He has lived in the town for 23 years. He graduated from Rondout Valley High School in 1988 and earned an associate’s degree in criminal justice from Dutchess County Community College in 1990. He also received a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from SUNY Plattsburgh in 1992 and a master’s degree in public administration from Marist College in 2015.

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William Tighe earned an associate's degree in criminal justice from Dutchess County Community College, a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from SUNY Plattsburgh, and a master's degree in public administration from Marist College.

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Tighe, 56, is a peace officer with SUNY Ulster and the owner of Copper Piper Guns and Bagpipes. He has lived in the town for 23 years.

William S. Tighe brings more than 27 years of public service experience, leadership, and administrative expertise to his campaign for Town Clerk/Tax Collector. A full-time Hurley resident for more than 20 years, he earned a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Marist University and served more than two decades as a police officer, where he gained extensive experience in records management, regulatory compliance, budgeting, public accountability, and customer service.

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He currently serves as a Peace Officer at SUNY Ulster and previously served as the Town of Hurley Court Security Officer. In addition to his public service career, Tighe is a small business owner and currently serves on the Town of Hurley Board of Assessment Review, where he helps ensure fairness and transparency in the property assessment process.

William currently works as a peace officer at SUNY Ulster and owns Copper Piper Guns and Bagpipes. He previously served as the Town of Hurley court security officer and as a police officer.

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2026 New York General Election

“The town clerk needs to be present in the office, with the office open for business on predictable days and times, and providing full services, not just on a part-time basis,” he said. “All the record keeping needs to be open to the public and accurate, available upon reasonable request.”

Tighe said some information has not been available within the time required under the state Public Officers Law.

“The minutes to a board meeting need to be posted within a reasonable time after the meeting,” he said. “I would say reasonable would be one week and not two months.”

Calls for the town clerk to maintain predictable office hours and provide full-time services.

Calls for town records to be publicly accessible, accurate, and available upon reasonable request.

Calls for board meeting minutes to be posted within one week after meetings.

- Calls for the town clerk to maintain predictable office hours and provide full-time services.
- Calls for town records to be publicly accessible, accurate, and available upon reasonable request.
- Calls for board meeting minutes to be posted within one week after meetings.