WHO IS DRAWING YOUR LINES:
New York State has 10 Commissioners, 5 appointed by the Democrats, 5 by the Republicans
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie appointed
• Elaine Frazier who has worked in the State legislature, Division of Budget and for the State Comptroller
• Eugene Benger, attorney at Debevoise & Plimpton.
Senate Temporary President Andrea Stewart Cousins appointed
• Dr. John Flateau, Professor and Chair of the Department of Business Administration at the School of Business, Medgar Evers College, CUNY
• David Imamura, Attorney at Debevoise & Plimpton
Senate Minority Leader Robert Ortt appointed
• George H. Winner, Jr., served in the State Assembly and senate for 32 years
• Jack Martins, former Senator
Assembly Minority Leader William Barclay appointed
• Charles Nesbitt, former Assembly Minority Leader
• Keith Wofford, an attorney and 2018 candidate for State Attorney General
Also
o Ross Brady, and
o Ivelisse Cuesvas-Molina
Dutchess and Ulster County each have 7 Commissioners.
The Democrats pick 2, Republicans pick 2, and then those 4 pick the final 3.
Dutchess Commissioners are
Dale Culver (Amenia, Republican appointee)
Hance Huston (Fishkill, selected by the first 4 appointees)
Richard Keller-Coffey, appointed chair at first meeting (Stanford, Democratic appointee)
Whitney Lundy (Hyde Park, selected by the first 4 appointees)
John Pelosi (Red Hook, Democratic appointee)
Keri Peterson (East Fishkill, Republican appointee)
Christie VanHorne (Poughkeepsie, selected by the first 4 appointees)
Currently meeting on the last Thursday of the month.
Ulster Commissioners are
Sarah DeStefano (Boiceville, Republican appointee)
Donna Lutz (Marlboro, selected by the first 4 appointees)
Andy Monk (Kingston, Democrat appointee)
Regis Obijiski (Kingston, selected by the first 4 appointees)
Kenneth Panza (Woodstock, Democrat appointee)
Travis Rask (Kingston, Republican appointee)
Kathleen Waithe (Saugerties, selected by the first 4 appointees)
(They are rotating the job of chair until they decide on the right person.)
Currently meeting on second Wednesday of the month.