In Ulster, Dems Pat Ryan and March Gallagher win but DA’s race very close

Hudson Valley One

11/6/2019

“Another Democrat, March Gallagher of Rosendale won election as county comptroller defeating Lisa Cutten of Kingston, a Democrat running on the Republican Party line.

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Gallagher, who most recently worked as the executive director and CEO of the nonprofit Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley, won her contest with Cutten, a former employee of the county comptroller’s and executive’s offices with long experience in municipal finance. As of midnight, with 90 percent of precincts reporting, Gallagher held a 25,726 to 19,283 lead over Cutten.”

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March Gallagher’s Ulster County Comptroller Victory Speech

Daily Freeman

11/5/2019

ULSTER COUNTY COMPTROLLER: Democrat Gallagher Beats Cutten

Daily Freeman

11/6/2019

Gallagher, an attorney and former chairwoman of the Ulster County Industrial Development Agency, headed the Ulster County’s Office of Economic Development and most recently was chief executive officer of Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley.

She has said she will bring a “fresh set of eyes” and a new approach to the comptroller’s job.

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