2026 New York General Election

Abe Uchitelle

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Uchitelle graduated from SUNY New Paltz with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science in 2010, where he served as Student Association President. His early civic engagement included serving on the Village Landlord-Tenant Relations Committee, advocating for tenants’ rights, and joining the Town Transportation Committee, where he helped spearhead the creation of the New Paltz Loop bus service—a collaboration between SUNY New Paltz, local governments, and Ulster County.

Abe Uchitelle - The Ulster County Legislature

After graduating SUNY New Paltz with a degree in Political Science, Abe married his wife Eileen, a software engineer and Hudson Valley native. Abe and Eileen left New Paltz and bought a home in Kingston shortly after marrying, as Abe stepped away from public service to begin a career in technology in the Uptown business district, which was quickly becoming the region’s technology hub.

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For many years Abe was president of Dragon360, a digital media agency located in Kingston’s historic Senate Garage building, leading a team that works with clients throughout the country and with campaigns across the globe.

After leaving this role Abe served as Director of Operations for CanCode Communities, formerly known as AlbanyCanCode, where he helped expand the workforce development non-profit to serve residents in the Hudson Valley and beyond.

Abe Uchitelle arrived in the Hudson Valley in 2006 as an 18-year-old SUNY New Paltz student and has remained deeply rooted in the community in the decades that followed. He serves as Majority Leader of the Ulster County Legislature, representing District 5 (City of Kingston). Currently in his fourth term, Uchitelle has established himself as a progressive leader focused on housing affordability, government efficiency, and community collaboration.

Since 2020, he has served as a member and deputy majority leader in the Ulster County Legislature. He currently chairs the body’s Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee and is a member of the Health, Human Services and Housing Committee and the Committee of the Whole.

Abe Uchitelle appointed to College Council

Ulster County Legislator and New Paltz alumnus Abe Uchitelle '10 ...

“By opening the conversation with New York State via this Home Rule Request, we are creating the option to enact a progressive tax structure in the years ahead to mitigate these effects,” said Majority Leader Abe Uchitelle, a Sponsor of Resolution No. 295. The Ulster County Fair Taxes Act is a targeted measure to address anticipated budget shortfalls stemming from federal cuts to Medicaid and other programming administered by Ulster County. Rather than relying more on property and sales taxes, which disproportionately impact low-to moderate income residents, the proposed surcharge would apply only to those with taxable incomes exceeding $250,000 for individuals or $500,000 for couples, representing approximately one percent of the County’s adult population. As a Home Rule request, Resolution No. 295 is not levying a new tax surcharge but asking New York State permission to consider such a measure under New York State Tax Law.

Ways & Means Committee to Consider Amendments to Ulster County Fair Taxes Act / El Comité de Medios y Arbitrios considerará enmiendas a la Ley de Impuestos Justos del Condado de Ulster - The Ulster County Legislature

Sponsored Resolution No. 295, a request for state authorization to consider a progressive county tax structure.

- Sponsored Resolution No. 295, a request for state authorization to consider a progressive county tax structure.

Economy

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

Public Services

During this time, Abe served as a member the Village Landlord-Tenant Relations Committee fighting for tenants rights, and as a member of the Town Transportation Committee where he helped spearhead the effort to implement the still running New Paltz Loop bus service – a collaboration of SUNY New Paltz, The Town and Village of New Paltz, and Ulster County.

Housing & Urban Development

Uchitelle, a four-term county lawmaker, is running unchallenged in his bid for reelection to the Legislature’s District 5 seat. “I am running for county legislature because those that society has left behind need strong voices in county government,” Uchitelle, D-Kingston, stated in a Freeman questionnaire. “We must be unwavering in our support of poor people, people facing homelessness, working families struggling to make ends meet, and those facing addiction and mental health challenges.”

Election 2026: Ulster County Legislator Uchitelle says financial challenges among chief issues

Public Safety

Helped lead the implementation of the New Paltz Loop bus service as a Town Transportation Committee member.

- Helped lead the implementation of the New Paltz Loop bus service as a Town Transportation Committee member.