About Peter Friedel

A resident of Olive, I was born and raised locally and attended the Onteora school district where both of my parents were teachers. I’m a husband and father of two. My career is in sales management, and I fully understand the real need to create better-paying jobs in our community.

Elect Peter Friedel

Friedel graduated from Onteora High School and holds a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Cortland. He is a sales representative for Kimball Midwest.

Election 2025: Incumbent Nolan faces Friedel again in Ulster Legislature's District 22

Peter Friedel was born and raised locally. He holds a bachelor's degree from SUNY Cortland. He lives in Olive and is a husband and father of two.

Election 2025: Incumbent Nolan faces Friedel again in Ulster ...

Peter works as a sales representative for Kimball Midwest and has a career in sales management.

Friedel is a West Shokan resident who served on the Olive Town Board for 12 years. In addition to his unsuccessful bid for county Legislature, Fridel has made unsuccessful bids for town justice and supervisor.

Peter previously served on the Olive Town Board for 12 years. He also ran unsuccessfully for county Legislature, town justice, and town supervisor.

2026 New York General Election

Friedel said in a Freeman questionnaire that he opposes the proposed Fair Taxes Act because it could lead to more taxes on everyone.

“We are already taxed too much, and these taxes will hurt small businesses as well as all the residents of the county. When we tax businesses, they often pass the costs on to consumers,” he stated, adding that he’s concerned that once the county has the authority to impose the surcharge there would be “nothing stopping the county government from lowering the bar in the future to raise more revenue.”

Election 2026: Drake, Friedel battle for open District 22 seat on Ulster Legislature

What is one concrete thing you believe you can accomplish in your term, if elected? To bring more business to Ulster County by stopping the over regulation on development and promoting more affordable house to support the growth of business

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Should Ulster County encourage more tourism? Yes

Should Ulster County work harder to diversify its local economy? Yes

Opposes the proposed Fair Taxes Act, citing potential costs to small businesses and county residents.

Proposes reducing development regulations and promoting affordable housing to bring more businesses to Ulster County.

Supports encouraging more tourism in Ulster County.

Supports county efforts to diversify the local economy.

- Opposes the proposed Fair Taxes Act, citing potential costs to small businesses and county residents.
- Proposes reducing development regulations and promoting affordable housing to bring more businesses to Ulster County.
- Supports encouraging more tourism in Ulster County.
- Supports county efforts to diversify the local economy.

Economy

Should more funding be allocated for building additional local parks, trails and preserving green spaces? No

Opposes allocating additional funding for local parks, trails, and green-space preservation.

- Opposes allocating additional funding for local parks, trails, and green-space preservation.

Public Services

Agenda and Focus

•	Address housing scarcity and costs

•	Grow better-paying jobs for residents

•	Improve local infrastructure

•	Regulate short term rentals (STR)

•	Protect our natural resources

•	Stop lithium battery storage sites in our district

•	Oppose raising local taxes, including the

 “Fair Tax” proposal

In your opinion, what is the top solution to the local housing crisis? Encourage the build of all types of housing

Supports building all types of housing to address the local housing crisis.

- Supports regulating short-term rentals.
- Supports building all types of housing to address the local housing crisis.

Housing & Urban Development

As of October 22, 2026, Peter Friedel’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Safety

Transportation & Infrastructure

Do you support the development of local solar farms or arrays in your district/town to help reduce fossil fuel dependence? No

Do you support the State taking over local electric companies? No

Opposes developing local solar farms or arrays in the district to reduce fossil-fuel dependence.

Opposes lithium battery storage sites in District 22.

Opposes the state taking over local electric companies.

- Opposes developing local solar farms or arrays in the district to reduce fossil-fuel dependence.
- Opposes lithium battery storage sites in District 22.
- Opposes the state taking over local electric companies.

Energy & the Environment

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Peter Friedel

Sometimes supports payments in lieu of taxes and other tax incentives for development.

- Proposes reducing development regulations and promoting affordable housing to bring more businesses to Ulster County.
- Supports encouraging more tourism in Ulster County.
- Supports county efforts to diversify the local economy.

- Opposes lithium battery storage sites in District 22.
- Opposes the state taking over local electric companies.

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Are PILOTS and other development tax incentives something that you: Sometimes support