Kingston Conservative Chair Cahill Recruiting Candidates

 The City of Kingston Conservative Party is calling on residents who are opposed to the common council’s approval of a resolution declaring Kingston a sanctuary city to defeat the six members who supported the move when their terms are up

“The residents of this city do not want to be a sanctuary city, but the only way to overturn this action is by changing the members of the common council,” said Conservative Chairman Richard Cahill Jr.
The issue is not one of political parties, but “about city residents regardless of party affiliation fighting to take back their city from a far left wing ideology being forced upon it by the mayor and common council majority,” he said.

Cahill said efforts are already underway for the Conservative Party to “team up with other local parties in a joint effort to restore the city.”

The party had “someone of prominence express interest” in running for mayor in 2019. “This candidate has never sought office before, but I believe would have an excellent chance to win,” Cahill said. He did not identify the individual.
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So the above was posted on MidHudsonNews.com and in spirit we agree, we feel that a change to the common council is needed. We think the best seats to target for 2017 are the following: Ward1, Ward 2, Ward 3 and Ward 7

Ward 1 is a traditionally Republican Ward and the current representative won a Democratic primary and has never run in a general election. Her voting record is 100% w the Noble Administration, not only is the seat winnable but it should be targeted.

Ward 2 is tough it's been a Democratic ward for some time and the enrollment strongly favors that it would lean Democratic. However, there are a lot of voters that live above the storefronts in uptown Kingston that are not happy w the paid parking plan for municipal meters and Koop recently missed a council meeting to vote on the city budget! This is also another Alderman that has never faced a general election opponent before.

Ward 3 is winnable for a few reasons, the controversy surrounding Alderman Will and his resignation and the appointment of a guy to take his seat backed by Will. This guy Alderman Scott-Childress may be the most liberal member of the council. He took his wife's last name when he got married...it was Scott. What man takes his wife's name? Snowflake Alert! This should be a targeted race and former Alderman Walker can take this seat back easy.

Ward 7 If the rumors of MA Mills not seeking reelection are true then there is a great candidate in the Republican party that can run and win this seat back. Former Alderman Reynolds will not be running is my understanding. On a side note if MA Mills does choose to run for reelection we feel that she should be reelected to another term.  We are not really advocating taking back the seat in 7 but retaining the leadership that would be lost if Mills chooses to retire at the end of the year.

With all that being said if the Conservative Party wants to help that's great but they do not have the resources or brain power required to take on the Democratic machine. Don Ryan is not the brightest, we like Bounten and respect Cahill's knowledge of the city and issues but not his ability to organize and lead. The Republican party needs to step up, Joe Ingarra needs to stand up and take this on, he's the chairman, he's competent and tough but all that means nothing if he doesn't do the work. Being Chair is not about a title especially if you are chair of a committee that's known for losing elections. The Kingston Republican committee has fresh blood, they are motivated and the current Mayor and local Democratic party are at the weakest they have ever been. Which is still nine times stronger then the Republican City committee...which means the gop has to work 10 time as hard and they have to foster solid relationships with other party's as Chairman Cahill suggests. There is no room for ego or stubbornness if we want to win back city government or even if we want a seat at the table.