Contact your representatives


Kingston (City)

Great News! City of Kingston unanimously voted to pass a resolution in support of the Hudson Valley Power Authority, and both your state representatives are the bill’s sponsors. Contact your County Legislators and Congress Representative for support next.

Office
Name
Support
Contact
State Senator
Michelle Hinchey
Bill Sponsor

hinchey@nysenate.gov

State Assemblymember
Sarahana Shrestha
Bill Sponsor

district103@nyassembly.gov

City Council
Michael Tierney
Voted Yes

ward2@kingston-ny.gov

City Council
Michele Hirsch
Resolution Sponsor

ward9@kingston-ny.gov

Congress
Pat Ryan

(845) 443-2930

What to tell your representatives

State

  • Introduce yourself as a constituent
  • Share your Central Hudson story
  • Tell them why you support the Hudson Valley Power Authority Act
  • Ask them to cosponsor the bill (A02127/S02026)

Village/town/city/county

  • Introduce yourself as a constituent
  • Share your Central Hudson story
  • Tell them why you support the Hudson Valley Power Authority Act
  • Ask them to to pass a resolution in the support of the bill (A02127/S02026), and explain that unlike a typical state bill, the path to victory for this bill is bottom-up: a strong showing of local support is the only way to get it passed in Albany

Congress

  • Introduce yourself as a constituent
  • Share your Central Hudson story
  • Ask them to confirm their support and to speak out publicly in favor of it

This website is run and maintained by Hudson Valley for Public Power, a coalition of organizations coming together to pass the Hudson Valley Power Authority Act to replace Central Hudson with a publicly-owned not-for-profit corporation.

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