Putnam County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for New York Supreme Court Justice, 9th Judicial, County Executive and County Clerk and more, and where they stand on jobs, schools and health care.
County offices
ExecutiveKevin M. Byrne (R) · Brett Yarris (D) · Tatiana Brahimi (Conservative)
Kevin M. Byrne
Top priorities
- Tax relief and spending restraint
- Government efficiency and cost savings
- Supporting small businesses and affordable housing
Per the campaign site.
About Kevin M. Byrne
Kevin Byrne is the sixth Putnam County Executive, sworn in on January 1, 2023, per his campaign site. He previously served three terms in the New York State Assembly, including as ranking member on the Assembly Health Committee during the COVID-19 pandemic, and earlier worked in healthcare administration and as a volunteer firefighter and EMT for the Kent Volunteer Fire Department. He holds a B.A. from the University of Scranton and an M.P.A. from Marist College.
Brett Yarris
Top priorities
- Establishing a community college and career campus in Putnam County
- Developing a trade school for skilled-trade careers
- Preserving open space, farms and Main Street businesses
Per the campaign site.
About Brett Yarris
Yarris began his career in special education before co-founding The Behavior Movement, a behavior science company, and Football Behavior, which works with professional football players and coaches, per his campaign site. He was also a co-founder, co-owner and Chief Strategy Officer of Pro Football Network, a sports media company, per his campaign site.
Tatiana Brahimi
Tatiana Brahimi, of Kent, is the Conservative Party's nominee for Putnam County Executive, per Mid Hudson News. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Incumbent County Executive Kevin M. Byrne (Republican, Libertarian) faces Brett Yarris (Democratic, Working Families/For the People) and Tatiana Brahimi (Conservative), per the Putnam County Board of Elections candidate list. This contest is on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Full race pageClerkMichael C. Bartolotti (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Michael C. Bartolotti (Republican) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Putnam County Clerk.
Michael C. Bartolotti
Michael C. Bartolotti serves as Putnam County Clerk, per Putnam County. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Incumbent County Clerk Michael C. Bartolotti (Republican, Conservative, Libertarian) is unopposed.
Full race pageCoronerMichael J. Nesheiwat (R) · John F. Bourges (R) · Michael L. Strauss (D)
Michael J. Nesheiwat
Michael Nesheiwat, MD, serves as a Putnam County Coroner, per Putnam County. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
John F. Bourges
John Bourges serves as a Putnam County Coroner alongside Michael Nesheiwat and Wendy Erickson, per Mid Hudson News. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Michael L. Strauss
Top priorities
- Expanding the role of the coroner
- Immediate help in a crisis
- Accountability to the community
Per the campaign site.
About Michael L. Strauss
Michael Strauss, MD, is a practicing internist who completed his medical education in Brussels in 1980 and practiced at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, where he served as site director of the Department of Medicine and then as chief medical officer, per the campaign site. Per the same site, he later practiced internal medicine at the Project Renewal shelter for homeless men in New York City, has lived in Putnam Valley since 2019, and volunteers weekly as an EMT with the Putnam Valley Volunteer Ambulance Corps after training through the Putnam County Department of Emergency Services.
Vote for up to two. Incumbent Coroner Michael J. Nesheiwat and running mate John F. Bourges (both Republican, Conservative, Libertarian) face Michael L. Strauss (Democratic, The Putnam Party), per the Putnam County Board of Elections candidate list. This contest is on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Full race pageLegislator, District 2Maia N. Gilleo (D) · Christian J. Russo (R)
Maia N. Gilleo (Democratic) and Christian J. Russo (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Putnam County Legislator, District 2.
Maia N. Gilleo
Maia Gilleo is a small business owner who has run her own hair salon for 22 years and was appointed vice chair of her town's Neighborhood Business Committee, per the Putnam County Press. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Christian J. Russo
Christian Russo is a local chiropractor who has served for five years as a member of his town's Town Board, per The Examiner News. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Open seat: sitting District 2 Legislator William J. Gouldman is instead the certified Republican/Conservative candidate for Putnam Valley Town Supervisor this cycle. Maia N. Gilleo (Democratic, The Putnam Party) faces Christian J. Russo (Republican, Conservative).
Full race pageLegislator, District 3Kathy Kahng (D) · Joseph Cunningham (R)
Kathy Kahng
Top priorities
- Protecting clean drinking water and addressing PFAS contamination in groundwater
- Economic development, including workforce development and revitalizing downtown commercial corridors through NY Forward grants
- Environmental stewardship, including protection of green spaces and the New York City watershed
Per the campaign site.
About Kathy Kahng
Kathy Kahng is a small business owner who has run CityRax, Inc., a firm providing services to Business Improvement Districts, since 2000, per her campaign site. She is founding president of The Friends of Reed Memorial Library and previously sought the District 3 seat in 2023, per the Putnam County Press.
Joseph Cunningham
Joseph Cunningham is the Republican nominee for Putnam County Legislature District 3, per the Putnam County Press. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Open seat: sitting District 3 Legislator Toni E. Addonizio does not appear as a candidate in this race. Kathy Kahng (Democratic, The Putnam Party) faces Joseph Cunningham (Republican, Conservative). This contest is on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Full race pageLegislator, District 8Gwendolyn H. Burke (D) · Tanner McCracken (R)
Gwendolyn H. Burke
Gwendolyn Burke is an environmental engineer by trade who manages municipalities throughout New York State, per the Putnam County News & Recorder. She is endorsed by the Putnam and Carmel Democratic committees. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Tanner McCracken
Top priorities
- Education and parental involvement in schools
- Direct constituent engagement across the district
Per the campaign site.
About Tanner McCracken
Tanner McCracken, 26, of Mahopac, is a Mahopac Board of Education trustee running for Putnam County Legislature District 8, per his campaign site. As a school board trustee he and a fellow trustee introduced a Parents' Bill of Rights proposal.
Open seat: sitting District 8 Legislator Amy Sayegh does not appear as a candidate in this race. Gwendolyn H. Burke (Democratic, The Putnam Party) faces Tanner McCracken (Republican, Conservative). This contest is on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Full race pageJudges
New York Supreme Court Justice, 9th Judicial DistrictMaria G. Rosa (D) · George E. Fufidio (D) · Alden H. Wolfe (D) · Richard S. Fava Pastilha (R) · John Ciampoli (R)
Maria G. Rosa (Democratic, Working Families), George E. Fufidio (Democratic, Republican), Alden H. Wolfe (Democratic, Conservative), Richard S. Fava Pastilha (Republican, Conservative) and John Ciampoli (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for New York Supreme Court Justice, 9th Judicial District.
Maria G. Rosa
Maria G. Rosa is a sitting Justice of the New York State Supreme Court assigned to Dutchess County, per the Dutchess Supreme and County Court's official roster on the New York Courts website. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.
George E. Fufidio
George E. Fufidio is an elected Westchester County Court judge who also serves as an Acting Justice of the Supreme Court, per the Supreme and County Court of Westchester County's official roster on the New York Courts website. He was elected to the Westchester County Court bench on November 8, 2015 and has served for about ten years, per a Scrutinize.org judicial profile. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.
Alden H. Wolfe
Alden H. Wolfe is the Majority Leader of the Rockland County Legislature, representing District 6, per the Legislature's official website. He is an attorney in private practice in New City, New York, with a general practice focusing on estate planning, probate and estate administration, elder law, disability and guardianship law, business law and real estate, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.
Richard S. Fava Pastilha
Richard S. Fava Pastilha is an attorney who has maintained a legal practice in Westchester County for 30 years, per his campaign site. He has been endorsed by several local organizations, including Teamsters Local 456, and received a Qualified Rating from the Westchester Women's Bar Association, per the same site.
John Ciampoli
John Ciampoli is an attorney, of counsel to the firm Messina Perillo Hill, per a local voter guide's ballot listing. He has previously served as Nassau County Attorney, per a New York Appellate Division decision that lists him in that role. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.
Voters choose 3 justices. Supreme Court justices are elected by judicial district; the 9th Judicial District covers Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester counties, so this race is on every ballot there. Names and party lines follow the State Board of Elections certification for the November 3, 2026 ballot; a name listed on more than one party line is one candidate.
Full race pageBy address
These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Putnam County is split across 4 New York Senate and Assembly districts.
Find your districts by addressNew York Senate: 2 districtsDistricts 39, 40
New York Senate District 39Lisa Kaul (D) · Robert G. Rolison (R)
Lisa Kaul
Lisa Kaul is the Democratic nominee for Senate District 39. They serve as a Dutchess County Legislator, currently in their second term representing the town of Poughkeepsie, per WAMC. They are a Rhodes Scholar with a doctorate from Oxford University who grew up in India and moved to the United States in 2004, per News India Times.
Robert G. Rolison
Robert Rolison, who goes by Rob Rolison, is the Republican incumbent for Senate District 39. They spent a 26 year career as a law enforcement officer with the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department and later served two terms as Mayor of Poughkeepsie, per the New York State Senate. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Lisa Kaul (Democratic; also on the Working Families line), Robert G. Rolison (Republican; also on the Conservative line) are on the November 3 ballot for New York Senate District 39; Robert G. Rolison is the sitting member, per the State Senate's member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageNew York Senate District 40Peter B. Harckham (D) · Sergio J. Esposito (R)
Peter B. Harckham
Top priorities
- Increased Foundation Aid school funding
- Environmental protection, including clean drinking water sources and zero-emission vehicle requirements by 2035
- Increased funding for law enforcement and gun violence interruption programs
Per the campaign site.
About Peter B. Harckham
Peter B. Harckham is the Democratic candidate for New York Senate District 40 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Peter B. Harckham is a sitting member for the district, per the State Senate's member directory. Harckham is the incumbent state senator for District 40, representing the Hudson Valley. His legislative work has focused on first responders and emergency services, clean energy, and state funding for local infrastructure and senior programs, per his official Senate page.
Sergio J. Esposito
Top priorities
- Lowering taxes to increase household income and strengthen the local economy
- Public safety as a law enforcement professional
- Cutting regulatory red tape for local businesses
Per the campaign site.
About Sergio J. Esposito
Sergio J. Esposito is the Republican candidate for New York Senate District 40 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Esposito is a Yorktown Councilman and Deputy Supervisor who also works as a Deputy Sheriff and first responder, per his campaign site. He is a former president of the Yorktown Chamber of Commerce and has lived in Yorktown for more than 30 years.
Peter B. Harckham (Democratic; also on the Working Families line), Sergio J. Esposito (Republican; also on the Conservative line) are on the November 3 ballot for New York Senate District 40; Peter B. Harckham is the sitting member, per the State Senate's member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageNew York Assembly: 2 districtsDistricts 94, 95
New York Assembly District 94Daniel Guzman (D) · Matthew J. Slater (R)
Daniel Guzman
Daniel Guzman is the Democratic candidate for New York Assembly District 94 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Daniel Guzman.
Matthew J. Slater
Top priorities
- Infrastructure investment including road and culvert repair
- Senior services and Medicare and Medicaid fraud awareness
- Library and local facility improvements
Per the nyassembly.gov member page.
About Matthew J. Slater
Matthew J. Slater previously worked as chief of staff to former state Senator Terrence Murphy for four years and was elected the youngest town supervisor of Yorktown in 2019, per the Assembly's member page. He holds a Presidential Direct Commission as an officer in the Navy Reserves assigned to the Military Sealift Command in Norfolk, Virginia, and earned an MPA from Marist College in 2010, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Matthew J. Slater.
Daniel Guzman (Democratic), Matthew J. Slater (Republican; also on the Conservative line) are on the November 3 ballot for New York Assembly District 94; Matthew J. Slater is the sitting member, per the Assembly's member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageNew York Assembly District 95Dana Levenberg (D) · Laurie Ryan (R)
Dana Levenberg
Top priorities
- Utility cost reduction
- Senior support and child care assistance
- Environmental protection and native plant conservation
Per the nyassembly.gov member page.
About Dana Levenberg
Dana Levenberg worked in advertising and TV production in New York City before serving as chief of staff to Assemblywoman Sandy Galef and nine years on the Ossining School Board, per the Assembly's member page. She later served as Ossining Town Supervisor, founded the Ossining Micro Fund and co-established Open Arms for Refugees, and holds a bachelor's degree from Brown University in international relations, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Dana Levenberg.
Laurie Ryan
Laurie Ryan is the Republican candidate for New York Assembly District 95 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the State Board of Elections' certified general-election ballot. Ryan lives in Cortlandt Manor and previously ran unsuccessfully for Westchester County Legislator in District 9, per the Croton Chronicle. A court invalidated the petition for her original Vote Affordable ballot line after a signature challenge from the incumbent's campaign, and she is running as the Republican and Conservative Party candidate for the 95th Assembly District, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Laurie Ryan.
Dana Levenberg (Democratic; also on the Working Families line), Laurie Ryan (Republican; also on the Conservative line) are on the November 3 ballot for New York Assembly District 95; Dana Levenberg is the sitting member, per the Assembly's member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
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