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WHO'S WHO?

Village of Rhinebeck

Mayor, James Reardon (R), April 2009 - March 2011
Board Trustee, Howard Traudt (R), April 2009 - March 2011
Board Trustee, Wayne Rifenburgh (R), April 2009 - March 2011
Board Trustee, Svend Beecher (D), April 2008 – March 2010
Board Trustee, Barbara Kraft (D), April 2008 – March 2010
Court Justice, William Sanchez (R), April 2009 - March 2013
Court Justice, John B. Kane (R), appointed yearly
Village Clerk/Treasurer, Gail Haskins, appointed
Deputy Village Clerk, Pat Coon, appointed

Town of Rhinebeck

Supervisor, Tom Traudt (R), 2008-2009
Council Member, Ellen O'Brien-Silverstein (D), 2006-2009
Council Member, Dod Crane (D), 2006-2009
Council Member, Dan Staley (R), 2008-2011
Council Member, Bruce Washburn (R), 2008-2011
Highway Superintendent, Kathy Kinsella (D), 2008-2009
Court Justice, John B. Kane (R), 2006-2009
Court Justice, William Sanchez (R), 2008-2011
Assessor, Emery Ruger (R), 2008-2011
Assessor, William McGann (R), 2008-2011
Assessor, John O'Brien (R), 2006-2009
Clerk, Barbara Cunningham, appointed
Deputy Town Clerk, Joan L. Winne, appointed

Rhinebeck Central School District
(Includes Town of Rhinebeck and parts of Clinton, Hyde Park, Milan, and Stanford.)

President, Elissa Cascio (term ends June 2009)
Vice-President, Paul Slayton (term ends June 2010)
Board Member, Deirdre Burns (term ends June 2011)
Board Member, Mark Fleischhauer (term ends June 2009)
Board Member, Laurie Rich (term ends June 2010)
Board member, Dean Vallas (term ends June 2011)
Board Member, Karen Hatter (term ends June 2010)
Clerk of the Board, Meg Todisco, appointed
Superintendent, Joseph Phelan, appointed

Dutchess County

Executive, William R. Steinhaus (R), 2008-2011
District Attorney, William Grady (R), 2008-2011
Clerk, Bradford Kendall (R), 2008-2011
Comptroller, Diane Jablonski (D), 2006-2009
Sheriff, Adrian (Butch) Anderson (R), 2008-2011
Legislator, 11th District, Joel Tyner (D), 2008-2009
County Judge, Thomas Dolan (R), 2003-2012
County Judge, Gerald Hayes (R), 2001-2010
Family Court, Joan Posner (D), 2009-2018
Family Court, Peter Forman (R), 2000-2009
Family Court, Valentino Sammarco (R), 2003-2012
Surrogate Court, James Pagones (R), 1999-2008

New York State

N.Y. State Governor, David Paterson (D), 2008-2010
N.Y. State Comptroller, Thomas DiNapoli (D), 2007-2010
N.Y. State Attorney General, Andrew Cuomo (D), 2007-2010
N.Y. State Senator, 41st District, Stephen Saland (R), 2009-2010
N.Y. State Assemblyman, 101st District, Kevin Cahill (D), 2009-2010
N.Y. State Supreme Court Justice, 9th Judicial District, George D. Marlow (R), 2000-2013
N.Y. State Supreme Court Justice, 9th Judicial District, James V. Brands (R), 2003-2016
N.Y. State Supreme Court Justice, 9th Judicial District, Christine A. Sproat (R), 2004-2017

United States

U.S. President, Barack H. Obama (D), 2009-2012
U.S. Vice-President, Joseph R. Biden (D), 2009-2012
U.S. Senator, Charles Schumer (D), 2005-2010
U.S. Senator, Kirsten Gillibrand (D), 2009-2010
U.S. Representative, 20th Congressional District, Scott Murphy (D), 2009-2010

Rhinebeck Democrats is open to all registered Democratic voters in the town and village of Rhinebeck. Our organization is dedicated to grappling with issues at all levels of government and is committed to electing thoughtful, active Democrats. Our unifying mission is "to develop and promote an effective Democratic agenda designed to solve problems at the local, county, state and national levels." For more information, call Warren Smith at (845) 876-0885.