2026 New York General Election

John Gavaris

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Buket Urgen

Legislator John Gavaris grew up in the Village of Ellenville and still lives there today. Growing up in a single parent household, John remembers the neighborly support that he and his family received The saying “It takes a village to raise a child” is one that really resonates for him.

John Gavaris - The Ulster County Legislature

While John feels that all of his various endeavors are important, the most important and rewarding is his 18 years of active service with the Ellenville First Aid & Rescue Squad. He volunteers as an EMT, running calls every Sunday night, as well serving as the Chairman of the Board of Directors.

John Gavaris grew up in the Village of Ellenville. He volunteers as an EMT with the Ellenville First Aid & Rescue Squad and serves as chairman of its board of directors.

John Gavaris has been with Ellenville Regional Hospital since July 2000, where he started in the maintenance department. John soon transitioned to overseeing the hospital’s communications system and was made the Emergency Preparedness Coordinator. In 2003, John became the Purchasing Director. Several years later, in 2009, John was promoted to the management team as the Manager of Facilities Services. He was given additional responsibilities in 2011 and became the Director of Support Services. In 2016, John joined the Senior Leadership team of Ellenville Regional Hospital and in 2017 he became the Corporate Compliance Officer.

John Gavaris, CCEP, CHC - Ellenville Regional Hospital

I began working at Ellenville Regional Hospital in 2000. This was a dark period for the hospital and outlook was bleak. I can proudly say that I have seen and been a part of the amazing transformation that has occurred. I have worn many hats over the last 19 years. I organized the CSEA Union and was Union President for several years. I was then promoted to management as the Purchasing Director. I eventually grew into my current role as Director of Support Services. In this role I oversee several departments and I am the Corporate Compliance Officer.

John Gavaris for Ulster County Legislature

John Gavaris works as director of support services and corporate compliance officer at Ellenville Regional Hospital. He previously worked in the hospital’s maintenance department and as emergency preparedness coordinator, purchasing director, and manager of facilities services.

John Gavaris, CCEP/CHC - Ellenville Regional Hospital

Members
Joseph Stoeckeler, Town Supervisor
William Brown, Deputy Supervisor
Johnny Frost, Councilman
John Gavaris, Councilman
Samantha Ellis, Councilwoman

Meetings - Wawarsing, NY

Village of Ellenville Trustee
2004-2006
2018-2019

After a few of years of being involved with the Youth Commission, Rescue Squad and Fire Department, I decided I wanted to do more in the community. I began my Public Service in 2004 when, at 22 years old, I was elected to the Village Board.

Wawarsing Town Councilman, 2006-2014. My time on the Village Board taught me a lot. After gaining experience in municipal finances and operations, I decided to run for Town Councilman. I was again able to claim the title of the youngest Councilman. I spent my time on the Town Board working on expanding youth activities.

John currently serves as a Wawarsing town councilman. He previously served as a Village of Ellenville trustee from 2018 to 2019 and as a Wawarsing town councilman from 2006 to 2014. He also served as a Village of Ellenville trustee from 2004 to 2006.

Meetings | Wawarsing, NY

Prioritizes tourism, government efficiency, and economic development.

As a Legislator, John wants to focus his attentions on tourism, governmental efficiency/effectiveness and economic development. He believes that Ulster County’s, location, history, beauty and natural resources make it an amazing place for people to come and experience.

Advocates for economic-development efforts that balance short-term growth with long-term goals.

With economic development, John believes that we need to focus on both short term and long term growth. John feels that too often we focus so hard on the here and now, that we do so at the expense of the long term success of our area. Short term efforts should be in done in consideration of long term goals.

Economy

As a town councilman, he worked to expand youth activities, including increasing summer youth-program enrollment from 94 to more than 300 children.

Wawarsing Town Councilman, 2006-2014. My time on the Village Board taught me a lot. After gaining experience in municipal finances and operations, I decided to run for Town Councilman. I was again able to claim the title of the youngest Councilman. I spent my time on the Town Board working on expanding youth activities. During my time we were able to expand the summer youth program from 94 children to over 300.

Advocates for a standardized program for sharing services among county towns, villages, and schools.

He believes that Ulster County has the some of the best places in the world for these activities and we should be promoting them. As a fiscal conservative, John feels that it is a great disservice to the tax payers when money is ineffectively spent or services are inefficiently performed. He would like to see a standardized program of Shared Services, with the Towns, Villages and Schools, throughout the County.

Public Services

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