Vote Robert Drake

Robert Drake for District 22

(Olive, Shandaken, Denning, Hardenburgh)

Campaign Team: Jenny Lee (Manager), Dafne Normann, Liz Potter

     

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Welcome to District 22

About Robert

Experience

  • 2025: Reelected to Shandaken Town Board
  • 2024: Named to the Ulster County Citizens Commission for Digital Inclusion
  • 2023: Named Shandaken Deputy Supervisor
  • 2021: Elected to Shandaken Town Board
  • 15 years experience working with public libraries

Selected Accomplishments

  • Voted to create three new committees (Conservation Advisory Council, Housing Smart, and Comprehensive Planning) all of which are vibrant and well-functioning
  • Helped town become Climate Smart Certified in two years
  • Led process of hiring an outside fiscal consultant to revamp lagging internal fiscal controls
  • Co-wrote a Climate Smart Grant that has allowed us to renovate the town’s Glenbrook Park

Education

  • 2013-Current: Certified Project Management Professional
  • 2012: MBA SUNY New Paltz
  • 2007: BS in Software Engineering for the University of Advancing Technology

And More

  • Interests include hiking, photography, and bird-watching
  • Two cats, Lilac and Geranium

Priorities

Keeping Families Local

Advocating for the housing choices that will prevent younger and senior residents alike from being priced out.

Rural Models for Rural Areas

Developing better ways of delivering transportation, senior services, and workforce assistance to our area.

Floodproofing our Residents

Helping residents obtain the flood mitigation funding that will preserve their homes and protect their families


 

I will focus on improving the lives of District 22 Residents