Goals for 2026

If elected, I intend to do the following.  If you would like to invest in a better, brighter Albany, please consider donating to my campaign.

  • I will drastically improve the Albany Police Department by parting ways with the excessive amount of officers and detectives.  Read more about this goal.
  • I will re-evaluate the number of firefighters that the city has and may increase, but not decrease, the number of firefighters.
  • I will decrease the school tax by 6% and evaluate the city’s school district and will make adjustments and other sweeping changes when and where appropriate, with the singular goal being bettering the education of our city’s K-12 students, while reducing the tax burden on already financially strapped residents.
  • I will implement plans designed to make Albany a safer place.  Under my leadership, the goal is to reduce crime by 30% within my first year.  None of my opponents are in a position to do that.  I am.
  • I will immediately terminate Albany’s status as a sanctuary city.  I will empower the APD to encounter, confirm and arrest illegals when encountered.  While in custody, APD would contact ICE who will then take control of the illegal and do to them as seen fit.  Undocumented men, women and children would be included in this sweeping change.
  • I will pass a law that will enable landlords to turn away applicants if they cannot prove that their presence in Albany is legal.
  • I will mandate that, after a reasonable grace period, ALL city employees live within city limits.
  • I will immediately abolish the Parking Authority, making parking tickets a thing of the past.  The city will be relieved of paying APA salaries and benefits, a move that will also make Albany run leaner and meaner.
  • I will criminalize even more harshly the use and possession of ATV’s and other such vehicles within city limits.
  • I will abolish Sheehan’s 25 insane mph speed limit change, bringing back the old one, or perhaps even increasing the limit to 35 mph.
  • I will reduce the number of city employees by making cuts in all departments and by reducing salaries wherever possible.
  • I will eliminate the odd/even parking that was supposedly going to make street sweeping a thing.  If elected, I will make sure that citizens can park on either side of the street, regardless of what day it is.
  • I will offer attractive tax incentives, as well as other enticements, for private landlords.
  • I will harshly punish absentee landlords.
  • I will reduce property taxes for residents by 8%.
  • I will reduce property taxes for businesses by 6%.
  • I will reduce any local taxes Albany may impose on goods and services by 2%.
  • I will end any and all form of wokeness within our city government.  For example, I would remove any form of official support for, among others, LGBT causes.
  • In addition to eliminating support for LGBT causes, any and all other DEI programs will be put to a sudden and permanent halt.
  • I will overhaul the city’s website.  Citizens would be able to do even more business with the city, pay taxes and submit anonymous tips.
  • I will order an immediate re-evaluation of traffic lights so that those intersections where traffic lights in different directions change immediately, replacing the timing to a far safer interval.  This should reduce the number of red-light crashes.
  • I will declare an official day for Albany to honor our nation’s military, whether active duty, reserves or retired.
  • I will outlaw all breeds of vicious dogs.
  • I will compel first responders who arrive on a call for aid to first check the wrist of someone who is not breathing or whose heart has stopped for a Do Not Resuscitate bracelet, as provided for under state law.  I will pass a law that comes, with a stiff jail sentence, to fail to check for and honor that bracelet.
  • I will abolish the office of deputy mayor.
  • I will impose a city minimum wage of $16.25.
  • I will hold City Hall to the highest standards and the highest level of accountability.  I will weed out the slackers, the scumbags and the dishonest, none of whom pack the gear to serve our fine city.  And believe you me, my hands will be full in this regard.
  • I will improve Albany’s financial standing, with the goal of efficiently running the city while at the same time saving residents as much of their tax dollars as possible.  The other guys know nothing of that issue.  I know how to budget.  As you can see in my financial disclosures, I know how to stretch a dollar.  I will bring that knowledge and experience with me into City Hall.
  • I will make Albany a safe and enjoyable city in which to live, worship and play.  The other guys say they will too, but they won’t and can’t follow through.  I can and will.
  • I will make it my mission to improve the city’s cultural activities, making Albany a more enjoyable place for residents and tourists alike.
  • I will pay special attention to Albany’s economy and cultural environment, including the arts, making Albany more lucrative to the businesses, organizations and companies that Albany needs to make it a much more vibrant city than it is now.
  • I will address the pothole situation in Albany, and my changes will improve safety and quality of life in Albany.
  • I will make massive improvements to the BID (even better than what state government wants to do) while eliminating its so-called “sheriff.”
  • I will make English the official language of Albany.  People of all ethnic backgrounds, races and cultures are always welcome in Albany, of course, but everyone who lives in and visits Albany should speak English.
  • I will address the homelessness problem by rounding up the homeless and escorting them out of our city.  This will reduce crime and it will remove one eyesore after another from our streets.
  • I will improve and maintain our city’s readiness for a nuclear launch.

Learn more about my Day One plans.