Help us raise money for Biden/Harris, Delgado, Hinchey, & Cahill. If we raise $1,000, the City of Kingston Democratic Committee will donate another $1,000. Make your donation here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bluekingston.
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Help us raise money for Biden/Harris, Delgado, Hinchey, & Cahill. If we raise $1,000, the City of Kingston Democratic Committee will donate another $1,000. Make your donation here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bluekingston.
Continue ReadingToday we celebrated the swearing in of our Democratic elected officials, including Mayor Noble, President Shaut, and the Common Council.
Continue ReadingBy Tom Hoffay General, Governor, Vice President. George Clinton dominated the political scene in Ulster County and New York State until his death in Washington in 1812. His tenure as Clerk of Ulster County began under the British Administration of the Colony of New York and he remained in that office for as long as he lived. Most of the administration was conducted by his trusted and loyal brother-in-law Christopher Tappen who succeeded him as clerk. This was the base of his political organization in the county and it never let him down. Even when local party leader Peter Van Gaasbeck, switched sides and became a Federalist, taking some Ulster… Read More
Continue ReadingBy Tom Hoffay 1788. The road to passage of the new Federal Constitution approved in September of the previous year led through each of the original thirteen states of which nine had to approve the document in order for it to take effect. In New York that approval was far from certain as Governor Clinton’s political organization assumed an Anti Federalist stance worried that Alexander Hamilton’s original proposal would strip New York of executive and legislative authority. A convention to consider the Constitution was called for by the Assembly to take place in Poughkeepsie on June 17, 1788. This would be the battleground between the Governor’s organization and Hamilton’s Federalists.… Read More
Continue ReadingHelp us help your Kingston Democratic Team win in November! Together we will make Kingston better and we need you! Click here to make your $5 donation!
Continue ReadingWe’re walking in Wards 1,3,5, and 9 this Saturday. Sign up here and help your Kingston Democratic Team. We’re on our second pass in Wards 2, 6 and 8, and the third pass in Ward 7. Show up at our Headquarters at 759 Broadway on Saturday at 10am , and get your packets. Here is the Mobilize America link to sign up. We’ve already knocked on more than 1,000 doors! Let’s keep it up!
Continue ReadingThank you Jeff Collins for speaking with us at our last Committee meeting. We’re excited about your candidacy for NYS Senate! If you want to learn more about Jeff we encourage you to visit his website: https://collinsforstatesenate.com/. You may also contact him at: Address:Collins for State SenatePO Box 122, Guilderland, NY, 12084 Phone: (845) 514-4697E-mail: info@collinsforstatesenate.com
Continue ReadingJoin us for a celebration honoring James Noble’s 22 years of service to the City of Kingston! Saturday, August 17th, 6 to 10 P.M. Frank Guido’s Little Italy, 14 Thomas Street, Kingston. Assembly Kevin Cahill will MC the event! The contribution for dinner is $30 per person. If you are unable to attend, we would greatly appreciate your donation to the City of Kingston Democratic Committee in honor of James Noble’s service. James Noble has served as an elected official in the City of Kingston for 22 years. He served as the Chairman of the Kingston Democratic Committee from 1995-1996, 6th Ward Alderman from 1997-2002, and Alderman-at-Large from 2002 until… Read More
Continue ReadingCongrats to Don Tallerman on winning the Ward 5 Democratic Primary. Find out more about Don here. Here are the results from the Ulster County Board of Elections: Ward 5: reported: 1 of 1 100.00% Ballots: 94 Madeline R. Hoetger (DEM) 26 27.66% Donald Tallerman (DEM) 56 59.57% Collin Bentley (DEM) 12 12.77% Write-in 0 0.00% Total 94 100.00%
Continue ReadingThank you to Ulster County Comptroller Democratic candidates, Lisa Cutten and March Gallagher, for talking with the Kingston Democrats at our meeting last night!
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