2026 New York General Election

About Ashley: Ashley Dmitrieff is a Hudson Valley mother of three, co-owner of Stellar Films & Photography, and a community garden regular who believes that good government starts with showing up. She's running for Town Supervisor because she's seen what happens when leadership loses touch with the people it serves — and she's ready to change that.

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Ashley L. Dmitrieff is a mother of three and regularly participates in a community garden.

Ashley L. Dmitrieff is co-owner of Stellar Films & Photography.

Ashley is co-owner of Stellar Films & Photography.

Priority 2 — Make Government More Transparent: Residents deserve to understand how their money is being spent. I will begin a comprehensive review of the Town's financial records, audits, spending, contracts, and services — not to cut for cutting's sake, but to make sure every dollar is doing the job residents are paying it to do.

My Platform — Six Priorities for Montgomery: Fiscal Accountability: Transparent, itemized budgets residents can actually find online — no FOIL request required.

Plans to review town financial records, audits, spending, contracts, and services to assess how public funds are used.

Supports publishing transparent, itemized town budgets online without requiring Freedom of Information Law requests.

- Plans to review town financial records, audits, spending, contracts, and services to assess how public funds are used.
- Supports publishing transparent, itemized town budgets online without requiring Freedom of Information Law requests.

Economy

My Platform — Six Priorities for Montgomery: Library Equity: Every Maybrook resident deserves full library access — full stop.

Priority 3 — Make It Easier to Get Help: If a resident needs food, housing, transportation, childcare, or another community resource, they shouldn't have to figure out which office to call first. I will work with Town staff to create a centralized Montgomery Community Resource Hub — one easy page where residents can find every local, county, and community resource in one place.

Priority 4 — Strengthen Local Food Resources: I will meet with leaders of the Montgomery Food Pantry and Good Samaritan Food Pantry to learn what they need and identify ways the Town can help connect residents with these vital resources.

Supports full library access for Maybrook residents.

Plans to create a centralized online resource hub for local, county, and community services.

Plans to meet with local food-pantry leaders to identify ways the town can connect residents with food resources.

- Supports full library access for Maybrook residents.
- Plans to create a centralized online resource hub for local, county, and community services.
- Plans to meet with local food-pantry leaders to identify ways the town can connect residents with food resources.

Public Services

Priority 5 — Work Toward Affordable Housing: Affordable housing is essential to building a community where working families, seniors, and people who grew up here can continue to live and thrive. I will work directly with RUPCO and local stakeholders to identify realistic opportunities for Montgomery.

Plans to work with RUPCO and local stakeholders to identify affordable-housing opportunities in Montgomery.

- Plans to work with RUPCO and local stakeholders to identify affordable-housing opportunities in Montgomery.

Housing & Urban Development

Priority 1 — Support Public Safety: Public safety and responsible spending should never be opposing priorities. I will bring together village leaders, police chiefs, and public-safety partners for a serious, collaborative conversation about the future of police services in Montgomery.

Plans to convene local leaders and public-safety partners to discuss the future of police services in Montgomery.

- Plans to convene local leaders and public-safety partners to discuss the future of police services in Montgomery.

Public Safety

My Platform — Six Priorities for Montgomery: Transportation Access: Expanding fare-free transit routes and working toward a real transit hub that connects our community.

Supports expanding fare-free transit routes and developing a transit hub for the community.

- Supports expanding fare-free transit routes and developing a transit hub for the community.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Protecting Our Community from Data Centers: I support a moratorium on data center construction in Montgomery while we study the real impacts on our power grid, our water, our air, our property values, and our quality of life before any approvals are granted.

Supports a moratorium on data-center construction while Montgomery studies potential impacts before approving projects.

- Supports a moratorium on data-center construction while Montgomery studies potential impacts before approving projects.

Energy & the Environment

Ashley L. Dmitrieff

- Plans to create a centralized online resource hub for local, county, and community services.
- Plans to meet with local food-pantry leaders to identify ways the town can connect residents with food resources.

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Brescia is a lifetime Montgomery village resident; he and his family have had deep roots in the village since 1900. He graduated from Valley Central High School in 1981, then received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Tennessee in 1986. After graduating from UT, Brescia took on several different jobs; he managed Brescia Lumber and Rowley Lumber, conducted sales for ProBuild, and delivered dialysis supplies. While no longer active in them, he is also a former member of the Walden Rotary, UNICO, and Masonic Lodge No. 627.

Town of Montgomery incumbents seek re-election

L. Stephen Brescia is a lifetime resident of the Village of Montgomery. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Tennessee in 1986.

Brescia to seek re-election | Wallkill Valley Times

L. Stephen Brescia previously managed Brescia Lumber and Rowley Lumber, conducted sales for ProBuild, and delivered dialysis supplies.

Stephen previously managed Brescia Lumber and Rowley Lumber, conducted sales for ProBuild, and delivered dialysis supplies.

Brescia ran unopposed in 2025 and was elected to a one-year term as supervisor. He must run again this November for a two-year term after New York state shifted municipal elections to coincide with state and federal election cycles.

Brescia to seek re-election

He was elected to the Orange County Legislature in 1994, representing the 9th District for 30 years and serving eight years as chairman.

Brescia said he became interested in government after meeting and interviewing county legislators during high school. He began his municipal career in the Village of Montgomery, where he was elected trustee in 1987 and mayor in 1990.

Stephen was elected Town of Montgomery supervisor in 2025 to a one-year term. He was elected to the Orange County Legislature in 1994, representing the 9th District for 30 years. Earlier, he was elected a Village of Montgomery trustee in 1987 and mayor in 1990.

“For the last year and a half, it’s been a challenge to say the least. My number one priority is to build up the fund balance; the fund balance has depleted quite a bit over the last few years, and that makes it difficult to keep the taxes stable. So we’ve been creative in trying to build the fund balance up so we can maintain tax rates into the future,” Brescia said. “We also want to upgrade the sewage and water system in Lakeview Park; that’s a big challenge, since very little has been done there for the last 30 plus years. And we want to upgrade the town sewage system, which we need a plan for and get it done as soon as we can.”

Prioritizes rebuilding the town's fund balance to help maintain stable tax rates.

- Prioritizes rebuilding the town's fund balance to help maintain stable tax rates.

As of October 22, 2026, L. Stephen Brescia did not have a website or any information online.

“We’re prepared to choose an engineer to design our new treatment plant, which was built in 1998 and hasn’t been upgraded during that time,” Brescia said Aug. 4, discussing the town’s sewer projects. “The existing capacity will double to 300,000 gallons per day and will handle the town’s sewage needs decades into the future. Lakeview Park will also have a complete overhaul of its water and sewer systems, which are in disrepair and have had no upgrades since they were built in 1965.”

Plans to expand town sewage-treatment capacity and overhaul Lakeview Park's water and sewer systems.

- Plans to expand town sewage-treatment capacity and overhaul Lakeview Park's water and sewer systems.

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L. Stephen Brescia

As of October 22, 2026, L. Stephen Brescia’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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