Democrats Win Seats on Village Board
Shawn Raymond and Noah Shaw claimed seats on the Ballston Spa Village Board of Trustees with local election wins Tuesday, March 21. Raymond and Shaw are the first Democrats to win seats on the board in decades.
Results of Village Election are in: Noah Shaw and Shawn Raymond are new Village of Ballston Spa trustees. Michael Mor http://fb.me/1d0SZDkT6 tion as Village Justice. Voter turnout double from last election.- Shawn Raymond said he does "not take the win for granted" and is "happy with the results" of the election. "I'm looking forward to fulfilling the position to the best of my ability," he added.
Democrats win seats on Ballston Spa boardBALLSTON SPA, N.Y. >> Voter turnout Tuesday was nearly double that in 2015 as two Democrats were elected to the Ballston Spa Board of Trustees while an incumbent Republican judge retained his seat.- Newly elected trustee Noah Shaw said "I'm excited the Village (residents) were so engaged" and "there were twice as many voters." He's looking forward to "open conversations." When questioned about his role in service to Governor Cuomo and the plan to consolidate Village's, Shaw said "the sustainability of the Village" was his priority and he wants to "encourage engagement in long-term planning."
Village elections: new mayors, trusteesIn Ballston Spa, Democrats, who have been absent from village politics for decades, will hold two seats on the Board of Trustees after Shawn Raymond and Noah Shaw beat incumbent Republican Ron Henry and trustee hopeful Bruce Couture. The vote totals were 423 for Shaw, 413 for Raymond, 370 for Couture and 358 for Henry.- "I feel really good about the results," said Erika Tebbens who lost the Village Justice seat to incumbent Michael Morrissey. "I have the utmost respect for Mike." Tebbens also said she'd like to see more women involved in (local) politics. "Only 1/6th of this race was female," she added.
