2026 New York General Election

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Rita Sheehan

Buket Urgen

Rita Sheehan organized the Town of Bethel Woodstock 50th Anniversary Peace Parade, an outdoor movie, and a postal cancellation event, and assisted with other town projects. She also authored a book of images, "Images of America — Bethel," as part of the town's bicentennial.

Bethel community holds litter pluck | The River Reporter

Help identify people in old Bethel photo - Times Herald-Record

Rita has served as Bethel Town Clerk since 1998.

Rita Sheehan, Town Clerk, Town of Bethel
I am running for re-election to the position of Bethel Town Clerk. I have been Town Clerk since 1998. I am a member of the Orange-Sullivan Town Clerk’s Association, where I have served as President for four years, Vice President, Secretary and Corresponding Secretary (I was just elected again as President); the NYS Town Clerk’s Association; the International Institute of Municipal Clerks; and the New York State Association of Local Government Records Officers. I recently purchased Artificial Intelligence software, to assist in transcribing the Town Board minutes, and FOIL tracking software. Both of these software programs will assist my office in technological advances to make my position more efficient.

Election 2025

Rita Sheehan, Town Clerk, Town of Bethel
I am running for re-election to the position of Bethel Town Clerk. I have been Town Clerk since 1998. I am a member of the Orange-Sullivan Town Clerk’s Association, where I have served as President for four years, Vice President, Secretary and Corresponding Secretary (I was just elected again as President); the NYS Town Clerk’s Association; the International Institute of Municipal Clerks; and the New York State Association of Local Government Records Officers. I recently purchased Artificial Intelligence software, to assist in transcribing the Town Board minutes, and FOIL tracking software. Both of these software programs will assist my office in technological advances to make my position more efficient.
I am transitioning to a paperless office through records management best practices by scanning documents, making them searchable, secure and eventually available in an online portal using electronic document management software.

Purchased artificial intelligence software for Town Board minute transcription and Freedom of Information Law tracking to improve office efficiency.

Transitions the clerk's office to paperless records by scanning documents into searchable, secure electronic document-management software and planning an eventual online portal.

- Purchased artificial intelligence software for Town Board minute transcription and Freedom of Information Law tracking to improve office efficiency.
- Transitions the clerk's office to paperless records by scanning documents into searchable, secure electronic document-management software and planning an eventual online portal.

New York Town Clerk, Bethel

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