The Port Jervis Municipal Building
20 Hammond Street
Port Jervis, New York 12771
E-Mail Address: pjnymayor@citlink.net
Office Phone Number: (845) 858-4017
Fax Number (845) 858-2858
Party Affiliation: Democratic Party
Committee Assignments: Member of all committees
Biographical:
Born and raised in Port Jervis
Graduate PJHS 1968
Former Councilman -at-Large
Former PJ Police Chief 1984-1991
First Youth Officer
Created the Juvenile Aid Bureau
Trainer/Facilitator - Northeast Regional Center
Past President Mercy Community Hospital Advisory Board
Past President Bon Secours Hospital Foundation Board
Member - Project Team - Ran Friday Evening Youth Program for 6th Graders
35 year member PJFD
Member of ST, Mary's Church Parish
Former
Co-Director St. Mary's Church CCD Program
Port Jervis Pop Warner
Port Jervis Little League - Boys and Girls
Married 35 years to Michele Sauschuck Lopriore
Three children: Amy, Sara, Gary Jr.
Granddaughter: Brianna Marie, Audreyanna, Skyler
E-Mail Address:
Office Phone Number: 845-858-4017
Fax Number: (845) 858-2858
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Committee Assignments: Finance & Insurance, Chairman; Fire & Emergency
Management,
Police Committee, Code & Legislative
Liaison: CDA and IDA
Biographical:
Born and raised in Port Jervis
Married 39 years to Michele McIlnay Roberts
2 Children/ 3 Grandchildren
Former
City Historian, Co-Chairman of Port Jervis Centennial Committee, 1st Vice
President
of Minisink Valley Historical Society
Chairman, Port Jervis Community Development Agency
Member and past President, Progress Development Corporation
Past Vice President, Orange County Planning Federation
Member, Port Jervis Elk's Lodge
Member, Tri-State Chamber of Commerce
Member, Port Jervis Fire Department, Secretary Tri-States Hose Co. #6
Member, Drew United Methodist Church
Education:
Graduated PJHS
AA. Degree from OCCC
B.S. Degree from SUC at Brockport
M.S. Degree from SUC at New Paltz
Certificate of Advanced Study in School Administration from SUC at New Paltz
Public Office Positions Held:
PJ 4th Ward Councilman 1978-1986
PJ Councilman - at - Large 1988
PJ Mayor 1989-1991
Orange County Legislator 1994-2002
PJ Board of Education 2006 to 2007
E-Mail Address: pjnymayor@citlink.net
Office Phone Number: (845) 858-4017
Fax Number: (845) 858-2858
Party Affiliation: Republican Party
Committee Assignments: Public Works, Chairman; Finance & Insurance
Liaison: Recreation Commission and Tourism Board
Biographical:
31 year resident of West End, Port Jervis
Bachelor's Degree in Education from SUNY Plattsburgh (1974)
Master's Degree in Education from Marywood College, Scranton, PA (1977)
Additional graduate work through SUNY New Paltz
Permanent certification K-12 Science Education
8th Grade Earth Science teacher at the Port Jervis Middle School for 31 years
GED Math Teacher - 10 years
Member of the elementary, middle, and high school PTA's for the past 20 years -
active in various affairs
Director of the Port Jervis School District Adult Education Program for 4 years
Summer Director of the Youth Conversation Corps at the US Forest Service
at the Pinchot Institute in Milford, PA - Two years
Summer school teacher for 18 years for the Port Jervis City School District
- Developed Middle School Alternative Education Program
28 year member of the Port Jervis Elks - served on Scholarship Committee, Irish
Committee and has served
as Local Director of the Annual Hoop Shoot Contest for the past 15 years.
Initiated and coordinated the Elk's Annual Toys for Tots with the PJSD
Teacher's Assoc. - Four years
15 year member of the Port Jervis Knights of Columbus Council #471 - 4th Degree
Knight - Trustee
Parishioner at St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church - 31 years, Holy Name Society
member.
Married 31 years to Debbie; 4 children - Erin, Lauren, Sean and Ryan
E-Mail Address:
pjnymayor@citlink.net
Office Phone Number: (845)858-4017
Fax Number: (845) 858-2858
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Committee Assignments: Finance & Insurance, Public Works
Biographical:
E-Mail Address:
georgeb@citlink.net
Office Phone Number: (845) 856-6998
Home Phone Number: (845) 856-1036
Fax Number: (845) 856-6998
Website: www.georgeabelcher.com
Party Affiliation: Republican
Committee Assignments: Fire & Emergency Management, Police Committee
Liaison to Port Jervis/Deerpark Television and Energy
Biographical:
Born and raised in Port Jervis
Graduated PJHS in June 1950
US Marine Corps 1950 -1954
Honorable Discharge at Rank of Sergeant
Education: University of Delaware
Traffic Managers Institute
Served 16 years as Little League Manager & Coach
Served 6 years on Port Jervis Lions Volunteer Ambulance Corps
35 year member of Port Jervis Fire Department, Neversink Engine Co. No. 1
35 year member of BPOE 645 Elks
Life member of Roosa Fleming Post 161 of VFW
Member of American Legion
Member of NY State Fire Chiefs Assn.
Member of Hudson Valley Volunteer Fireman's Assn.
Member of Port Jervis Common Council 1995-2001, 2002-2003, 2005 - present
Married to wife Linda for 37 years
4 children, 6 grandchildren, 1 great grandson
Retired from V.A.W. of America, Inc. in Ellenville, NY in 1/97 - 15 years as
General Traffic manager
- retained as a Consultant from 1997 until 2002
40 years of business and money management experience
Served on West End Memorial Park Committee
Member of Tri State Chamber of Commerce
St. Peters Lutheran Church; Member of the Church Council
E-Mail Address:
rritchie@hvc.rr.com
Home Phone Number: 845-858-8403
Fax Number: 845-858-2858
Party Affiliation: Republican
Committee Assignments :Finance & Insurance, Public Works
Liaison: Planning and Zoning Board
Biographical:
Resident of Port Jervis 27
years
Graduate of Port Jervis High School 1974
A.A.S Computer Programming Hudson Valley Community College 1986
Employed Orange County Information Services since 1989, currently Helpdesk
Supervisor
Married 28 years to Sue Gillinder, 2 children Sarah and Claire
Member Port Jervis PTSA 7 years
Currently PTSA treasurer
AAU girl’s basketball Assistant coach & manager 2 years
Tri-State youth soccer assistant coach 2 years and coach 5 years
E-Mail Address: pjnymayor@citlink.net
Office Phone Number: 845-858-4017
Committee Assignments: Police Committee, Chairman; Fire & Emergency Management
Liaison: ADA, Housing Authority, and Senior Advisory
Biographical:
Graduate PJHS 1966
US Army Military Police School- Fort Gordon, GA
Vietnam Vet 1967-1969
NYS Police Academy- Albany, NY
President and past captain of Howard Wheat Engine Co #4
37 year active member of Port Jervis Fire Dept.
Member of PJ Elks Club #645
Parishioner of Milford Bible Church
Member of NY State Police Investigators Association
Member of Roosa Fleming VFW Post #161
Member of Tri-State Law Enforcement
Delegate member of PJFD Board of Officers
Previous member of PJ Volunteer Ambulance Corp
Previous member Board of Directors-Orange Co Firemen's Museum
Married to Nancy Dunn
Three children: Caitlin, Patrick, Keegan
Party Affiliation: Republican
Committee Assignments: Code & Legislative, Public Works
Liaison: Plumbing and Electrical
Biographical:
E-Mail Address: pjnymayor@citlink.net
Office Phone Number: 845-858-4017
Fax Number: (845) 858-2858
Party Affiliation: Republican
Committee Assignments: Fire & Emergency Management, Chairman; Police Committee,
Code & Legislative
Biographical:
Born and raised in Port Jervis
Graduate of PJHS
Attended Orange County Community College
Graduated of Rockland County Police Academy
Retired Sergeant of the Port Jervis Police Dept.
Part-time Deerpark Police Sergeant
Member of Port Jervis PBA
BPOE #645
Fire Chief 1994-1997
36 year member of the PJ Fire Dept.
US Navy 1969-1975; Honorably Discharged 1975
Married with 3 grown children
Home Address: 117 East Main Street
Home Phone Number: (845) 856-2393
Cell Phone Number: (914)-443-8863
Fax Number: (845) 294-9185
E-Mail Address:
bradyforportjervis@hotmail.com
Party Affiliation: Republican
Committee Assignments: Code & Legislative, Chairman; Finance & Insurance, Public
Works
Biographical:
Born and raised in Goshen, Orange
County, New York
Goshen High School Class of 1993
A 1997 graduate of Washington & Lee University, Lexington, Virginia -
majored in European History
A 2000 graduate of Fordham University School of Law, New York, New York
Married to Amanda B. Brady, Esq. in 2003 with one child, Jackson, born in 2005
Currently practices law with his father in the Law Offices of Bernard D. Brady
with offices in Goshen and Port Jervis.
Member of the New York State, Orange County, and American Bar Associations
Committeeman for the Port Jervis City Republican Committee since 2004
