2026 New York General Election

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Rita Sheehan

Buket Urgen

What a great season we had in Bethel this year. I was so fortunate to organize the Town of Bethel Woodstock 50th Anniversary Peace Parade, the outdoor movie and the postal cancellation event, and to assist on several other projects in the town. It is a great time to be a part of volunteering in our community.

Bethel Town Clerk Rep-Con-Ind Rita Sheehan

Also, as part of the town's bicentennial, the town clerk is authoring an image book, "Images of America — Bethel." The book is being published by Arcadia Publishing. Anyone who would like to submit a photo may do so at the town clerk's office by Feb. 1.

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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 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.

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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.

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.