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WARD 2
Thomas R. Hoffay
Parties: Democrat, Working Families
EMAIL:   thoffay160@gmail.com
845/331-8317
160 Tremper Avenue
Kingston

Ward 2 Polling Places:
Ward 2, Dist. 1 Frog Alley Station/Frog Alley
Ward 2, Dist. 2 YWCA/Clinton Avenue
Ward 2, Dist. 3 St. John's Episcopal Church/Albany Avenue

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CALL THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AT (845)
331-0080 OR THE BOARD OF ELECTION AT (845) 334-5470

Committees:
For committee agendas, please click on the committee link below then scroll on calendar and goto 'municipal'.
Chairman: None
Seats on:  Laws and Rules Committee , Community Development Committee

Education: Local - St. Joseph's Grammar School, Kingston High School, higher ed:  Marist College, BA History, St. Joseph's Seminary, Dunwoodie, Master of Divinity (M.Div. - Theology).

Professional: Human Services, government.  past Board Member and Chair of the Kingston Housing Authority, past member Kingston Local Development Corporation, past chair Ulster County Democratic Committee, former employee Ulster-Greene ARC, former employee NYS Office of the Attorney General (7yes.)  Executive Committee Ulster Co. Housing Consortium, presently part time NYS Assembly-Kevin Cahill's District Office, retiring from NYS service effective July 1st of this year.

Political Experience: past member and chair of both the City of Kingston Democratic and Ulster County Committees (combined 11 years of service as chair) and returning as of September to membership on the committee.  Past Chair, Hudson Valley Chairs Caucus. Co-Chair of Kingston St. Patrick’s Parade, Community Development Board, Executiv Board of Directors Friends of Historic Kingston, Housing Committee for the Spitzer/Patterson Administration.
Issues: Housing, neighborhood preservation, affordability, commercial development, historic preservation, tourism.

Ward 2 Boundaries (as per CHARTER)

Beginning at a point at the intersection of the center line of the Esopus Creek and the
center line of the New York State Thruway at the northwesterly bounds of the City of
Kingston; thence running along said center line of the Esopus Creek southeasterly to a
point at the intersection of the centerline of Colonel Chandler Drive, also known as New
York Interstate Route 587; thence running southeasterly and southerly along the center line
of Route 587 to a point; thence running northwesterly to a point at the center line of
Westbrook Lane; thence running southwesterly along the center line of Westbrook Lane to
a point at the intersection with the center line of Clinton Avenue; thence running along the
center line of Clinton Avenue southeasterly to a point at its intersection with the center line
of Center Street; thence running easterly along the center line of Center Street to a point at
its intersection with the center line of Furnace Street; thence running southerly along the
center line of Furnace Street to a point at its intersection with the center line of Liberty
Street; thence running easterly along the center line of Liberty Street to a point at its
intersection with the center line of Prospect Street; thence running southerly along the
center line of Prospect Street to a point at its intersection with the center line of Cedar
Street; thence running westerly along the center line of Cedar Street to a point at its
intersection with the center line of Clinton Avenue; thence running northerly along the
center line of Clinton Avenue to a point at its intersection with the center line of Henry
Street; thence running westerly along the center line of Henry Street to a point at its
intersection with the center line of Oak Street; thence running northerly along the center
line of Oak Street to a point at its intersection with the center line of Franklin Street; thence
running westerly along the center line of Franklin Street to a point at its intersection with
the center line of Wall Street; thence running northerly along the center line of Wall Street
to a point at its intersection with the center line of Linderman Avenue; thence running
westerly along the center line of Linderman Avenue to a point at its intersection with the
center line of Washington Avenue; thence running northerly along the centerline of
 Washington Avenue to a point at its intersection with the center line of Main Street; thence
 running easterly along the center line of Main Street to a point at its intersection with the
center line of Green Street; thence running northerly along the center line of Green Street
to a point at its intersection with the center line of Lucas Avenue; thence running westerly
along the center line of Lucas Street to a point at its intersection with the center line of Joys
Lane; thence running northeasterly along the center line of Joys Lane to a point at its
intersection with the center line of Washington Avenue; thence running northerly along the
 center line of Washington Avenue to a point at its intersection with the center line of
 Hurley Avenue; thence running northwesterly along the center line of Hurley Avenue to a
point at its intersection with the center line of Quarry Street; thence running southwesterly
along the center line of Quarry Street to a point at its intersection with the center line of
Howland Avenue; thence running northwesterly along the center line of Howland Avenue
to a point at its intersection with the center line of Snyder Avenue; thence running
northeasterly along the center line of Snyder Avenue to a point at its intersection with the
center line of Hurley Avenue; thence running northwesterly along the center line of Hurley
Avenue to a point at its intersection with the center line of the New York State Thruway
thence running northeasterly along the center line of the New York State Thruway to the
place and point of beginning.