The race is on for the position after current Sheriff James Bowen announced April 9 he would not seek re-election after serving over 40 years in the sheriff’s department.
Since then, Stillwater Town Justice Mike Zurlo resigned April 11 in order to also seek the Republican Party’s nomination to run for Saratoga County sheriff. The Stillwater Republican Committee has since given Zurlo the nomination for the position.
Sadousky, a Republican who resides in Porter Corners, retired as a sergeant from the state park police after 20 years of service. While there, he served in the New York City region and participated in the search-and-rescue efforts at ground zero after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. For his efforts, he was commended by the U.S. Congress, the state Assembly, the city of New York and the state park police. In 2004, he was appointed as the executive officer for the state park police in the Capital Region.
Sadousky is also a volunteer firefighter with the Porter Corners Fire Department and a member of the Greenfield Republican Committee, which has endorsed Sadousky’s candidacy.
Sadousky’s opponent, Zurlo, has 32 years of experience in the sheriff’s office and held multiple positions during that time — from deputy up to senior investigator. He has been active in his town’s GOP committee and became town justice in 2012. He had to resign because it would have prevented him from running for political office.
