 2025 election, N.Y. Public Officers Law § 4, 1, and ends December 31, 2028 because 2025 terms were shortened to three years by the state even-year election law , BallotReady lists the seats as held until December 31, 2028; organizational meeting and oaths January 7, 2026 per county Certified Packet 1; start shown is the current-term start, earlier service is not sourced)

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Bruce Patire

Legislator, District 5 (R)

2026-01-01–2028-12-31 (four-year term, Rensselaer County Charter § 2.02; term begins January 1 after the November 2025 election, N.Y. Public Officers Law § 4, 1, and ends December 31, 2028 because 2025 terms were shortened to three years by the state even-year election law , BallotReady lists the seats as held until December 31, 2028; organizational meeting and oaths January 7, 2026 per county Certified Packet 1; start shown is the current-term start, earlier service is not sourced)

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Jeffrey Wysocki

Legislator, District 5 (R)

2026-01-01–2028-12-31 (four-year term, Rensselaer County Charter § 2.02; term begins January 1 after the November 2025 election, N.Y. Public Officers Law § 4, 1, and ends December 31, 2028 because 2025 terms were shortened to three years by the state even-year election law , BallotReady lists the seats as held until December 31, 2028; organizational meeting and oaths January 7, 2026 per county Certified Packet 1; start shown is the current-term start, earlier service is not sourced)

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Lark Barnett Rutecki

Legislator, District 6 (D)

2026-01-01–2028-12-31 (four-year term, Rensselaer County Charter § 2.02; term begins January 1 after the November 2025 election, N.Y. Public Officers Law § 4, 1, and ends December 31, 2028 because 2025 terms were shortened to three years by the state even-year election law , BallotReady lists the seats as held until December 31, 2028; organizational meeting and oaths January 7, 2026 per county Certified Packet 1; start shown is the current-term start, earlier service is not sourced)

Former Officials (7)
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Wayne A. Gendron

Legislator, District 4

Appointed effective January 12, 2023 per Rensselaer Resolution, Special Rules Packet January 10, 2023; month-level end: July 2026 per the July 14, 2026 Legislature packet reporting 1 vacancy and the appointment of William Film to District 4 that day; Gendron appears in the June 9, 2026 packet; exact departure day not found

Served until Jul 2026

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Leon B. Fiacco

Legislator, District 2

Term ended December 31, 2025, four-year term, Rensselaer County Charter § 2.02; listed in the 2025 County Directory and absent from the January 7, 2026 organizational roster; N.Y. Public Officers Law § 4(1)

Served until Dec 2025

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Peter Grimm

Legislator, District 1

Term ended December 31, 2025, four-year term, Rensselaer County Charter § 2.02; listed as Minority Leader in the 2025 County Directory and absent from the January 7, 2026 organizational roster; N.Y. Public Officers Law § 4(1)

Served until Dec 2025

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Scott A. Rogers

Legislator, District 6

Appointed effective January 14, 2025 per Resolution P/24/25; Rensselaer County Charter § 2.04(3) the term ended December 31, 2025; not on the January 7, 2026 organizational roster; lost 2025 Rensselaer Common Council race per Times Union

Served until Dec 2025

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Brian Stall

Legislator, District 6

month-level start: January 2022 per county legislator page, first elected 2021; month-level end: January 2025 per Resolution P/24/25, the District 6 vacancy filled by Scott Rogers effective January 14, 2025; Stall last appears in the November 12, 2024 meeting packet

Served until Jan 2025

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Laurie A. Kennedy

Legislator, District 1

Appointed effective March 12, 2024 per Resolution P/137/24 to fill the District 1 vacancy; Rensselaer County Charter § 2.04(3) she serves until the first day of January following the first election at which the vacancy can be filled, so the term ended December 31, 2024; Gary Galuski seated by the January 14, 2025 meeting packet

Served until Dec 2024

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Cynthia B. Doran

Legislator, District 1

month-level end: March 2024 per Rensselaer Resolution P/137/24, the District 1 vacancy filled March 12, 2024 by Laurie Kennedy; Doran is the District 1 member on the 2023 County Directory who is absent from later rosters; exact departure day not found

Served until Mar 2024