Ward 2
Douglas Koop
- Ward 2 Kingston resident for 23 years (@149 Main St.)
- Married to Constance Rudd (“First Lady of the Second Ward”)
- Graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (BS) and Lehigh University (PhD)
- Four children, all graduates of SUNY Ulster; one from SUNY Geneseo, one from SUNY Plattsburgh)
- Four grandchildren
- Chair of Finance & Audit Committee
- Member of Community Development Committee (awarder of CDBG’s)
- Voted to approve the Sales Tax Agreement with Ulster County
- Voted to oppose the shooting range in mid-town Kingston
- Voted to save the historic Booth House
- Member of Mayor’s Parking Advisory Committee
- Council Liaison to KUBA and Pike Plan
- Adjunct Lecturer in Physics (12 years) at SUNY-New Paltz
- Treasurer of New Paltz Chapter of United University Professions (UUP)
- Faculty member for Bard College Prison Initiative
- Former General Manager of Ferroxcube in Saugerties
- Former President and CEO of the Hudson Valley Technology Development Center, Inc.
- Former Executive Director of Hudson Valley Regional Council
- Former Board Member, YMCA of Kingston and Ulster County (three terms)
- Former Board Member, Ulster County Development Corp. (three terms)
- Former Board Member, Hudson Valley Pattern (two terms)
Contact:
(845) 706-5053
149 Main Street
ward2@kingston-ny.gov