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This
year in Columbia County, voters are going to have a real choice. They
can choose whether to support the same old bunch of people, who don't
seem to get much done. Or they can chose the incredibly qualified
Democrats who are running Countywide this year.
Competency!
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| (l-r) Richard Koweek, Peter Stoll, Eugene Keeler, Dr George Davis |
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Judge Richard Koweek for County Judge
Richard Koweek grew up and has lived is entire life in Columbia County. He raised great kids here too.
He's
practiced most every kind of law that is handled at County Court. He
was also elected City Judge in 2009 and currently sits in Hudson City
Court. That
experience will serve him well on the bench. It will also serve the
people of Columbia County well. His opponent is sorely lacking the broad
based experience that Judge Koweek brings to the bench.
County
Court jurisdiction is broad and diverse, and the position of County
Court Judge is multifaceted. It requires a person who can deal with
emotional family issues with sensitivity and understanding yet is firm
and forthright when dealing with people who have harmed others. He also
understands the legal complexities of estate and civil practice. But
most of all, he is fair and respects all who come before the Court.
Judge Koweek’s background, temperament, and experience uniquely qualify him to be the next Columbia County Court judge
Judge Koweek has been endorsed by:
Columbia County Democratic Committee, Working Families Party, and the Hudson Valley Area Labor Federation
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Peter Stoll CPA for County Treasurer
Peter
Stoll is a Certified Public Accountant licensed and registered in New
York State with extensive audit and income tax experience. He also has
an extensive knowledge of information technology, financial systems, and
internal controls. Skills that have been sorely lacking, as our county
has thrashed back and forth from one unthought out scheme after another.
Peter
Stoll has managed the finances for several mid-size businesses for the
past 35 years. In this way he has developed the skills required to
manage, monitor, and control the way public money is spent in Columbia
County. He has a record of implementing major cost savings.
Something that the next few years are going to require. He is eager to
put his skills to work for the benefit of all of us, and to help reduce
the cost of managing the County’s government.
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Eugene Keeler for District Attorney
Gene Keeler is an institution in Columbia County. He is a former elected district attorney and has held
the positions of public defender, conflict public defender, and,
currently, director of legal and advocacy services at COARC. Gene
holds a J.D. degree from the University of Memphis and a master’s
degree from the University of Tennessee. He is an attorney with 30
years of general practice that includes criminal law and elder law,
and is a licensed master’s-level social worker.Gene Keeler knows what is
wrong with the system, because he has seen it from every side.
He
has been telling the people of this county that the system is rotten and broken
for years. Everyone knows about the cronyism, favoritism and shoddy
work at the DA's office. But only one person was willing to stand up and
call it out for what it was. That man is Gene Keeler. Lots of people
have no problem with what goes on there. Because they figure that if
they ever need to get off of a DWI or a domestic assault, that there
familial, business or political connections, will get them off. When they
have issues with the police or the DA's office, everything is just taken
care of, with easy sentences if it even goes to court and rarely does anyone read about it in the
paper.
But
the regular Jane or Joe, who work hard, pay their taxes try to be good
citizens, get the book thrown at them, in order to keep the conviction
rate high at the DA's office. Political connections should not buy you a
"get out of jail free card". Gene has promised to end the “get out of
jail free” program for the well-connected. Instead he will give all
citizens equal treatment under the law. Isn't that what we should all expect?
He cares about justice, not statistics.
While at the same time, he will make sure that all evidence gets to
court and will ooperate fully with the police and community agencies. He
will work full time to save the taxpayers money, and will work
especially hard to assist victims and to lock up hard-core criminals.
It's
time to clean up the mess at the District Attorney's office and stop
playing political games with people's lives. Gene will make it a place
where all of the citizens of Columbia County will feel that they have an
impartial and fair person sitting in the prosecutors chair. Eugene
Keeler is the right person for District Attorney.
Dr. George Davis for County Coroner
Dr.
Davis has served one four year term as County Coroner. He is also the
only doctor in recent memory to serve as Coroner. Shockingly, the
Coroner's position does not require any medical training at all. All
that is required is getting the most votes on Election Day.
Not
many people understand what a corner does. Most people think that the
coroner pronounces people "dead". In fact the coroner often gets to the
scene quite a while after a person has died. What the coroner mostly
does, is investigate why or how the person died. In essence the coroner
is the advocate for the deceased.
Dr.
Davis has four years experience as County Coroner. He has 30 years’
experience in family practice medicine in Columbia County. He has done
extensive training in death investigation. He has a detailed knowledge
of the legal system and ethics, and holds a Master’s Degree in
bioethics, along with extensive experience in grief work.
He
is the advocate for those who have no voices. He is the compassionate
doctor who tends to the grieving families. He is the only candidate in
the race for coroner with the education, experience and medical training
to do the job properly.
He
has earned the thanks and apprecaition from so many people in Columbia
County, because he was there for them at one of the worst times in their
life. He's earned their respect and he should have your vote. Keep the
doctor at the corner's office.
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