2026 New York General Election

JOSIE BLOOM

Josie Bloom

Josie Bloom is an enthusiastic food scrap ambassador and composter. She loves pollinator plants and gardening - although please don't look at her front yard since this is a beginning skill! As a social worker, Josie understands the intersections of environmental and climate justice and is proud to volunteer with the Irvington Green Policy Task Force.

Irvington Green Team

That same lens shapes her civic work in Irvington. Josie was part of the team that organized the village's first Juneteenth celebration and has continued to help the Juneteenth Committee since.

About — Commemorate

She also serves as a Commemorate board member, supporting projects that honor and preserve the village's history.

Josie Bloom volunteers with the Irvington Green Policy Task Force. She serves on the board of Commemorate and has helped the Juneteenth Committee.

Irvington Village NY - Team

Since 2004, Josie has walked alongside people healing from trauma, with a career rooted in anti-oppressive practice. Her work began in New York City's nonprofit and social service world — at Safe Horizon, New York Presbyterian Hospital, and the NYC Alliance Against Sexual Assault — and has since expanded to include clinical practice, teaching, and national-level training.

As a Senior Lecturer at Columbia University School of Social Work, she teaches through a PROP lens - power, race, oppression, and privilege - helping the next generation of clinicians understand trauma within its broader social and structural context.

Josie is a senior lecturer at Columbia University School of Social Work. She previously worked in New York City's nonprofit and social service sector at Safe Horizon, New York Presbyterian Hospital, and the NYC Alliance Against Sexual Assault, as well as in clinical practice and national-level training.

Elected to the Irvington Village Board of Trustees in December 2024, she now serves as Deputy Mayor, bringing her clinical understanding of power, equity, and community healing to local governance.

### Trustees
L27: * Josie Bloom - Term expires December 2026
L28: Email Josie Bloom (jbloom@irvingtonny.gov)
L30: Liaison to: Parks & Rec/RPAC, Irvington Fire Department, Department of Public Works, Water Department, Irvington Green Team, Police Department, Justice Court and Rocktoberfest

Board of Trustees | Irvington, NY - Official Website

Josie was elected to the Irvington Village Board of Trustees in December 2024.

As of October 23, 2026, JOSIE BLOOM’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Helped organize Irvington's first Juneteenth celebration and continues to help the Juneteenth Committee.

Promotes food-scrap composting as an ambassador and composter.

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Josie Bloom is an enthusiastic food scrap ambassador and composter. She loves pollinator plants and gardening - although please don't look at her front yard since this is a beginning skill! As a social worker, Josie understands the intersections of environmental / climate justice and is proud to volunteer with the Irvington Green Policy Task Force.

Josie Bloom volunteers with the Irvington Green Policy Task Force.

Josie Bloom

Democratic · Incumbent

Irvington deputy mayor and village trustee, and a licensed clinical social worker who teaches at the Columbia School of Social Work.

Irvington Village Trustee — Irvington village, New York (November 3, 2026)

Josie teaches at the Columbia School of Social Work and is a licensed clinical social worker.

Irvington Village Trustee - Elections Simplified

The Village of Irvington is governed by a five member Board of Trustees. The Board consists of a Mayor and four Trustees.

Trustees

Josie Bloom - Term expires December 2026
Email Josie Bloom (jbloom@irvingtonny.gov)

Josie serves as a Village Trustee in Irvington.

Said in-person gatherings and cross-committee conversations help create community in the village.

Josie Bloom

Josie Bloom is an enthusiastic food scrap ambassador and composter. She loves pollinator plants and gardening - although please don't look at her front yard since this is a beginning skill! As a social worker, Josie understands the intersections of environmental / climate justice and is proud to volunteer with the Irvington Green Policy Task Force.

Team | Irvington Green

Josie Bloom

Democratic · Incumbent

Irvington deputy mayor and village trustee, and a licensed clinical social worker who teaches at the Columbia School of Social Work. She has stressed sustainability, such as food scrap collection and climate action planning, and affordable housing.

Irvington Village Trustee | Elections Simplified

Josie Bloom is a licensed clinical social worker who teaches at the Columbia School of Social Work.

Ogrodnek moved with his wife and two children to Irvington in 2018, and both of his children attend Irvington schools. He is a technology professional who researches and solves complex problems while fostering collaboration and delivering results.

The terms of Board members Josie Bloom and Kent Kleiman run through November 2026.

The Irvington village elections will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 4.

County Board of Elections Confirms Irvington Democrats' Slate for Village Board

Josie currently serves as a village trustee in Irvington. Her term runs through November 2026.

County Board of Elections Confirms Irvington Democrats Slate for ...

Josie Bloom is a food scrap ambassador and composter. She volunteers with the Irvington Green Policy Task Force and gardens.

Who is running?
Josie Bloom
Democratic · Incumbent

Irvington deputy mayor and village trustee, and a licensed clinical social worker who teaches at the Columbia School of Social Work. She has stressed sustainability, such as food scrap collection and climate action planning, and affordable housing.

New York Village Trustee, Irvington | Elections Simplified

Josie is a licensed clinical social worker who teaches at the Columbia School of Social Work.

The terms of Board members Josie Bloom and Kent Kleiman run through November 2026.

The Irvington village elections will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 4.

County Board of Elections Confirms Irvington Democrats’ Slate for Village Board

Josie serves as a village trustee in Irvington. Her term runs through November 2026.

Josie Bloom volunteers with the Irvington Green Policy Task Force and is a food scrap ambassador and composter.

Irvington deputy mayor and village trustee, and a licensed clinical social worker who teaches at the Columbia School of Social Work. She has stressed sustainability, such as food scrap collection and climate action planning, and affordable housing.

Irvington village, New York | Elections Simplified

### Trustees
L28: * Josie Bloom - Term expires December 2026
L29: Email Josie Bloom (jbloom@irvingtonny.gov)
L30: Liaison to: Parks & Rec/RPAC, Irvington Fire Department, Department of Public Works, Water Department, Irvington Green Team, Police Department, Justice Court and Rocktoberfest

Josie currently serves as an Irvington village trustee. Her term expires in December 2026.

Emphasizes food scrap collection and climate-action planning as sustainability measures.

Who is running?
Josie Bloom

Democratic · Incumbent

Irvington deputy mayor and village trustee, and a licensed clinical social worker who teaches at the Columbia School of Social Work.

She has stressed sustainability, such as food scrap collection and climate action planning, and affordable housing.

Elections Simplified

### Trustees

* Josie Bloom - Term expires December 2026
Email Josie Bloom (jbloom@irvingtonny.gov)
Liaison to: Parks & Rec/RPAC, Irvington Fire Department, Department of Public Works, Water Department, Irvington Green Team, Police Department, Justice Court and Rocktoberfest

Josie currently serves as a village trustee in Irvington; her term expires in December 2026.

The FPC has worked diligently to assess village facility needs, analyze reports, gather data, tour existing sites, and engage with key stakeholders. Outreach has included 16 project management meetings, five Steering Committee meetings, four public engagement events and surveys, three rounds of stakeholder engagement (including Department leads), and two presentations at Board of Trustees meetings (with interim updates from the Steering Committee).

An essential aspect of the selection process was expertise in community and stakeholder engagement. Each phase of this process includes multiple opportunities for input — not just on the final recommendations. No decisions have been made, and we plan to respect this robust process without predetermining its outcome.

Letters of Support — Irvington Forward

Plans to continue the village-facilities selection process with stakeholder and public input without predetermining its outcome.

- Plans to continue the village-facilities selection process with stakeholder and public input without predetermining its outcome.

That’s why Deputy Mayor Arlene Burgos and I strongly advocated for and obtained capital budget funding this year to address long-overdue improvements to our firehouse. The Board of Trustees’ $400,000+ allotment for these upgrades—including a proper decontamination area and relocating the building’s air compressor away from truck exhaust fumes—is not cosmetic. These changes are essential measures to safeguard our firefighters’ health and safety as they continue to protect us all.

We are proud that we approved this funding to help keep them safe while staying within the tax cap.

As a village trustee, advocated for and approved firehouse upgrades, including a decontamination area and the relocation of an air compressor, to protect firefighters’ health and safety.

- As a village trustee, advocated for and approved firehouse upgrades, including a decontamination area and the relocation of an air compressor, to protect firefighters’ health and safety.

The Board of Trustees’ $400,000+ allotment for these upgrades—including a proper decontamination area and relocating the building’s air compressor away from truck exhaust fumes—is not cosmetic. These changes are essential measures to safeguard our firefighters’ health and safety as they continue to protect us all.

We are proud that we approved this funding to help keep them safe while staying within the tax cap.

As a village trustee, approved funding for firehouse upgrades while staying within the tax cap.

- As a village trustee, approved funding for firehouse upgrades while staying within the tax cap.

Buket Urgen

Who is running?
Josie Bloom

Democratic · Incumbent
Irvington deputy mayor and village trustee, and a licensed clinical social worker who teaches at the Columbia School of Social Work. She has stressed sustainability, such as food scrap collection and climate action planning, and affordable housing.

Election Simplified: Irvington Village Trustee

### Trustees
L28: * Josie Bloom - Term expires December 2026
L29: Email Josie Bloom (jbloom@irvingtonny.gov)
L30: Liaison to:  Parks & Rec/RPAC, Irvington Fire Department, Department of Public Works, Water Department, Irvington Green Team, Police Department, Justice Court and Rocktoberfest

Josie serves as a village trustee in Irvington; her term expires in December 2026.