2026 New York General Election

Peter Criswell

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Born  in Bethlehem, PA., he holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bard  College and a Master of Science degree in Business Leadership and  Strategic Management from Manhattanville College. His professional  career has focused on the nonprofit sector. He is the  Executive  Director of the Ulster County Historical Society.

About Peter Criswell

Mr.  Criswell completed six years as a commissioner on the City of Kingston’s  Arts Commission. He sits on the Bard College Alumni/ae Association  Board of Governors and served as that body’s president for two years. He  also serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of Key of Q, the Hudson Valley’s  LGBTQ and Allied Acapella Singers.

Peter Criswell was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bard College and a Master of Science degree in business leadership and strategic management from Manhattanville College. He serves as chair of the board of directors of Key of Q, a Hudson Valley a cappella singing group.

Peter Criswell works as the executive director of the Ulster County Historical Society. His professional career has focused on the nonprofit sector.

Peter Criswell is the Chair of the Ulster County Legislature and is in his fourth term as an Ulster County Legislator. He served as Chair of the American Rescue Plan Act Special Committee  and as a member of the Economic Development, Planning, Education, Employment, Arts, and Agriculture  Committee, the Ways and Means Committee, and the Audit Committee.

Peter Criswell
District No. 7 - City of Kingston
Chair: Ulster County Legislature
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Peter currently serves as an Ulster County legislator for District 7 in the City of Kingston and is in his fourth term.

Peter Criswell - The Ulster County Legislature

BUILD OUR LOCAL ECONOMY

· Foster the creation of local living-wage jobs

· Develop workforce training opportunities, especially with emerging industries

· Equitably spend taxpayer dollars

Re-elect Peter Criswell for Ulster County Legislator / District 7 - Kingston

Advocates for creating local living-wage jobs.

Advocates for workforce-training opportunities, especially in emerging industries.

Pledges to spend taxpayer dollars equitably.

- Advocates for creating local living-wage jobs.
- Advocates for workforce-training opportunities, especially in emerging industries.
- Pledges to spend taxpayer dollars equitably.

Economy

SUPPORT COMMUNITY WELLNESS

· Fund food programs to ensure healthy, active lives for all

· Expand community access to and support of  local parks & trails

· Emphasize education and arts as key aspects of our economy and community wellness

More than 100 constituents sent emails to legislators. I also crafted a letter urging fellow legislators to support the libraries and the arts, ultimately I gaining bipartisan support from the full legislature to restore vital funding for these critical community agencies.

Supports funding food programs to promote healthy, active lives.

Advocates for expanding community access to and support for local parks and trails.

Prioritizes education and arts in economic and community wellness efforts.

Advocated for restoring funding for libraries and arts agencies through a letter to fellow legislators.

- Supports funding food programs to promote healthy, active lives.
- Advocates for expanding community access to and support for local parks and trails.
- Prioritizes education and arts in economic and community wellness efforts.
- Advocated for restoring funding for libraries and arts agencies through a letter to fellow legislators.

Public Services

SUPPORT EFFORTS TO ALLEVIATE THE HOUSING CRISIS

· Develop affordable and workforce housing

· Support tenants’ rights, especially those in the most need

· Establish a County Land Bank

Advocates for developing affordable and workforce housing.

Supports tenants' rights, especially for tenants with the greatest needs.

Proposes establishing a county land bank.

- Advocates for developing affordable and workforce housing.
- Supports tenants' rights, especially for tenants with the greatest needs.
- Proposes establishing a county land bank.

Housing & Urban Development

STRENGTHEN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

· Continue to fund mental health support programs for youth

· Work with the County Executive's team on the soon to open Crisis Support Center

· Support the Sheriff's ORACLE program and the county’s opioid rapid response team and Mobile Mental Health programs

I co-sponsored a memorializing resolution that called on HealthAlliance to bring back to the county 40 in-patient mental health beds, 20 dedicated to chemical dependency. I worked within the Public Health Committee to find incentives to bring HealthAlliance back to the negotiating table, and urged the County Executive to continue discussions with HealthAlliance as well as come up with alternative solutions until the beds are restored, such as enhancing the county’s mobile mental health services.

Supports continued funding for youth mental-health support programs.

Plans to work with the county executive's team on the Crisis Support Center.

Supports the county opioid rapid-response team and mobile mental-health programs.

Co-sponsored a resolution calling on HealthAlliance to restore 40 inpatient mental-health beds, including 20 for chemical dependency.

Advocated for restoring inpatient mental-health beds and expanding county mobile mental-health services while negotiations continued.

- Supports continued funding for youth mental-health support programs.
- Plans to work with the county executive's team on the Crisis Support Center.
- Supports the county opioid rapid-response team and mobile mental-health programs.
- Co-sponsored a resolution calling on HealthAlliance to restore 40 inpatient mental-health beds, including 20 for chemical dependency.
- Advocated for restoring inpatient mental-health beds and expanding county mobile mental-health services while negotiations continued.

Public Safety

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

Transportation & Infrastructure

PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT

· Create local solutions to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions

· Encourage waste reduction, composting, and recycling efforts

Advocates for local solutions to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.

Advocates for waste reduction, composting, and recycling efforts.

- Advocates for local solutions to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.
- Advocates for waste reduction, composting, and recycling efforts.