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Deborah Dawson
Vice Chair, County Legislature2026-01-01–2028-12-31 (three-year term: the county Tompkins County Legislators page states legislators are elected and serve for three years with current terms 2026 through 2028; elected November 4, 2025 per Tompkins County Board of Elections 2025 Statement of Votes Cast , unofficial, certified results not located; begins January 1 per N.Y. Public Officers Law § 4, 1 and ends December 31, 2028; sworn at the January 6, 2026 organizational meeting; start shown is the current-term start)
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 32
- Total speaking time
- 5:14:36
- Avg per meeting
- 9:50
- Segments
- 4815
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Top issues during term (1)(Infrastructure)
Decisions during term (7)
Recorded while Dawson was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
approved6-0Aug 6, 2026
Resolution: $53,000 Natural Infrastructure Appropriation – Bergman Acquisition (ID #14188)
approved6-0Aug 6, 2026
Resolution: $28,000 Natural Infrastructure Appropriation – Osadchey and Wallding Acquisition (ID #14190)
approved6-0Aug 6, 2026
Resolution: $13,425 Natural Infrastructure Appropriation – Schneider Acquisition (ID #14192)
approvedVoted yes12-2May 19, 2026
Res. 2026-105: Calling on Federal Government to Invest in Economic Development, Housing, and Infrastructure
approved5-0May 6, 2026
Resolution Calling on Federal Government to Invest in Economic Development, Housing, and Infrastructure (ID #14061)
approvedVoted yes16-0Feb 18, 2026
Selection of Hanshaw Village Infrastructure Upgrades for NYS County Infrastructure Grant Program
approved4-0-1Feb 4, 2026
Resolution: Select Applicant for NYS County Infrastructure Grant Program (ID #13815)
Voting record (4)(Infrastructure)
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Voted yesMay 19, 2026
Resolution No. 2026-105: Calling on the Federal Government to Invest in Economic Development, Housing, and Infrastructure and to Deliver Results Through Bipartisan Action
Voted yesMay 19, 2026
Res. 2026-105: Calling on Federal Government to Invest in Economic Development, Housing, and Infrastructure
Voted yesMar 4, 2026
Authorizing County Administrator to Sign an Easement with New York State Electric and Gas (NYSEG) for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure to Support the Installation of Two Fast Chargers at the I
Voted yesFeb 18, 2026