2026 New York General Election

Tonya Speed

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As Executive Director of the Arlington Business Improvement District, Tonya works every day with residents, business owners, nonprofit organizations, local institutions, and municipal leaders to strengthen the Arlington community. She also manages community events and farmers markets that support local farms, makers, entrepreneurs, and small businesses while creating welcoming spaces that bring neighbors together.

Tonya Speed for Dutchess County Legislature

Tonya Speed is a community leader, small-business owner, and dedicated public servant running as a Democrat for the Dutchess County Legislature in District 6.

Tonya Speed is the executive director of the Arlington Business Improvement District and is a small-business owner.

LABOR: Tonya’s support for organized labor is deeply personal. Tonya’s son is a union sprinkler fitter, her father was a Teamster, and her mother was a member of the United Auto Workers. She has seen firsthand how unions provide working families with fair wages, workplace protections, quality benefits, training, and the opportunity to build a secure future. She will stand with workers and support responsible development that creates good-paying, union jobs.

Tonya’s other priorities include supporting small businesses and local farms, expanding access to mental health and addiction services, improving transportation and infrastructure, protecting reproductive freedom and equal rights, and making county government more transparent, responsive, and accessible.

Pledges to stand with workers and support responsible development that creates good-paying union jobs.

Prioritizes support for small businesses and local farms.

- Pledges to stand with workers and support responsible development that creates good-paying union jobs.
- Prioritizes support for small businesses and local farms.

Economy

As of October 26, 2026, Tonya Speed’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Services

HOUSING: Tonya believes affordable and workforce housing is essential to the future of Dutchess County. Teachers, healthcare workers, first responders, service employees, young families, and seniors should be able to afford to live in the communities they serve. She supports thoughtful housing development, stronger partnerships between government and community organizations, and policies that preserve affordability while strengthening neighborhoods.

Supports thoughtful housing development, government-community partnerships, and policies that preserve affordability while strengthening neighborhoods.

- Supports thoughtful housing development, government-community partnerships, and policies that preserve affordability while strengthening neighborhoods.

Housing & Urban Development

Prioritizes expanding access to mental health and addiction services.

- Prioritizes expanding access to mental health and addiction services.

Public Safety

Prioritizes improving transportation and infrastructure.

- Prioritizes improving transportation and infrastructure.

Transportation & Infrastructure

ENVIRONMENT: Environmental responsibility is one of Tonya’s central priorities. She believes Dutchess County should take meaningful steps to reduce single-use plastics, unnecessary packaging, and waste while supporting sustainable businesses, protecting clean water, preserving open space, and preparing communities for the effects of a changing climate.

Supports reducing single-use plastics, unnecessary packaging, and waste.

Supports sustainable businesses, clean-water protection, open-space preservation, and preparing communities for climate effects.

- Supports reducing single-use plastics, unnecessary packaging, and waste.
- Supports sustainable businesses, clean-water protection, open-space preservation, and preparing communities for climate effects.