2026 New York General Election

Originally from Norman, Oklahoma, Erin holds a B.A. in Liberal Arts from St. John’s College in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Enouen — Town of Rochester Democrats

Erin Enouen is originally from Norman, Oklahoma. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in liberal arts from St. John’s College in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

She moved to Ulster County in 2008 to start a career in agriculture and co-founded Long Season Farm, a four-season organic vegetable farm recognized for its sustainable practices and community presence.

Alongside running our farm, I had held a job as a sales and marketing manager.

Erin Enouen co-founded Long Season Farm, a four-season organic vegetable farm. She also worked as a sales and marketing manager.

She was elected to the Town Board in 2019 for the 2020–2024 term, where she served as Deputy Supervisor and a dedicated board member.

Re-elected for 2024–2028, she stepped into the role of Supervisor in May 2024 and was later elected to complete the term.

Erin serves as Rochester Town Supervisor after stepping into the role in May 2024 and later being elected to complete the term. She was elected to the Town Board in 2019 for the 2020–2024 term and reelected for the 2024–2028 term.

Responsible fiscal management achieved through capital improvement planning, long term financial planning, forward-thinking revenue projection and grant utilization.

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During the board meeting, town Supervisor Erin Enouen said the town decided to conduct a reassessment due to changes in property ownership and properties themselves in the town since the COVID-19 pandemic. "We all know that there’s been a lot of changes in our community in terms of property over the last six years, particularly since the COVID pandemic, and because of that, some property owners are paying more than their fair share of taxes, and some property owners are paying less than their fair share of taxes," Enouen said. "The goal of a reeval is to reset the fairness meter. … It’s about accuracy, equity, and fairness of distribution."

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Advocates for capital improvement planning, long-term financial planning, revenue projections, and grant use as fiscal-management tools.

Supports property reassessment to improve the accuracy, equity, and fairness of property-tax distribution.

- Advocates for capital improvement planning, long-term financial planning, revenue projections, and grant use as fiscal-management tools.
- Supports property reassessment to improve the accuracy, equity, and fairness of property-tax distribution.

Economy

The new supervisor plans to hold regular town hall meetings to encourage public participation and gather input from residents. “I want to ensure that everyone has a voice in our local government,” Enouen said.

Erin Enouen takes over as Rochester supervisor

Increasing access and transparency by moving records online, encouraging public engagement, and making decisions in the open and with clarity.

Plans to hold regular town hall meetings to encourage public participation and gather residents’ input.

Prioritizes online public records, public engagement, and open, clear decision-making.

- Plans to hold regular town hall meetings to encourage public participation and gather residents’ input.
- Prioritizes online public records, public engagement, and open, clear decision-making.

Public Services

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

Housing & Urban Development

Public Safety

Enouen said the long-term plan needs to include highway expenses. “We don’t want the burden of these more major expenditures to land on the shoulders of the taxpayers in any single given year,” Enouen said. “The best way to try to prevent that is through thoughtful foresight and planning.”

Rochester ballot has three town races

I'm also focusing on infrastructure. We have a lot of deferred maintenance both in our highway department–our local roads and bridges–and in our town infrastructure–the transfer station, the courthouse, the town hall. We are working on annual maintenance plans. Right now I'm working on the preliminary planning stages for new, upgraded town facilities.

Advocates for long-term highway planning to avoid placing major expenses on taxpayers in a single year.

Plans annual maintenance and upgrades to town facilities to address deferred maintenance in roads, bridges, and town infrastructure.

- Advocates for long-term highway planning to avoid placing major expenses on taxpayers in a single year.
- Plans annual maintenance and upgrades to town facilities to address deferred maintenance in roads, bridges, and town infrastructure.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Thoughtful development through land-use policies that encourage what we want to see, including improving housing, preserving agriculture, and protecting our resources.

Advocates for land-use policies that improve housing, preserve agriculture, and protect natural resources.

- Advocates for land-use policies that improve housing, preserve agriculture, and protect natural resources.

Energy & the Environment

Erin Enouen

Isaac Brickman

Buket Urgen

Implemented staffing at the town transfer station.

As Town Supervisor, manages three bridge-replacement projects currently being implemented.

Warg, 63, is store manager for Taylor Rental. He is a lifetime resident and graduated from Rondout Valley High School in 1980.

Tom Warg is a lifelong resident. He graduated from Rondout Valley High School in 1980.

Election 2026: Town of Rochester ballot has three contested races

Tom Warg (Christine Ashburn Photography)

Warg, 63, is store manager for Taylor Rental. He is a lifetime resident and graduated from Rondout Valley High School in 1980.

Tom currently works as a store manager for Taylor Rental.

As of October 22, 2026, Tom Warg did not have a website or any information online.

Warg also wants to review how building codes are being enforced in the town.

“They’re getting very strict with zoning regulations,” he said. “A lot of the people that I’ve spoken to have raised issues with some of the things that are occurring. I just spoke to somebody yesterday, for example that believes that doing standard maintenance on your home shouldn’t require the type of processes that they have.”

Wants to review building-code enforcement, saying the town's zoning regulations have become overly strict.

- Wants to review building-code enforcement, saying the town's zoning regulations have become overly strict.

Tom Warg

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

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