Democrats nominate former state senator to run for Ulster County executive
By: News 12 Staff Sep 19, 2022, 4:42pm Updated on: Sep 19, 2022
Democrats have chosen their nominee for the Ulster County executive race.
The party has nominated former state Sen. Jen Metzger.
Metzger will now go on to run in November's election against Republican James Quigley.
Quigley, the town of Ulster supervisor, announced his candidacy yesterday.
Democrat Johanna Contreras is now the acting county executive after Pat Ryan was elected to Congress in the 19th District.