Elect Mary Frances Sabo


Mary Frances Sabo is a hardworking and visionary leader who is running to serve on the Rensselaer County legislature for District 2 (towns of North Greenbush, East Greenbush, and Poestenkill). Mary Frances is serving her second term on the North Greenbush town board. Mary Frances has had many accomplishments on the town board including the following:

  • Sponsoring a resolution that registered the town as a New York State Climate Smart Community and secured funding climate initiatives that would help the town prepare for severe weather events
  • Establishing an Open Space Committee that prepared a draft Natural Resources Inventory for the Town
  • Advancing and enacting local laws that increase greenspace in new developments in town and require recycling of water in car washes
  • Sponsoring and enacting a local law that requires recycling of water in car washes
  • Advocating for hiring union workers on town projects
  • Advocating for and securing pedestrian improvements on State Route 66

Mary Frances is retired after serving New York as an attorney for nearly 23 years. She spent most of her career at the New York State Insurance Department and Department of Financial Services where she focused on expanding health coverage to the uninsured and then at the New York State Department of Transportation. At DOT she worked in a variety of areas, including land use and motor carrier safety. She graduated from Dartmouth College and George Washington University School of Law.

Mary Frances has lived in North Greenbush for 22 years. She is married with 3 young adult children. She served as a girl scout leader and president of the BellTop PTO. She formerly served as a Trustee of the North Greenbush library and on the board of CEO, a local community action agency. She currently volunteers as part of a team assisting an Afghan refugee family settle in the Albany area and uses her expertise on the advisory committee for the Capital District Transportation Committee's Vision Zero Advisory Committee.

Issues

If elected to the county legislature, Mary Frances will focus on the following issues:

  • Speak out for Democracy, Due Process and Equality for all
    Many county residents are upset by what is happening at the national level. Unlike the current legislators in District 2, Mary Frances pledges to be a strong voice for all county residents and will stand up for the traditional American values of fairness and due process.
  • Pursue efficiencies and savings in county government
    New York State has substantial funding for local governments that participate in programs to collaborate with other Towns and Counties to deliver services. Rensselaer currently does not take advantage of these shared services programs and deprives its residents of the resulting tax savings. If elected, Mary Frances will work to generate savings through active participation in state shared services initiatives.
  • Promote energy efficiency and resilience to extreme weather events at little or no cost to taxpayers
    Rensselaer County has recently experienced extreme weather events such as flooding rains and severe winter storms. If elected, Mary Frances will sponsor a resolution to enroll Rensselaer County in New York State's Climate Smart program while making the county eligible for state grants to protect against severe weather events. Currently, smaller counties such as Warren County are enrolled in this program while Rensselaer County has not moved forward with adapting the county to changing weather conditions.
  • Put a halt to questionable economic development schemes
    If elected, Mary Frances promises to investigate the Rensselaer County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) which frequently rewards supporters and donors to the GOP majority with tax breaks and other benefits which harm honest taxpayers. Mary Frances pledges to use IDA funds only to reward companies who commit to adding jobs that pay a living wage. Funds should not go to companies that merely relocate within the county.
  • Support our first responders
    A series of presentations have shown that Emergency Medical Services (EMS) struggle in many parts of the county. Work and family life changes as well as expanded training and certification requirements have reduced the number of volunteers and many communities suffer from increased response times. Mary Frances will work on ways for the county to assist its first responders.

Mary Frances has been endorsed by the following unions, political and community groups:

Getting involved and/or getting in touch with us

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