Dutchess County Democratic Committee
Chair: Michael Dupree, michaelsdf@aol.com
Vice Chair: Sarah Brannen, vicechair@dutchessdems.com
Treasurer: Vincent Pedi, treasurer@dutchessdems.com
Secretary: Gillian Smith, secretary@dutchessdems.com
Dutchess County has a wide range of public and private agencies that can assist with emergencies and day-to-day problems. Getting help when you need it is a list of contacts for first responders, 24-hour help lines, groups addressing mental health and substance abuse, domestic abuse, and much more.
Local Democratic committees
Amenia, Polly Pitts-Garvin, Chair, pittsgarvin@gmail.com
Beacon, Lisa Jessup, Chair, thistlerocket@gmail.com
Beekman, Barbara Walsh, Chair, voteblueorelse@gmail.com
Clinton, Sam Moyer, Chair, townofclintondemocrats@gmail.com
Dover, Jill Fieldstein, Chair, jillfieldstein@gmail.com
East Fishkill, Jacquelyn Cruz, Chair, jacquelyndcruz@gmail.com
Fishkill, Joseph Buono, Chair, jbuono16@gmail.com
Hyde Park, Carole Pickering, Chair, capckp@yahoo.com
LaGrange, no chair at this time
Milan, Russell Frehling, Chair, frehling@frontiernet.net
North East, Jon Yard Arnason, Chair, jarnason@msn.com
Pawling, Tom Rose, Chair, TomR5@aol.com
Pine Plains, Jim Petrie, Chair, jmpetrie@earthlink.net
Pleasant Valley, Bryan Bopp, Chair, boppbry@yahoo.com
City of Poughkeepsie, Nina Boyd, Chair, ninaboyd@aol.com
Town of Poughkeepsie, Kelly Lappan, Chair, kelly.lappan@gmail.com
Red Hook, Sarah Imboden, Chair, sdimboden@gmail.com
Rhinebeck, Warren Smith, Chair, wtsaia@frontier.com
Stanford, Michael Shafer, Chair, jmshafer02@outlook.com
Union Vale, Michael Tucci, Chair, tooch1@optonline.net
Wappinger, Robin Licari, Town Chair, robinlicari427@gmail.com;
Bridget Gannon, Village Chair, bridgetcgt@aol.com
Washington, Cecilia Collopy, ceciliacollopy@gmail.com
Hudson Valley Strong is an Indivisible-aligned group. We are neighbors acting together to protect our people, our values, and our environment through individual action and in coalition. We advocate for Democratic candidates and issues to protect and strengthen our community at all levels.
We have strength in numbers. We act on our own and with others in our community in order to increase the strength of all our voices. We educate ourselves about issues and share that information with our members.
We focus on the long haul. We keep our eyes on our objectives and keep our spirits up in community with each other and people of like mind far and wide.
We believe that our votes are our voices and fair elections are the key to keeping our democracy STRONG.