2026 New York General Election

Jeffery Collins

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Jeff Collins
District No. 23 - Town of Hurley, Town of Woodstock
Chair: Ways and Means

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Jeffery Collins serves as the Ulster County legislator for District 23, which includes the towns of Hurley and Woodstock.

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Supports a progressive county revenue source intended to shift more of the tax burden from working families and homeowners to those with greater ability to pay.

“Ulster County, like many counties, relies heavily on regressive forms of taxation — particularly sales and property taxes — to fund county operations and essential services. This proposal would establish a new, progressive revenue stream for the county and help shift more of the tax burden onto those with the greatest ability to pay, rather than relying so heavily on working families and homeowners,” said Ulster County Legislator and Ways and Means Chair Jeff Collins. “Since 2012, the Legislature has not raised property taxes on residents, and because inflation has steadily increased the cost of goods and services over that time, the real property tax burden on residents has effectively declined year after year. In other words, while the nominal tax rate has remained unchanged, its relative cost to taxpayers has decreased over time. This proposal will help protect homeowners and working families from future property tax increases while ensuring the county can continue delivering the essential services residents rely on.”

Legislation Announced to Lower Tax Burden for Ulster County Families

Economy

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

Public Services

Calls for county incentives to build affordable and workforce housing.

Collins listed the cost of living, lack of affordable housing and filling the gaps in services for victims of domestic violence as among his chief priorities in the upcoming term. He called for the creation of a “dedicated domestic-violence survivor advocate or system navigator” to help victims and work with them and advocates to identify gaps in the services available. He said the county needs to do more to incentivize the construction of affordable and workforce housing. Collins added that he supports the continued use and expansion of the county’s Housing Action Fund to leverage investments in housing. He also supports working with towns to make it easier to create additional housing.

Election 2026: Ulster County lawmaker Jeff Collins says affordability, housing among challenges

Supports continuing and expanding the county Housing Action Fund to leverage housing investments.

He said the county needs to do more to incentivize the construction of affordable and workforce housing. Collins added that he supports the continued use and expansion of the county’s Housing Action Fund to leverage investments in housing. He also supports working with towns to make it easier to create additional housing.

Supports working with towns to make it easier to create additional housing.

Housing & Urban Development

Calls for a dedicated domestic-violence survivor advocate or navigator to help victims identify gaps in available services.

Collins listed the cost of living, lack of affordable housing and filling the gaps in services for victims of domestic violence as among his chief priorities in the upcoming term. He called for the creation of a “dedicated domestic-violence survivor advocate or system navigator” to help victims and work with them and advocates to identify gaps in the services available.

Public Safety

Sponsored a resolution allowing New York City’s Department of Environmental Protection to replace Basin Road Bridge along the Ashokan Rail Trail and pay for it.

At the Feb. 17 meeting of the Ulster County Legislature, citizens and employees of the Catskill Mountain Railroad voiced their opposition to Resolution #5, a resolution that would allow the New York City Department of Environmental Protection to continue with plans to replace the Basin Road Bridge along the Ashokan Rail Trail and have the DEP pay for it. 

The resolution, which was sponsored by Legislators Jeff Collins and Peter Criswell, was adopted 19 to three, with Legislator William Murray being absent and not voting.