Thursday, 28 October 2021 15:19

City of Saratoga Springs Contested Races

SARATOGA SPRINGS ­— All five Saratoga Springs City Council seats, and two Supervisor seats are up for vote for two-year terms. They include one mayor and four commissioners. 

Current officeholders seeking re-election are marked by an asterisk. 

The order of Office listed below represents the order listed on Sample Ballot provided by the Saratoga County Board of Elections. That order is as follows: Democratic (Row A), Republican (Row B), Conservative (Row C), Working Families (Row D), Functional Party (Row E), Saratoga Stronger Together (Row F), Resilient Saratoga (Row G), Accountability Party (Row H). 

MAYOR 

In addition to being the city’s official representative, the Mayor is the presiding officer of the City Council.  The Mayor appoints the City Attorneys as well as Members of the City Center Authority and the Land Use Boards, among others.

Ron Kim: Democratic, Resilient Saratoga

Heidi West: Republican, Conservative United Saratoga.

Maxwell Rosenbaum: Working Families.

Robin Dalton: Saratoga Stronger Together. 

*Current Commissioner of Public Safety.

FINANCE

The Commissioner of Finance is the Chief Fiscal Officer of the City of Saratoga Springs. Duties include: first substitute for the Mayor, City Tax Collector, Custodian of City Monies, and Budget Chairperson.

Minita Sanghvi: Democratic, Resilient Saratoga.

Joanne Kiernan: Republican, Conservative United Saratoga.

Sierra Hunt: Working Families.

Adam Israel: Saratoga Stronger Together.

PUBLIC WORKS 

The Commissioner of Public Works is responsible for the oversight of street and highway maintenance including snowplowing, leaf pickup and sanding and salting, as well as the maintenance and beautification of the City’s Buildings and Grounds, and Congress Park and its facilities.

Domenique Yermolayev: Democratic, Functional Party.

Anthony “Skip” Scirocco: Republican, Conservative United Saratoga. *Current Commissioner of Public Works. 

Donald Reeder: Working Families. 

PUBLIC SAFETY 

The Commissioner of Public Safety is responsible for the overall operation of the Police Department, the Fire Department, Code Administration, Animal Control, and Parking Enforcement.

James Montagnino: Democratic, Resilient Saratoga.

Tracey LaBelle: Republican, Conservative United Saratoga.

David Labate: Working Families. 

ACCOUNTS 

The Commissioner of Accounts is the Department Head of the Accounts Department. The Commissioner serves as: City Assessor, City Clerk, Insurance Officer, Purchasing Agent, Records Management Officer, Registrar of Vital Records.

Dillon Moran: Democratic, Resilient Saratoga

Samantha Guerra: Republican, Conservative  United Saratoga, Working Families. 

Angela Rella: Accountability Party.

COUNTY SUPERVISORS (ELECT 2)

The city of Saratoga Springs has two elected supervisors who represent the city of Saratoga Springs at the county level. They are part of the 23-member Saratoga County Board of Supervisors. 

Tara Gaston: Democratic. *Current Supervisor.

Shaun Wiggins: Democratic, Resilient Saratoga.

Matthew Veitch: Republican, Conservative UnitedSaratoga. *Current Supervisor.

John Safford: Republican, Conservative United Saratoga. 

Gabriel O’Brien: Working Families. 

Bruce Altimar: Working Families. 

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