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TCDC comprises members of the city and town committees. Most welcome registered Democrats at their meetings, but it's a good idea to confirm meeting dates, times and locations ahead of time.

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The Tompkins County Democratic Committee will be out in the community collecting signatures during the official petitioning period, February 24, 2026 - April 2, 2026 in support of Democratic candidates for the following offices: NY 19 Congressional District, 52nd Senate District, 125th Assembly District, Tompkins County Sheriff, Tompkins County Clerk, NYS Democratic Committee Reps, 6th Judicial District Delegates, and local races.&nbsp;

2026 Candidates

Josh Riley, Incumbent, House of Representatives, NY19

Josh Riley

IncumbenT, NYS Senate 52nd District

Lea Webb

Incumbent, NYS Assembly 125th District

Dr. Anna Kelles

Incumbent, Tompkins County Sheriff

Derek Osborne

Tompkins County Clerk

Rachel Graham

Multiple candidates

Democratic Party Designating Petition for Judicial District 6, 125th Assembly District

NYS Democratic Committee, Tompkins County Representatives

Renate Ferro, Town of Caroline Dan Lamb, Town of Dryden

Caroline Town Supervisor

Mark Witmer

Danby Town Supervisor

Joel Gagnon

Danby Town Clerk

Blake Savoy

Danby Highway Superintendent

Keith Shipman

People With Bios

Town Board

Judy Drake

Town of Newfield

candidate for Town Board

Joanne James

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Town of Lansing

Joe Wetmore

candidate for Town justice

Peter Grossman

tompkins county judge

Maura Kennedy-Smith

Tompkins County has three County Court Judges who preside over felony criminal cases, Family Court, and Surrogate’s Court. They also handle four specialty courts: Family Treatment, Treatment, Sex Offender and Domestic Violence.

Town of Enfield

candidate for town supervisor

Stephanie Redmond

candidate for town board

Cassandra Hinkle

Jude Lemke

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TCDC runs on volunteer power! Whatever your skills and expertise, we can find a use for them. Please fill out <a href="/volunteer" target="" rel="noopener">this form</a> if you would like to participate in TCDC activities and our action teams. Our <a href="mailto:volunteers@tcdemocrats.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">volunteer coordinator</a> will be in touch!<h2>Join Our Committee</h2>Anyone who lives in the county and is a registered Democrat can ask to join their town or ward's committee and, from there, apply to join the Tompkins County Democratic Committee. Contact TCDC Chair Linda Hoffmann, <a href="mailto:chair@tcdemocrats.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">chair@tcdemocrats.org</a>, for details.<h2>Get On Our Mailing List</h2>Sign up for <a href="http://tcdemocrats.org/subscribe" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="color: var(--color-text-accent-primary)">our mailing list</a> to keep up on TCDC news and opportunities.<h2>Our Political Action Team</h2>"Taking Action" is the overarching goal of our Political Action Team. The PAT establishes an annual Action Plan blueprint to direct projects and initiatives related to fieldwork, phone and text banks; community outreach; research on national and state elected Republicans who represent Tompkins County; posting of e-blasts; coordination of volunteers and opportunities; voter registration, and writers. To broaden the scope of impact, representatives from the TCDC/Young Democrats, the Cornell University Dems, Ithaca College Dems, and a select group of advisors are on board.<h2>Other Teams/Committees</h2>TCDC also has internal committees for finance, fundraising, issues, technology, and youth outreach and recruitment. See the <a href="https://940cda5c-9499-43f6-be88-96bb2e9f81e9.site-preview.designedtorun.com/tcdc-leadership" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">T</a><a href="https://940cda5c-9499-43f6-be88-96bb2e9f81e9.site-preview.designedtorun.com/tcdc-leadership" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" style="color: var(--color-text-accent-secondary)">CDC Leadership page</a><a href="https://940cda5c-9499-43f6-be88-96bb2e9f81e9.site-preview.designedtorun.com/tcdc-leadership" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> </a>for more information.

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Matt Van Houten

A District Attorney, also known as a prosecutor, represents the government and is responsible for ensuring that justice is served by prosecuting individuals accused of committing crimes.

Town of Dryden

Jason Leifer

candidate for town Board

Dan Lamb

Leonardo Vargas-Mendez

candidate for Highway superintendent

Richard Young Jr.

TCDC News, Events and Opinion

The City of Ithaca is governed by a mayor and a ten-member Common Council. All of them are Democrats. Click on photos to see names and titles.

City of Ithaca, Common Council

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Candidates for Tompkins County Legislature

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<h2>Who we are</h2>Our website address is: <a href="https://tcdemocrats.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://tcdemocrats.org</a>.<h2>What personal data we collect and why we collect it</h2><h3>Contact and other forms</h3>We use the information you submit with your form solely to decide who to send it to and to respond to your questions and comments. We do pass on the information to the person who will respond.<h3>Cookies</h3>If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.<h3>Embedded content from other websites</h3>Pages on this site may include embedded content (e.g. maps, videos, images, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.<h2>Who we share your data with</h2>We do not share or sell your data with any third-parties, except as noted above about embedded content, without your consent, except when legally required to do so.<h2>How long we retain your data</h2>If you submit a form request or comment, we will keep it until we are sure we are no longer interacting with you.<h2>What rights you have over your data</h2>You can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.<h2>Where we send your data</h2>We do not send your data anywhere except as noted above.<h2>How to remove yourself from our lists</h2>To unsubscribe from our mailing or phone list, please send an email to <a href="mailto:contactus@tcdemcrats.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">ContactUs@tcdemcrats.org</a> with the subject line “Unsubscribe” and indicate in the body of the email which contact list (email, phone or text) you are unsubscribing from.Contact UsIf you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at <a href="mailto:ContactUs@tcdemocrats.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">ContactUs@tcdemocrats.org</a>.

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<h2>TCDC is the county-level organization of town, city and ward committees</h2>The committee’s foundation is the base of registered Democratic voters. Interested voters can join Town and Ward committees, which then unite to form the County Committee. The County Committee then elects members to the New York State Democratic Committee, and the State Committee elects members to the Democratic National Committee.(From the Tompkins County Democratic Committee Member’s Handbook, Section I, "Party Overview")

Danby has a town supervisor and town board; also featured here, the town clerk and highway superintendent. Click on photos for names and titles.

Danby Town Board

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New York Assemblywoman

Anna Kelles

New York's 125th State Assembly District comprises Tompkins and part of Cortland County, and includes the cities of Ithaca and Cortland.

Town of Danby

Candidate for Town Supervisor

Candidate for Town Clerk

Candidate for Town Council

Mark Pruce

Zachary Larkins

E. Mariah Dillon

Candidate for Highway Supervisor

The easiest way to contact TCDC is to send us email at <a href="mailto:ContactUs@tcdemocrats.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">ContactUs@tcdemocrats.org</a> or call us at 607-288-3588.Our paper mail address isTompkins County Democratic Committee P.O. Box 6798, Ithaca, NY 14851You can also reach out to any of the <a href="/tcdc-leadership" target="" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">leadership</a>.(Pictured: Main street in Trumansburg, a village in the Town of Ulysses)

City and acting county court judge

Rick Wallace

Town of Ulysses

Candidate for town Supervisor

Katelin Olsen

Candidate for town clerk

Carissa Perlato

Candidate for town board

Tom Knipe

Candidate for town Justice

Steven Manley

Candidate for highway supervisor

Scott Stewart

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The Tompkins County Legislature comprises 16 members who represent the towns and City of Ithaca. Thirteen of the members are Democrats, as are the District Attorney, Sheriff, and County Clerk. Click on photos to see names and titles.

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The Town of Ithaca surrounds the City of Ithaca like a donut, with Cayuga Lake taking a bite out of the top. The Town is governed by a town supervisor and town board. Click on photos to see names and titles.

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2026 Petitioning Period Feb. 24, 2026 - April 2, 2026

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Candidate for House of Representatives, NY-19

Josh Riley

New York's 19th congressional district stretches from Tompkins County to the Massachusetts border. It is currently represented by Republican Marc Molinaro.

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