Letter to Conservatives and Conservative Thinkers
Our first Saugerties Conservative Party meeting for this year is scheduled for March 19th at 7:00 pm at the Frank Greco Canter on Market Street. If this is the first time you are receiving an invitation to our meetings, we welcome you. Please mark your calendars as it is more than a month away and we all know how fast times goes.
Two important items:
1. If you are not yet officially enrolled as a Conservative, the deadline to do so is February 14. The Board of Elections will not allow party changes again until after the November elections. As an enrolled Conservative you are allowed to vote in Conservative primaries, make endorsements and opens the door for you to become a committeeman, which is a key role in selecting candidates. Forms for party enrollment may be obtained from the Post Office. If you are unsure of your enrollment status, you can check with the Board of Elections at (845) 334-5470.
2. If you or anyone you know are interested in running for office, please respond to me via this email address (patriot246@gmail.com) rather than waiting until the March meeting.
Our Conservative Line is the third line on the ballot and is desirable to candidates particularly as it increases their chances of winning if they are also on one of the two other major party lines. As we are a smaller party, it gives us more of an opportunity to make our concerns (of which there are many in Saugerties) known to the candidates.
We look forward to your participation in achieving a victorious election. Please feel free to pass this on to your friends and/or neighbors who are not currently enrolled in a political party—or even those who may be conservative thinkers registered in another party but may be looking to make a change.
Gaetana Ciarlante, Acting Chair
Saugerties Conservative Party
(845) 532-0833
Jason Kovacs' Press Release [Dec.2025]
Press Release December 3, 2025
Regarding 2026 Budget
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Time is Running Out
Gaetana Ciarlante says, "You don't fix broken trust with another promise. You fix it with results."
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Voting Information
Sample ballots (click your legislative district): District-1, District-2, District-3; NYS Prop.-1
Vote Conservative — Vote Straight Across Row C
Letters. We Get Letters
We'll start with a letter from Karlyn Knaust Elia
(click on the hi-lighted name to read)
and more will be added as they are received
Letter Re: Gaetana Ciarlante's position on issues
Letter: Hooray Gaetana
Meet the Candidates
An article written by Noah Eckstein, and appearing in The Overlook News, is reproduced here
Look for information about town board candidates, Mike Sasso and Zach Horton
(to read, click here)
Voting Information
Early voting location, click here
Early voting dates and times, click here
Sample ballots (click your legislative district): District-1, District-2, District-3; NYS Prop.-1
Supervisor's Training Period Expires
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Voting Information
Early voting location, click here
Early voting dates and times, click here
Sample ballots (click your legislative district): District-1, District-2, District-3; NYS Prop.-1
News
An article written by Crispin Kott, and appearing in HV1, is reproduced here
Look for information about Gaetana Ciarlante (supervisor candidate), Mike Sasso and Zach Horton (town councilmen candidates)
Click here to read
Another interesting and very well-written, historical article of local interest to Saugerties' residents, Villa Rezoning Hangs on Election in Saugerties, is authored by Karlyn Knaust Elia, and is reproduced here—it's a great read.
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New Photos, click here
[As a reminder, navigating to an album takes you to the beginning of that album. Note the right and left arrows—if you've recently looked at the album, you can also click the left arrow and work backwards, thus seeing only the new entries.]
See Candidates Index Page
(once there, click "show more" to see all entries)
Voting Information
Early voting location, click here
Early voting dates and times, click here
Sample ballots (click your legislative district): District-1, District-2, District-3; NYS Prop.-1