2026 New York General Election

Anna Hayner is the Republican candidate for Ulster County Legislature District 4. She serves as Deputy Supervisor for the Town of Ulster and previously served on the Town Board and Planning Board.

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TOWN OF ULSTER, N.Y. — Former Councilmember Anna Hayner was designated as deputy supervisor after falling 49 votes short of being re-elected last fall.

Supervisor James Quigley made the appointment at a brief Town Board meeting on Thursday, Jan. 8.

Anna Hayner appointed Ulster deputy town supervisor

Supervisor James Quigley made the appointment at a brief Town Board meeting on Thursday, Jan. 8.

“(Hayner has) eight years on the Planning Board (as) experience and four years on the Town Board,” he said.

Current board members, all without Planning Board experience by comparison, include Maryann DeGroodt with two years in office, Michael Schatzel with seven months, and Laura Hartmann with less than two weeks.

Anna previously served four years on the Town of Ulster Town Board. She was not reelected in a subsequent campaign.

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As of October 22, 2026, Anna M. Hayner did not have a website or any information online.

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EDUCATION
Associate Degree Business Administration UCCC

BA Philosophy Cum Laude Marist College

Presently completing Graduate work

Business Analytics Marist College

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BA Philosophy Cum Laude Marist College

Presently completing Graduate work

Business Analytics Marist College

SPOUSE & FATHER
Married 45 years to Beverly Berardi with 2 children, Dante and Dana Marie.

Beginning his third term as an Ulster County Legislator, Michael has broad governmental experience serving four years on the Ulster Town Board and as Chairperson of The Ulster County Industrial Development Agency. With a lifetime of experience in the Energy sector, Michael is currently employed by HOP Energy KOSCO Heritagenergy Kingston. Married with two children and four grandchildren, Michael has served the community as a Rhinebeck Rotarian and on the Board of Anderson School.

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Michael Berardi earned an associate degree in business administration from UCCC and a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Marist College, and is completing graduate work in business analytics at Marist College. He has been married to Beverly Berardi for 45 years and has two children and four grandchildren.

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Michael Berardi earned an associate degree in business administration from SUNY Ulster and a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Marist College, and is completing graduate work in business analytics at Marist College. He has been married to Beverly Berardi for 45 years and has two children and four grandchildren.

EMPLOYMENT
Over 40 years in the Energy Management field, presently with HOP Energy Sawkill Road Kingston.

EDUCATION
Associate Degree Business Administration UCCC

BA Philosophy Cum Laude Marist College

Michael currently works for HOP Energy in Kingston.

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Michael Berardi
District No. 4 -Town of Ulster
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EXPERIENCE
2004-2008 Ulster County Legislator District #5
2006-2008 Chairman, Ulster County Public Works
2006-2010 Chairman, Ulster County Industrial Development Agency
1999-2003 Ulster Town Board Councilman

2006-2008 Chairman, Ulster County Public Works
2006-2010 Chairman, Ulster County Industrial Development Agency
1999-2003 Ulster Town Board Councilman
4 years Ulster Town Police Commission
Hudson River Maritime Board of Directors

In addition to serving on the county Legislature, Berardi also served on the Ulster Town Board and is the former chairman of the Ulster County Industrial Development Agency. In 2008, he briefly entered the race to become the county’s first county executive.

Election 2025: Legislator Kitchen faces former legislator Berardi in District 4

Michael serves as an Ulster County legislator for District 4 in the Town of Ulster. He previously served as Ulster County legislator for District 5 from 2004 to 2008 and as an Ulster Town Board councilman from 1999 to 2003. In 2008, he briefly entered the race for Ulster County executive.

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Michael serves as an Ulster County legislator for District 4 in the Town of Ulster. He previously served as Ulster County legislator for District 5 from 2004 to 2008 and as an Ulster Town Board councilman from 1999 to 2003. In 2008, he briefly entered the Ulster County executive race.

Both candidates said they oppose the proposed Fair Taxes Act, which would levy an 18.75% surcharge on a portion of the income taxes paid by the county’s highest earners. Berardi, who voted against a resolution asking the state for permission to impose the surcharge, called the proposed surcharge “an ill-applied band-aid to structural inefficiencies in how Ulster county conducts business.”

Election 2026: Ulster legislator Berardi faces challenge from Republican Hayner

He said the county’s reliance on motels – particularly the Kingston Motel, in the town of Ulster – for emergency housing and said the county should explore “creative options” to bring down the cost of housing. He said the county’s reliance on consumer taxes has made the county more vulnerable to economic downturns and called for five-year spending plans for each county department.

Voted against asking New York to authorize the Fair Taxes Act surcharge, calling it “an ill-applied band-aid” for county structural inefficiencies.

Calls for five-year spending plans for each county department, citing the county's reliance on consumer taxes during economic downturns.

- Voted against asking New York to authorize the Fair Taxes Act surcharge, calling it “an ill-applied band-aid” for county structural inefficiencies.
- Calls for five-year spending plans for each county department, citing the county's reliance on consumer taxes during economic downturns.

Berardi said community service will be his main priority if elected to office and vowed to be a contact point for town of Ulster residents who aren’t aware of or need help accessing programs, including affordable housing.

Berardi said he would push for a “regional agenda” with key points and actions to build intermunicipal cooperation. That agenda, he said, should include not just a study of potential shared services but also identifying municipal office space requirements and how to coordinate independent efforts to find joint solutions.

Plans to serve as a contact point for Town of Ulster residents seeking help accessing county programs, including affordable housing.

Calls for a regional agenda to study shared services, identify municipal office-space needs, and coordinate joint solutions among local governments.

- Plans to serve as a contact point for Town of Ulster residents seeking help accessing county programs, including affordable housing.
- Calls for a regional agenda to study shared services, identify municipal office-space needs, and coordinate joint solutions among local governments.

Berardi said he is running for reelection to continue to bring the concerns of district residents to the county and to serve as “a point of contact” for those with questions or problems about county services. He said addressing the need for affordable housing and emergency shelter space will be chief among his priorities if reelected. He has been critical of the county’s reliance on motels – particularly the Kingston Motel, in the town of Ulster – for emergency housing and said the county should explore “creative options” to bring down the cost of housing.

Update: Legislators Berardi and Kovacs withdrew Resolution 477, which had requested an immediate moratorium on new emergency housing placements at the Kingston Motel alongside a required written relocation and discontinuation plan, and instead threw their support behind Resolution 511, which establishes a county policy aimed at expanding emergency shelter capacity and reducing reliance on hotel and motel placements for emergency housing. They have 90 days to come up with a plan.

Ulster lawmakers pursue bipartisan fixes after families describe unsafe Kingston motel conditions

Prioritizes affordable housing and emergency shelter space, and calls for “creative options” to reduce housing costs.

Supported a county policy to expand emergency shelter capacity and reduce reliance on hotel and motel placements for emergency housing.

- Prioritizes affordable housing and emergency shelter space, and calls for “creative options” to reduce housing costs.
- Supported a county policy to expand emergency shelter capacity and reduce reliance on hotel and motel placements for emergency housing.

As of October 22, 2026, Michael Berardi did not have a website or any information online.

He would also work to increase oversight of and investment in Ulster County’s road and bridge infrastructure, saying “proactive identification” of issues such as road deterioration and aggressive solutions to stormwater management will make the roads safer and cheaper to maintain.

Berardi called for local officials to be seated on the Ulster County Capital Projects Boards as a way to foster for more intermunicipal cooperation among the towns and county.

Calls for greater oversight and investment in county roads and bridges, including proactive deterioration detection and stormwater-management solutions.

Calls for local officials to serve on Ulster County Capital Projects Boards to increase intermunicipal cooperation.

- Calls for greater oversight and investment in county roads and bridges, including proactive deterioration detection and stormwater-management solutions.
- Calls for local officials to serve on Ulster County Capital Projects Boards to increase intermunicipal cooperation.

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